Delay firing for shp vehicle unit?

Bugjuice · GDI Hacker **Joined**: 31 Aug 2013

Hi,

I have downloaded a shp walker and can't figure out how to code delay fire.

It have the following code in artmd.ini:

StartWalkFrame=8
StartWalkingFrame=8
WalkFrames=10
StartFiringFrame=89
FiringFrames=30
StartStandFrame=0
StartStandingFrame=0
StandingFrames=1
Facings=8
IsAnimDelayedFire=yes
DelayedFireDelay=30

the bold line is the tag that I added, it only works for building right?
Sad

and the weapon code:

[LargeApertureLaser]
Damage=800
ROF=200
Range=14
MinimumRange=3
Projectile=InvisibleLow
Speed=100
Report=MegaLaser
Warhead=Electric
Bright=yes
LaserDuration=50
IsLaser=true
IsHouseColor=true
IsBigLaser=yes
LaserSize=3

it have more than 10 firing frame and the actual firing frame is like.. at 97.. easiest way to explain, I want it to fire like a prism tower, or obelisk of light (charges=yes).

kenosis · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 6:42 pm Post subject:

use gattling

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deathreaperz · Commander **Joined**: 20 May 2013 **Location**: Indonesia

kenosis wrote:

use gattling

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Bugjuice · GDI Hacker **Joined**: 31 Aug 2013

kenosis wrote:

use gattling

aaa... how do I make use of the gattling logic? assume that weapon1 have to be some sort of dummy weapon? is it like weapon1 manipulates the walker to lift its arm and went through a "dummy" weapon1 but weapon2 is the actual "real weapon".

Maybe I don't get this Laughing

Weapon1=
EliteWeapon1=
Weapon2=
EliteWeapon2=
Weapon3=
EliteWeapon3=
Weapon4=
EliteWeapon4=
Weapon5=
EliteWeapon5=
Weapon6=
EliteWeapon6=
WeaponStages=3
Stage1=50
Stage2=100
Stage3=150
EliteStage1=50
EliteStage2=100
EliteStage3=150

Parasite03 · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 7:33 am Post subject:

Set the weapon 1 to be a dummy weapon and set the Stage1 and EliteStage1 tags to be the delay u want, then set all other weapons to be the real ones.
Mka esure that the dummy weapon has the same properties as the real one but doesn't have any animations/projectiles nor deliveres any damage.

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geof101 · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 11:37 am Post subject:

would the firing anim also resets when your unit fire weapon 2?

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Parasite03 · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 11:40 am Post subject:

Look at the gatling tower.

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ApolloTD · Commander **Joined**: 19 Nov 2003

I don't think this works as gatling system basicly repeatedly fires the weapon and every time it does it, it will restart the firing frame anim when you rather want it keep playing the firing anim for the delay.

Sure it can delay actual weapon firing but anim is screwed anyhow. Unless idea is to make each stage so slow that the firing anim plays fully thru and 2nd shot fires true weapon but even so, not too great.

kenosis · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 12:24 pm Post subject:

ah. my bad.

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Bugjuice · GDI Hacker **Joined**: 31 Aug 2013

It is very difficult to get it work the way I wanted it to. Confused

After one hour of messing around with the tag, countless attempts and IE, I gave up Laughing

It is either not firing the second (real) weapon, or ignored the delay value and fire right away.

Bugjuice · GDI Hacker **Joined**: 31 Aug 2013

kenosis wrote:

ah. my bad.

Damn

I didn't realize that it was your Redeemer that I am messing with! Laughing

That's some real impressive work bro. I've spend like 3 hours trying to time the laser in it's firing frame, it's somewhere between 96 to 107.. it would be really hard not to have your redeemer in the game Laughing

Parasite03 · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 1:04 pm Post subject:

Isn't there an Ares tag that makes the gatling cycle keept running? Or you could put just really big values on the real weapons' stages so they last for a long time.

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Bugjuice · GDI Hacker **Joined**: 31 Aug 2013

I couldn't make the firing delay, it's either fire right away or did not fire at all. The stage2 value has been as high as 1000 to 2000...

I don't have Ares expansion at the moment.

deathreaperz · Commander **Joined**: 20 May 2013 **Location**: Indonesia

You need ARES

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kenosis · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 5:48 pm Post subject:

why you are still messing with the inis. delete a few frames will do.

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Lin Kuei Ominae · Seth **Joined**: 16 Aug 2006 **Location**: Germany

a dummy spawner could work
-the unit fires the weapon and spawns something like an invisible aircraft carrier hornet
-give the hornet speed=0 so it can't move away and stays at the right position
-give the hornet the true weapon and a high enough ROF so it delays the shot
-make the hornet weapon a suicide weapon so it kills the invisible hornet via the muzzle flash anim

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Parasite03 · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 7:54 pm Post subject:

An invisible flying self-destructing gun? Wow.

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Graion Dilach · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:37 pm Post subject:

Then use Splits instead, with PreImpactAnim on first warhead to sync together. Less hassle imo. Not to mention, spawners are omnifire and turret-independant.

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Bugjuice · GDI Hacker **Joined**: 31 Aug 2013

kenosis wrote:

why you are still messing with the inis. delete a few frames will do.

Being there done that, didn't quite like the outcome, deleted 89-95...