Locational hitdamage help?

[Euphoric Beaver]

I've coded a machine gun that takes clips. (Hey that's good for me! )

And took a peek at Chimeric and the locational hit code got me wondering.

Does anybody know the best and complete code for locational hit damage and could they possibly post it here.
Come on were all friends here.

 

[Smoke39]

Here's what I got. You can ignore all the sparks it spawns, that was just for this gun.

function ProcessTraceHit(Actor Other, Vector HitLocation, Vector HitNormal, Vector X, Vector Y, Vector Z)
{
local UT_Shellcase s;
local UT_HeavyWallHitEffect u;
local vector realLoc;
local int HitHeight, HitAngle;

realLoc = Owner.Location + CalcDrawOffset();
s = Spawn(class'UT_ShellCase',, '', realLoc + 20 * X + FireOffset.Y * Y + Z);
if ( s != None )
s.Eject(((FRand()*0.3+0.4)*X + (FRand()*0.2+0.2)*Y + (FRand()*0.3+1.0) * Z)*160);

if (Other == Level)
{
u = Spawn(class'UT_HeavyWallHitEffect',,, HitLocation+HitNormal, Rotator(HitNormal));
u.DrawScale = 0.2;
u.Fatness = 115;
Spawn(class'SmallSpark2',,, HitLocation+HitNormal, Rotator(HitNormal));
Spawn(class'SmallSpark',,, HitLocation+HitNormal, Rotator(HitNormal));
Spawn(class'Spark32',,, HitLocation+HitNormal, Rotator(HitNormal));
spawn(class'UT_SpriteSmokePuff',,,HitLocation+HitNormal*9);
}
else if (Other.IsA('Pawn'))
{
HitHeight = HitLocation.Z - Other.Location.Z;
HitAngle = (Other.Rotation.Yaw - rotator(HitLocation - Other.Location).Yaw) & 65535;

if (HitHeight > 0.72 * Other.CollisionHeight)
{
BroadcastMessage("Head hit");
Other.TakeDamage(200, Pawn(Owner), HitLocation, 35000.0*X, AltDamageType);
}
else if (HitHeight <= 0.72 * Other.CollisionHeight && HitHeight > 0.36 * Other.CollisionHeight)
{
BroadcastMessage("Chest hit");
Other.TakeDamage(60, Pawn(Owner), HitLocation, 32500.0*X, MyDamageType);
}
else if (HitHeight < 0.10 * Other.CollisionHeight)
{
BroadcastMessage("Leg hit");
Other.TakeDamage(5, Pawn(Owner), HitLocation, 27500.0*X, MyDamageType);
}
else
{
BroadcastMessage("Stomach hit");
Other.TakeDamage(35, Pawn(Owner), HitLocation, 30000.0*X, MyDamageType);
}
}
else
Other.TakeDamage(35, Pawn(Owner), HitLocation, 30000.0*X, MyDamageType);
}

 

[Euphoric Beaver]

Wow! Thanks.
This place is much better than PU.

But I'm afraid I have a question.

What does this if statement do? I've never seen Level before.

Originally posted by Smoke39
if (Other == Level)

 

[Smoke39]

That just checks to see if the tracer hit the level, so it knows if it should create sparks or not.

 

[Euphoric Beaver]

What counts as the level?
Is it any object in the level?

 

[Smoke39]

I think It includes any kind of brush. Pawns, decorations, inventory and such are not part of the level.

 

[Euphoric Beaver]

Ah thankyou.

So if I wanted to test if it hit a pawn it would be?

if (Other == pawn)

 

[Smoke39]

Look at the else if, it shows how to check if it hit a Pawn.