Projectile weirdness

Somebody Else · Cyborg Soldier **Joined**: 05 Mar 2008

I'm trying to make a new weapon. It uses the PulsPr anim as the projectile trailer and emp_fx01 as the warhead anim. I've duplicated the SHPs so as not to cause overlap; my only remaining problem is that whatever I do, the projectile just detonates about 5 cells away from the firer. Er, any help?

Thx ^_^

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Shakar · Cyborg Cannon **Joined**: 04 Jan 2008 **Location**: Places

Have you set the range of the weapon? I'm not much help at making custom weapons yet, but that's my thought on what might be wrong. The range factor of the weapon might be the case, I do not know exactly.

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

I doubt that the SHP's could cause the problem.
So without further information about your code it's hard to tell.

It could be
-projectilerange=5
-rot=1 and acceleration=1 on the projectile
-art.ini anim doesn't loops and it just looks like it explodes, while it actually just disappears because the anim ends
-range and minimumrange are set to 5
-you shoot only on targets 5 cells away Very Happy

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Somebody Else · Cyborg Soldier **Joined**: 05 Mar 2008

None of those. Doh Sad

Here's the code:

Code:

[PPCWHFX]
Normalized=yes

[PPCPROJFX]
Normalized=yes

[PPCPROJC]
Rotates=yes
Trailer=PPCPROJFX

[CPPC1]
Damage=200
ROF=90
Range=18
Projectile=PPCPROJ
Speed=70
Warhead=PPCWH
Report=BIGGGUN1

[PPCPROJ]
High=yes
Image=PPCPROJC

[PPCWH]
Verses=100%,100%,100%,100%,100%
InfDeath=3
AnimList=PPCWHFX
Tiberium=yes

With PPCWHFX, PPCPROJC, PPCPROJFX as shp files in ecache07.mix, and PPCWH added to warhead list.

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GameMaster0000 · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:01 am Post subject:

I'm not sure but I think I get same problem

Normal [PulsPr] Projectile code

Code:

[PulsPr]
High=yes
Image=PULSBALL

I have problem when I try to make EMP Cannon none super weapon. In that time when I fire EMP Cannon it stuck at cannon. I put this line.

Code:

[PulsPr]
High=yes
Image=PULSBALL
Arcing=true

It will make [PulsPr] go into air like artillery. And not stuck at cannon.

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

GameMaster0000 is right

without Arcing the projectile is fired in a straigt line towards the target. and since it hasn't speed=100 (like MGs) it doesn't reaches the target.

So either add arcing=true or add ROT=1 to the projectile so it is a homing weapon and isn't affected by gravity.

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Somebody Else · Cyborg Soldier **Joined**: 05 Mar 2008

Ah I see. Makes sense now, the projectile was fired in a straight line but hits the ground due to gravity.

ROT=1 and Acceleration=30 seems to give a nice approximation of a straight flight Smile

Cheers!

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