I'm guessing you want this gun to do damage through walls too then eh?
If so, instead of changing your DrawBeam() function, try modifiying
the UTIL_Trace() that gives you that tr.endpos past the wall. That
probably means changing the MASK_SOLID to ( CONTENTS_HITBOX |
CONTENTS_MONSTER ), so the trace goes thorugh everything except bad
guys.
On 4/13/05, Michael Kramer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Still doesn't work, it freezes the game sometimes, and the beam still
> doesn't go through, and sometimes the beam comes from the middle of
> the screen....I have fooled around with it but nothing works :( Oh
> well....any other ideas?
>
> On 4/12/05, NuclearFriend <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > --
> > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> > Ok then, well one way would be to use botmans method, except replace his
> > start_position with tr.startpos. Then ensure the second beam you call has a
> > startpos of tr.endpos, and an endpos of the scaled new vector.
> >
> > So,
> >
> > /* start here */
> >
> > DrawBeam( startPos, tr.endpos, 9.6, false); //the last parameter is if you
> > want the beam to come
> > //from the "muzzle" attachment. this should be false (assuming startPos is
> > defined)
> >
> > if ( penetrated )
> > {
> > Vector v_newbeam = tr.endpos - tr.startpos;
> > VectorNormalize(v_newbeam);
> > v_newbeam = v_newbeam * 1000; // scale the vector up to the length in units
> > you want
> > Vector v_beamend = tr.endpos + v_newbeam;
> >
> > DrawBeam( tr.endpos, v_beamend, 9.6, false );
> > }
> >
> > /* end here */
> >
> > Good luck. :>
> >
> > On Apr 12, 2005 10:55 AM, Michael Kramer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > Ok, I am actually creating the Gauss Gun....and I have everything
> > > working except when the beam shoots through walls....this is what I
> > > have
> > >
> > > I have it so that if penetrated = true then it will draw the beam
> > > using this function
> > >
> > > DrawBeam( startposition,endposition,width, whether or not I use the Muzzle
> > > )
> > >
> > > So basically I have it
> > > DrawBeam( startPos, tr.endpos, 9.6, true ); For normal but I want to
> > > so that it then creats another beam at the end so it would be like
> > > DrawBeam( tr.endpos, beyond!!, 9.6, false );
> > > But it doesn't work I do not know how to tell it to go past
> > > tr.endpos.....By using Broome's method, it creats two beams both
> > > coming from the muzzle even with muzzle set to false.
> > >
> > > The draw beam code is here:
> > >
> > > void CWeaponGaussGun::DrawBeam( const Vector &startPos, const Vector
> > > &endPos, float width, bool useMuzzle )
> > > {
> > > CBasePlayer *pOwner = ToBasePlayer( GetOwner() );
> > >
> > > if ( pOwner == NULL )
> > > return;
> > >
> > > //Check to store off our view model index
> > > if ( m_hViewModel == NULL )
> > > {
> > > CBaseViewModel *vm = pOwner->GetViewModel();
> > >
> > > if ( vm )
> > > {
> > > m_hViewModel.Set( vm );
> > > }
> > > }
> > >
> > > //Draw the main beam shaft
> > > CBeam *pBeam = CBeam::BeamCreate( GAUSS_BEAM_SPRITE, width );
> > >
> > > if ( useMuzzle )
> > > {
> > > pBeam->PointEntInit( endPos, m_hViewModel );
> > > pBeam->SetEndAttachment( 1 );
> > > pBeam->SetWidth( width / 4.0f );
> > > pBeam->SetEndWidth( width );
> > > }
> > > else
> > > {
> > > pBeam->SetStartPos( startPos );
> > > pBeam->SetEndPos( endPos );
> > > pBeam->SetWidth( width );
> > > pBeam->SetEndWidth( width / 4.0f );
> > > }
> > >
> > > pBeam->SetBrightness( 255 );
> > > pBeam->SetColor( 255, 145+random->RandomInt( -16, 16 ), 0 );
> > > pBeam->RelinkBeam();
> > > pBeam->LiveForTime( 0.1f );
> > >
> > > //Draw electric bolts along shaft
> > > for ( int i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
> > > {
> > > pBeam = CBeam::BeamCreate( GAUSS_BEAM_SPRITE, (width/2.0f) + i );
> > >
> > > if ( useMuzzle )
> > > {
> > > pBeam->PointEntInit( endPos, m_hViewModel );
> > > pBeam->SetEndAttachment( 1 );
> > > }
> > > else
> > > {
> > > pBeam->SetStartPos( startPos );
> > > pBeam->SetEndPos( endPos );
> > > }
> > >
> > > pBeam->SetBrightness( random->RandomInt( 64, 255 ) );
> > > pBeam->SetColor( 255, 255, 150+random->RandomInt( 0, 64 ) );
> > > pBeam->RelinkBeam();
> > > pBeam->LiveForTime( 0.1f );
> > > pBeam->SetNoise( 1.6f * i );
> > > pBeam->SetEndWidth( 0.1f );
> > > }
> > > }
> > >
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