If I get a chance, I'll clean up the cog a little bit and add more comments. It's not too complex, actually, though it took me a while to get it right.


It checks the difference in vertical distance (the Z component of your position minus that of the other guy's position). How great the difference is determines how dim/bright the blip is for that person.



Will try and post stuff soon -- I'm trying to get it working in 3rd person. I had to make JK use an object for the camera, but I had problems all day yesterday. I think I know what I did wrong though, now. It may all have to wait though because today is clean up day at my house... and I think I hear destruction in the room I just got half-cleaned... wonderful

why havent I replied yet???

Its bludy brilliant ol boy!!!

if(getThingFlags(source) & 0x8){
  do her}
elseif(getThingFlags(source) & 0x4){
  do other babe}
else{
  do a dude}

Two things, 1st, I'll take the raw cog/operating principles behind it, because I've tried using vector sub but could never really rotate it to fit the players perspective, and I'm betting the bright dim is a couple of different templates, but if not, I'd also love to see how you did this. And I'll trade it for my 3rd pov camera cog, just say the word and I'll send it to you.

Well then, the attachment has exactly what you want. Check item_datadisk.cog

It is just one template... now (originally it wasn't, but since I'm trying to make it compatible with as many mods as possible, I have to use standard JK templates). I used SetThingModel(), as you'll see in the cog

I'm still working out some MP issues, so this is more of a beta of the final release.

*bows before you* thank you. As per my half of the arrangement, download me little mod and I know the camera cog is uncommented and contains other features, but the basics are there, and if you need a cut down/commented version, just ask.
http://jkhub.massassi.net/project/get.php?id=60
Just on a side note, this is how I was doing my system, however I could never think of how to get a negative sine. *feels stupid now because he missed the obvious*

*insert lewd comment here*

DP -- We essentially did the same thing for the camera (ie fire a cam projectile). I managed to get mine working yesterday, except for one thing -- in MP, even though I had the 0x240 flags on, the cog was creating the camera things on both my computers, but it was NOT destroying them (DestroyThing). My guess is because I have to use standard templates to make the thing work with other mods. Removing 0x240 would make the DestryThing work, but then GetLocalPlayerThing would mess up, if I understand correctly.
I think that, unless I can use custom templates, I should probably just forget 3rd person radar support, lest the cog become an ugly, laggy mostrosity with triggers and stuff... I can't even fathom how it could be done practically