problem with dual laser tank

Vger · 12-31-2003, 08:10 PM

I started using gmax a couple of months ago and I have been doing different things with it, so I decided to make a dual laser tank for the laser general and well it is now in zero hour, but the dual lasers do not come out of where they are supposed to. The lasers end up coming from the middle of the model or only one of the barels, depending on how I code it. I can not get the lasers to come out of their respectible barels.
Please help.

The code for the lasers:

;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Weapon Lazr_CrusaderTankGunAdv
PrimaryDamage = 80.0
PrimaryDamageRadius = 5.0
ScatterRadiusVsInfantry = 10.0 ;When this weapon is used against infantry, it can randomly miss by as much as this distance.
AttackRange = 150.0
MinTargetPitch = -15 ; we may not target anything outside of this pitch range
MaxTargetPitch = 15 ; ditto
DamageType = ARMOR_PIERCING
DeathType = NORMAL
WeaponSpeed = 99999 ; dist/sec
WeaponRecoil = 5 ; angle to deflect the model when firing
LaserName = Lazr_CrusaderLaserBeam
LaserBoneName = TurretMS01 ;TurretMS02
LaserBoneName = TurretMS02
FireFX = Lazr_WeaponFX_LaserCrusader
RadiusDamageAffects = ALLIES ENEMIES NEUTRALS
DelayBetweenShots = 500 ; time between shots, msec
ShotsPerBarrel = 1
ClipSize = 2 ; how many shots in a Clip (0 == infinite)
ClipReloadTime = 1000 ; how long to reload a Clip, msec
ProjectileCollidesWith = STRUCTURES WALLS

DelayBetweenShots = 2000 ; time between shots, msec
End

Some code for tank:

Draw = W3DTankDraw ModuleTag_01
DefaultConditionState
Model = AVLaserTnkAdv
Turret = Turret
WeaponFireFXBone = PRIMARY TurretMS01
WeaponRecoilBone = PRIMARY Barrel
WeaponLaunchBone = PRIMARY TurretMS01
WeaponFireFXBone = PRIMARY TurretMS02
WeaponLaunchBone = PRIMARY TurretMS02
WeaponFireFXBone = SECONDARY TurretFX03
WeaponLaunchBone = SECONDARY TurretFX03
End
ConditionState = REALLYDAMAGED
Model = AVLaserTnkAdv_D
End
ConditionState = RUBBLE
Model = AVLaserTnkAdv_D1
End
TrackMarks = EXTnkTrack.tga
TreadAnimationRate = 2.0 ; amount of tread texture to move per second
TreadDriveSpeedFraction = 0.3 ; fraction of locomotor speed below which treads stop moving.
TreadPivotSpeedFraction = 0.6 ; fraction of locomotor speed below which we allow pivoting.
OkToChangeModelColor = Yes
End
WeaponSet
Conditions = None
Weapon = PRIMARY Lazr_CrusaderTankGunAdv ;don't work right, should have 2 larsers firing from seperate barels
Weapon = SECONDARY AvengerTargetDesignator ;this works

WeaponLockSharedAcrossSets = Yes ; This set is so similar to the default set that it can hold the weapon lock
End

warlord · 01-01-2004, 08:56 AM

you only need 1 laser bone coded so name it without the 01 or 02. Then it should use the 2 bones 01 first then 02 but dunno what to do if it needs a specific bone name but its worth a shot at just 1 bone and no number at the end. Hopefully that helps but if not i will try and look into it.

Edit: Oh and 1 more thing when you have 2 of the same codes for the weapon/object it uses the last listed of the same code so it was using 02 bone.

Vger · 01-01-2004, 09:18 PM

I have to sepperate bones, one on each barel. I revised the code and some what copied the overlord code in a way. Now the laser comes from the middle of the tank instead of either of the barels.

