Hmm, you could check if its in a solid.
int contents = enginetrace->GetPointContents( position );
if ( contents & CONTENTS_SOLID )
return false;
Also try other masks like MASK_SOLID and use COLLISION_GROUP_NONE.
I imagine you are doing that trace per particle movement and that seems very
expensive to me. I would probably do a trace to the ground on creation and
get a z value and just have each particle have its own finishing z value.
Checking against a vector per check instead of tracing, hull checking, etc
is way better imo. I guess you want to make sure it can hit physical props
as well, and there are ways of optimizing for that specifically. Anyway,
good luck. :)
On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 7:03 PM, James K <jimmy4...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It's still not creating splashes on displacements.
>
> The code for creating splashes is found around line 331 in
> c_effects.cpp. Here's my modded code for it:
> -----------------------
> // Possibly make a splash if we hit a water surface and it's in front
> of the view.
> if ( m_Splashes.Count() < 99 )
> {
> if ( RandomInt( 0, 100 ) < r_RainSplashPercentage.GetInt() )
> {
> trace_t trace;
> UTIL_TraceLine(vOldPos, pParticle->m_Pos, MASK_SOLID, NULL,
> COLLISION_GROUP_PLAYER, &trace);
> if( trace.fraction < 1 )
> {
> DispatchParticleEffect( "rain_splash", trace.endpos,
> trace.m_pEnt->GetAbsAngles() , NULL );
> }
> }
> }
>
> // Tell the framework it's time to remove the particle from
> the list
> return false;
> }
>
> // We still want this particle
> return true;
> }
> ------------------
>
> It's completely ignoring displacements, however. If you visualize the
> tracers you can see them going right through the displacements and
> hitting the surface below them.
>
> I'm so frustrated!
>
> On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Ryan Sheffer <darksk...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Ignore Util_remove, it's specific to his code. The mask and collision
> > group should work fine. If not, you need to post all your code.
> >
> > ~Ryan
> >
> > On May 16, 2010, at 12:58 PM, James K <jimmy4...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> UTIL_Remove is a server thing, isn't it? The code doesn't work because
> >> it says it's undefined.
> >>
> >> I'm more concerned with making the tracer collide with displacements
> >> and other dynamic entities, because no matter what I do it won't
> >> recognize they're there. The skybox collision isn't a major issue yet.
> >>
> >> James
> >> On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 7:51 AM, Jonathan White
> >> <killermonke...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> Hi James,
> >>>
> >>> I am going to offer this solution since I don't think you have
> >>> nailed down
> >>> your problem to exactly what is going on. My guess is that the
> >>> trace is
> >>> hitting the rain entity itself. I say this because you have not
> >>> added the
> >>> rain entity a the "ignored entity" and have allowed the trace to hit
> >>> ANYTHING.
> >>>
> >>> Try this code:
> >>>
> >>> UTIL_TraceLine( vOldPos, pParticle->m_Pos, MASK_SOLID, this,
> >>> COLLISION_GROUP_PLAYER, &tr );
> >>>
> >>> if( tr.surface.flags & SURF_SKY )
> >>> {
> >>> // Game Over, we hit the sky box, remove the mine from the
> >>> world
> >>> UTIL_Remove(this);
> >>> return false;
> >>> }
> >>>
> >>> Right before the collision group is "this" which if function call
> >>> is called
> >>> in the rain entity class will produce the desired results.
> >>> Otherwise you
> >>> might have to explicitly call on the rain particle entity
> >>> (pParticle)? I am
> >>> not sure of your setup at the moment or if you are even using
> >>> entities, just
> >>> wanted to throw it out there.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks
> >>> Killermonkey
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