[warlord]

I need help creating a fake laser using projectiles since i need it to have a detonation effect.

here is a screenshot of the current effect.



Problems are circled

what i need is it to create a straight beam from Point A(Green) to Point B(Light Blue) without the bend (Pink)

length shouldnt be hard to fix.

I know i have to use a particle system (what i am using now) but not sure how to get it to fly in a straight line. I am assuming the problem lies within the projectile itself since the particle is just folowing an invisible projectile.

here is the projectiles code.

Object PrismStreamProjectile
 Draw = W3DModelDraw ModuleTag_01
  DefaultConditionState
   Model = NONE 
  End
 End
 EditorSorting = SYSTEM
 VisionRange = 0.0  
   ArmorSet
  Conditions = None
  Armor = ProjectileArmor
  DamageFX = None
 End
 KindOf = PROJECTILE
 Body = ActiveBody ModuleTag_02
  MaxHealth = 100.0
  InitialHealth = 100.0
 End
 Behavior = DestroyDie ModuleTag_03
  ;nothing
 End
 Behavior = PhysicsBehavior ModuleTag_04
  Mass = 1
  AllowCollideForce = Yes
 End
 Behavior = MissileAIUpdate ModuleTag_05
  ;TryToFollowTarget = Yes
  UseWeaponSpeed = Yes
  DetonateOnNoFuel = No
  DistanceToTravelBeforeTurning = 0
 End
 Locomotor = SET_NORMAL PrismStreamLocomotor
 Behavior = BoneFXUpdate ModuleTag_06
  PristineParticleSystem1  = bone:NULL OnlyOnce:Yes  0  0 PSys:PrismBeamParticle01
 End
 Behavior = BoneFXDamage ModuleTag_07
  ;nothing
 End
 Geometry = Sphere
 GeometryIsSmall = Yes
 GeometryMajorRadius = 1
End

Not sure what i need to fix to make it fly straight at the target with no turning or lowering of altitude (except for it going to target).

If you need any of the other code just let me know. Thanks in advance

[sc4freak]

Could we see the code for the particlesystem?

[warlord]

k here is the code for the particle system

ParticleSystem PrismBeamParticle01
  Priority = CRITICAL
  IsOneShot = No
  Shader = ADDITIVE
  Type = PARTICLE
  ParticleName = EXFuzzyDot.tga
  AngleZ = 0.00 0.00
  AngularRateZ = 0.00 0.00
  AngularDamping = 0.00 0.00
  VelocityDamping = 0.00 0.00
  Gravity = 0.00
  Lifetime = 20.00 20.00
  SystemLifetime = 20
  Size = 2.00 2.00
  StartSizeRate = 0.00 0.00
  SizeRate = 0.00 0.00
  SizeRateDamping = 0.90 0.95
  Alpha1 = 0.00 0.00 0
  Alpha2 = 1.00 1.00 5
  Alpha3 = 0.00 0.00 20
  Alpha4 = 0.00 0.00 0
  Alpha5 = 0.00 0.00 0
  Alpha6 = 0.00 0.00 0
  Alpha7 = 0.00 0.00 0
  Alpha8 = 0.00 0.00 0
  Color1 = R:64 G:0 B:255 50
  Color2 = R:0 G:0 B:0 10
  Color3 = R:0 G:0 B:0 0
  Color4 = R:0 G:0 B:0 0
  Color5 = R:0 G:0 B:0 0
  Color6 = R:0 G:0 B:0 0
  Color7 = R:0 G:0 B:0 0
  Color8 = R:0 G:0 B:0 0
  ColorScale = 1.00 0.00
  BurstDelay = 0.00 1.00
  BurstCount = 5.00 5.00
  InitialDelay = 0.00 0.00
  DriftVelocity = X:0.00 Y:0.00 Z:0.00
  VelocityType = OUTWARD
  VelOutward = 0.00 999
  VelOutwardOther = 0.00 0.00
  VolumeType = LINE
  VolLineStart = X:0.00 Y:0.00 Z:0.00
  VolLineEnd = X:0.00 Y:0.00 Z:0.00
  IsHollow = No
  IsGroundAligned = No
  IsEmitAboveGroundOnly = Yes
  IsParticleUpTowardsEmitter = Yes
  WindMotion = Unused
  WindAngleChangeMin = 0.149924
  WindAngleChangeMax = 0.449946
  WindPingPongStartAngleMin = 0.000000
  WindPingPongStartAngleMax = 0.785398
  WindPingPongEndAngleMin = 5.497787
  WindPingPongEndAngleMax = 6.283185
End

[Vger]

We got a line but now there is a gap between the fake laser and the unit firing it.

[warlord]

Yea we have it almost worked out except for the gaps.

Here is an image of the recent progress.

[Vger]

We are bypassing the particle stream by slapping a line particle on a projectile sortof like a contrail.

[Capt_Pickles]

Wouldn't a muzzleflash made to look like the laser solve this?

[Vger]

Muzzleflashe to cover gap won't work since all of fake laser shows for a while and barrel recoils.

[warlord]

Problem is when i speed weapon up to be laser like particle messes up. partial laser or sometimes gaps between it and tarted vehicle

[key0p]

have you tried editing the lasers texture so there are no gaps at the top or bottom?