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How to detect surface?

2007-04-13, 4:15 PM #1

Glitch

Registered User

Posts: 26

Is it possible to detect the surface flags that the player is standing on?

This command:

Code:

if(GetSurfaceFlags(player, 0x10000))

doesn't seem to do the trick.

Any help MUCH appreciated...

Thanx in advance.

_Glitch(!)

"Logic is wreath of pretty flowers... which smell bad!" -- Mr. Spock

2007-04-13, 5:39 PM #2

ZeqMacaw

Merciless Admin of JKHub

Posts: 402

The difficult way would be to use unpatched JK and something like the TSDS.
The TSDS detects "touched" messages and would need to be changed to detect attachment.

The easy way would be to use a patched JK (with JKUP) and one of the new cog verbs to get the surface that the player is attached to. Then you can get its flags. The new cog verb:
surfaceIndex = GetThingAttachSurface(thingIndex); // Returns -1 if not attached to a surface

2007-04-13, 11:50 PM #3

Glitch

Registered User

Posts: 26

WoW...!!!

Thanks, Zeq -- been rackin' my brain on a way to do it: ye hath saved the day!

Thanx!

no -- THANX!!!

_Glitch(!)_

"Logic is wreath of pretty flowers... which smell bad!" -- Mr. Spock