I was trying to clean up this:
trace_t tr;
Vector vecDir;
AngleVectors( p->EyeAngles(), &vecDir );
Vector vecStart = p->EyePosition();
Vector vecStop = vecStart + vecDir * MAX_TRACE_LENGTH;
UTIL_TraceLine( vecStart, vecStop, MASK_SOLID, p,
COLLISION_GROUP_NONE, &tr );
if(!tr.m_pEnt || !tr.m_pEnt->IsPlayer())
{
return;
}
This is part of void HudTargetID::OnThink() which basically shows a
players name when you mouse over them.
However its tracing against player HULL, so you can see an
enemy/friendly name pop up around corners and over objects, which is not
the intended function of it.
I found you can switch the mask to MASK_SHOT and it uses the hitboxes
instead, which works perfectly!
However, now the console is screaming at me about bone permissions. I
know its this trace because when I switch the filter to
COLLISION_GROUP_PLAYER it stops giving the error in regards to weapon
ents. And when I revert it to what it is above, its gone. I see the
bool involved called IsBoneAccessAllowed() in c_baseanimating.cpp. Does
the animation system consider the other players hitboxes sacred?
So, what am I doing wrong here? It works perfectly fine in game, and
everything seems ok except for the error message whenever aimed at
someone of either team with developer == 1. Outside of that you'd never
know the difference, but obviously something isn't happy and I'd like to
correct it. I'm somewhat new at this, so please excuse the noob-ness. ;-)
Thanks in advance!
-Mike
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