im not sure that the client knows the position of all of the players, you are only sent data from players in your current VIS group afaik so a client side radar would be rather limited
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 8:42 PM Subject: RE: [hlcoders] Client side radar question > Ok, I found the problem. The problem was not with the client angles or > origin being updating, I was using the VGUI. Meaning I was using small > little rect's as players and updating the position of each one on a label. > As it turns out animation with the vgui is very limited , it really only > updates about 10 times a second (this Is just an estimate, im not sure what > the actually number is) however, I changed it and made the little player's > sprites and it runs VERY smooth now, just as smooth as cs. I will add some > nice flashing fading effects too when im all done. Perhaps even a tutorial > (as long as its not for wavelength, those fuckers banned me), seeing how I > don't think anyone has done a client-side radar. Another thing that's good > is that's its based off the vgui, the back image scales identical to each > resolution. However I wont be able to scale the sprites like I can the > background radar circle, but at least it wont take up any less or more > window space in different resolutions like the old radars did. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kyle > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 4:53 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [hlcoders] Client side radar question > > Good call, I will use that. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RDG O'Sullivan > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 4:19 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Client side radar question > > extern vec3_t v_origin, v_angles; > > These are declared in view.cpp, and are updated every frame prior to > rendering. > > -randomnine- > > > I have completed a clientside vgui radar which works with player > coordinates > > entirely found in the client code. However, this works fine and all, but > the > > coordinates including the angles of even the client only gets updated as > > many as 10 times a second. So what happens is it looks like the radar is > > running about 10fps and its really choppy especially if you turn around > > really fast. So I was thinking about doing some kind of prediction where > I > > delay the update a whole 10th of a second, just enough so I know the next > > angle of the client and I do some kind of interpolation in-between updates > > bases off the real time between real frames and the angle between the > first > > and the second. in other words I fake the missing in between frames. I > could > > do this, but it would be a lot of work for something that's already done. > Is > > there any other way to get the client viewangle ACCURATELY every frame? > > Right now I use > > > > > > > > base_player->angles[1]; > > > > > > > > where base_player is real client > > > > > > > > cl_entity_t *base_player = gEngfuncs.GetEntityByIndex( m_nEntIndexOrigin > ); > > > > > > > > I use that angle as a subtraction to the raw_angle I find using the acos > > between both origins of the client and the current target. > > > > > > > > Anyway, it just seems like the angle only gets updates 10 times a second > > (roughly). My radar is running every frame. So should I proceed with > > prediction, or should I find another variable or view angle which is more > > accurate? > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
