Weapon projectile problems. . .

Teb · 05-20-2006, 06:59 PM

How would I make infantry be able to shoot out lasers like the paladin tank's laser? or any laser at all? It's so confusing! I tried swapping the Ranger's weapon for the PaladinPointDefenseLaser but i got nada. . . Can anyone help me? Or give me a link to a tutorial? Thanks.

GuyInTheWindow · 05-20-2006, 07:43 PM

Laser weapons are different than normal weapons. Instead of using the defined muzzle/firing bone, the weapon specifies the bone to fire.

Please note the the weapon bones defined in the Art of the object have "01" post fix or whatever number, indicating different fireports. The Weapon code for lasers wants a specific bone, not a general group.

So for example, the ranger weapon fire bone is "Muzzle" (according the the art of the object). However the weapon code should look like this (modified from Laser Crusader weapon):

Code:

Weapon Lazr_RangerWeapon
  PrimaryDamage = 40.0
  PrimaryDamageRadius = 5.0
  ScatterRadiusVsInfantry = 10.0
  AttackRange = 150.0
  DamageType = SMALL_ARMS
  DeathType = NORMAL
  WeaponSpeed = 99999
  WeaponRecoil = 5
  LaserName = Lazr_CrusaderLaserBeam
;;
  LaserBoneName = Muzzle01 ;;
;; 
  FireFX = Lazr_WeaponFX_LaserCrusader
  RadiusDamageAffects = ALLIES ENEMIES NEUTRALS
  DelayBetweenShots = 2300
  ClipSize = 0
  ClipReloadTime  = 0
  ProjectileCollidesWith = STRUCTURES WALLS 
  DelayBetweenShots = 2000
End

Teb · 05-22-2006, 11:14 PM

Please forgive me for bumping this topic but will this make it shoot out a laser as a projectile? I've tried and had some problems. . .

But hey, third time's the charm :P

GuyInTheWindow · 05-23-2006, 05:25 PM

Nope, sorry, that's the wey like a normal laser fired in generals.

To make a laser projectile, it's best to just model a laser projectile and set that as a projectile with simular tankshell/missile weapons.

Teb · 05-23-2006, 06:47 PM

Thanks :tard: