Projectile Help

nod00 · Civilian **Joined**: 28 Apr 2009

Ok once again I need some help.

I want to create a toad like tongue projectile. Hence the grabbing logic needed for infantry. However, this is my first attempt at making a projectile and I am unsure how to make a tongue that continuously appears coming from the firing unit and hitting the grabbed unit. Basically I want to replicate the magnetron beam but with a skinnier pink beam at the very least.

Any ideas? I hope the answer isnt something stupidly simple. Im thinking It could possible work similar to tesla projectiles but like I said I dont have a clue yet. Ill research it while I wait for ideas.

Team SomeGuy · General **Joined**: 18 Aug 2006

Eh?

Run that by me again?

Dutchygamer · Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:49 am Post subject:

He wants a weapon that can grab infantry like a Magnetron grabs vehicles. It's a shame this is impossible because infantry aren't vehicles...

nod00 · Civilian **Joined**: 28 Apr 2009

Ok i was tired at the time I wrote that.

Ive already turned all infantry into vehicles and Ive got the magnetron pulling them. What I need to know how to do is make a continuous animation that looks like a tongue is grabbing the person.

I was going to settle for pink laser but it doesn't fire continuously. Browsing through basic rules file I don't see anywhere that I could modify the magnetron magnet beam's color or size. I'm hoping its a .shp graphic but I haven't seen a reference to one

So to summarize what I need help with is I need help figuring out how to make a small continuous beam that's small and pink to emulate a frog tongue. Anyone have any ideas?

Lt Albrecht · Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 3:32 pm Post subject:

mag beams are not editable in default YR... However they will be in ares, but you'll have to wait for that...

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nod00 · Civilian **Joined**: 28 Apr 2009

Ok well for now, my solution is to make it shoot a laser that looks pinkish. And im altering the speed the unit is pulled and elevation with the unit specific jumpjet controls. Surprisingly to me the jumpjet controls work =D. So im going to make the speed real fast so the player wont notice the laser isnt continuous like a frog tongue