particles and arrows.

[Diceey]

Hey guys! Diceey here I have a couple questions for a game im making ;)

1: How can I add a spiral of particles that follow a projectile until its removed?
2:how can I detect where a projectile hits?
3:how can I get a sphere where a projectile hits?
4: how can I launch a player if there in said sphere,

Yes its a lot of questions but it will help a lot.

(also if its in cross-through I got it down)

-Thanks
Diceey

 

[Jimmy_The_Knight]

What a coincidence, I also had to code the same mechanics for my own game (this might not be the most efficient way to do it, but it works)

Projectile hit event()
{
if(projectile name equals "something") //only if you want weapons with different behaviors
{
//All the fancy stuff goes here (like sounds and particle effects)
Set a variable named sphereLocation to the arrow's location //where it hit the ground or player (it's a game value)
Set a variable named sphereRadius to the sphere's radius //3 for example
Set a variable named shooterName to the name of the shooter //(it's also a game value, only necessary if you dont want the shooter to be launched back)
//All of these are game variables just to transfer the data to other parts of the code because DF doesn't support arguments yet
Select all players and start a process named ProjSphere //make sure it's set to 'for each in selection' or else it won't work!
}
}

Process ProjSphere()
{
if(the player (%default) is at most sphereRadius close to sphereLocation AND the name of the default player isn't shooterName)
{
Launch the player away from sphereLocation //put a negative value in the "Launch towards" player action
}
}

Hope this helps :D

 

[stinkey]

What a coincidence, I also had to code the same mechanics for my own game (this might not be the most efficient way to do it, but it works)

Projectile hit event()
{
if(projectile name equals "something") //only if you want weapons with different behaviors
{
//All the fancy stuff goes here (like sounds and particle effects)
Set a variable named sphereLocation to the arrow's location //where it hit the ground or player (it's a game value)
Set a variable named sphereRadius to the sphere's radius //3 for example
Set a variable named shooterName to the name of the shooter //(it's also a game value, only necessary if you dont want the shooter to be launched back)
//All of these are game variables just to transfer the data to other parts of the code because DF doesn't support arguments yet
Select all players and start a process named ProjSphere //make sure it's set to 'for each in selection' or else it won't work!
}
}

Process ProjSphere()
{
if(the player (%default) is at most sphereRadius close to sphereLocation AND the name of the default player isn't shooterName)
{
Launch the player away from sphereLocation //put a negative value in the "Launch towards" player action
}
}

Hope this helps :D

indentation

 

[ARMcPro]

What a coincidence, I also had to code the same mechanics for my own game (this might not be the most efficient way to do it, but it works)

Projectile hit event()
{
if(projectile name equals "something") //only if you want weapons with different behaviors
{
//All the fancy stuff goes here (like sounds and particle effects)
Set a variable named sphereLocation to the arrow's location //where it hit the ground or player (it's a game value)
Set a variable named sphereRadius to the sphere's radius //3 for example
Set a variable named shooterName to the name of the shooter //(it's also a game value, only necessary if you dont want the shooter to be launched back)
//All of these are game variables just to transfer the data to other parts of the code because DF doesn't support arguments yet
Select all players and start a process named ProjSphere //make sure it's set to 'for each in selection' or else it won't work!
}
}

Process ProjSphere()
{
if(the player (%default) is at most sphereRadius close to sphereLocation AND the name of the default player isn't shooterName)
{
Launch the player away from sphereLocation //put a negative value in the "Launch towards" player action
}
}

Hope this helps :D

can't you Select All Players then Select Players By Condition{If Player Is Near} and then Filter Select By Name and use the NOT Arrow to remove the shooter?

 

[Jimmy_The_Knight]

can't you Select All Players then Select Players By Condition{If Player Is Near} and then Filter Select By Name and use the NOT Arrow to remove the shooter?

You're right, I knew that there was a much easier way to do it (maybe my approach is better for more complicated mechanics though)

 

[ARMcPro]

(maybe my approach is better for more complicated mechanics though)

yeah, it is, because you can get each player's distance from the projectile (for custom damage maybe, so it damages more if the player is closer)