The code for the lasers:
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Weapon Lazr_CrusaderTankGunAdv
PrimaryDamage = 80.0
PrimaryDamageRadius = 5.0
ScatterRadiusVsInfantry = 10.0 ;When this weapon is used against infantry, it can randomly miss by as much as this distance.
AttackRange = 150.0
MinTargetPitch = -15 ; we may not target anything outside of this pitch range
MaxTargetPitch = 15 ; ditto
DamageType = ARMOR_PIERCING
DeathType = NORMAL
WeaponSpeed = 99999 ; dist/sec
WeaponRecoil = 5 ; angle to deflect the model when firing
LaserName = Lazr_CrusaderLaserBeam
LaserBoneName = TurretMS ;Two bones: TurretMS01 TurretMS02, got from overlord tank code, allows for more than one barel to fire
FireFX = Lazr_WeaponFX_LaserCrusader
RadiusDamageAffects = ALLIES ENEMIES NEUTRALS
DelayBetweenShots = 500 ; time between shots, msec
ShotsPerBarrel = 1 ; got this and one bellow from overlord tank code, allows for more than one barel to fire
ClipSize = 2 ; how many shots in a Clip (0 == infinite)
ClipReloadTime = 1000 ; how long to reload a Clip, msec

Some code for tank:
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Draw = W3DTankDraw ModuleTag_01
DefaultConditionState
Model = AVLaserTnkAdv
Turret = Turret
WeaponFireFXBone = PRIMARY TurretMS ;overloard code again
WeaponRecoilBone = PRIMARY Barrel
WeaponLaunchBone = PRIMARY TurretMS ;overloard code again
WeaponLaunchBone = SECONDARY TurretFX03
End
ConditionState = REALLYDAMAGED
Model = AVLaserTnkAdv_D
End
ConditionState = RUBBLE
Model = AVLaserTnkAdv_D1
End
TrackMarks = EXTnkTrack.tga
TreadAnimationRate = 2.0 ; amount of tread texture to move per second
TreadDriveSpeedFraction = 0.3 ; fraction of locomotor speed below which treads stop moving.
TreadPivotSpeedFraction = 0.6 ; fraction of locomotor speed below which we allow pivoting.
OkToChangeModelColor = Yes
End
WeaponSet
Conditions = None
Weapon = PRIMARY Lazr_CrusaderTankGunAdv ;don't work right, should have 2 larsers firing from seperate barels
Weapon = SECONDARY AvengerTargetDesignator ;this works
WeaponLockSharedAcrossSets = Yes ; This set is so similar to the default set that it can hold the weapon lock
End

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akimsko · 01-02-2004, 12:50 AM

What you need to do is make 2 weapon objects. Say laser01 and laser 02 each pointing to a different bone.

Set laser01 as primary and laser02 as secondary.

Weapon objects:

Code:

Weapon Lazr_CrusaderTankGunAdv01
bla bla ....
LaserBoneName = TurretMS01
... bla bla
End

Weapon Lazr_CrusaderTankGunAdv02
bla bla ....
LaserBoneName = TurretMS02
... bla bla
End

Then in the unit object, go to weaponset and write somthing like this:

Code:

 
WeaponSet 
Conditions = None 
Weapon = PRIMARY Lazr_CrusaderTankGunAdv01
Weapon = SECONDARY Lazr_CrusaderTankGunAdv02
Weapon = TERTIARY AvengerTargetDesignator
WeaponLockSharedAcrossSets = Yes
End

Should work

Vger · 01-02-2004, 03:11 AM

I was thinking about doing that but at first I didn't want to do that, yet I guess I have to.

The only problem is that this way both lasers will fire at the same time and I wanted them to alternate per barrel.

Anyone have more ideas on how to get it to work.

Chronologic · 01-02-2004, 04:28 AM

PreAttack delay on the second laser weapon to fake it?

That's all I can think of right now, but it's early after an all-nighter, so I appreciate I'm not at my best.

akimsko · 01-02-2004, 10:06 AM

Yeah I know its not optimal. I was working on a simular unit, and it was the only way I could get it work.

Although it can be done with normal tankshell objects, lasers objects require the origin bone to be set in the weapon object and not in the unit itself. And for some reason it doesnt use the same logic of determening its origin. ie. a laser can only have 1 origin bone, while weapon objects whos origin bones are defined in the unit itself, will try to determine if more bones with the same name are present (myoriginbone01, myoriginbone02 etc.).

Try to have a look at the avenger code, it works the same way, with two simular laser waepon objects, each pointing to a different bone.

However, I didnt code the bloody game, and can only make guesses about whats going on under the hood. So If you do find a way to get it to work with 1 weapon object, plz let me know