Rnd Mesh/skins

[Sett]

Any hints on how to spawn a custom projectile with Random skins
and or meshes so each time the proj. is fired it shoots something different. Is this do-able? mind you this is a projectile mod not a
weapon mod.

 

[Shiit]

That's easy enough. As a matter of fact, I recently had to do this myself. Here's the code I came up with: (this replaces all 4 flakchunk's at random)

class BLUTChunk expands UTChunk;

simulated function PostBeginPlay()
{
	local int ChunkType;
	Super.PostBeginPlay();
	ChunkType = Rand(4);
	switch (ChunkType)
	{
		case 0:
			Mesh=LodMesh'Botpack.chunkM'; break;
		case 1:
			Mesh=LodMesh'Botpack.chunk2M'; break;
		case 2:
			Mesh=LodMesh'Botpack.chunk3M'; break;
		case 3:
			Mesh=LodMesh'Botpack.chunk4M'; break;
	}

}

(EDIT) Woo, funky colours!

 

[Sett]

Thanks for the help but I'm getting an err on the

simulated function PostBeginPlay()

Line. the err is "Missing function Name"

here is my script:

//=============================================================================
// CarShell02.
//=============================================================================
class CarShell02 expands Projectile;
(( #exec commmads omited))
simulated function PostBeginPlay()
{
	Local int CarType;    
    Super.PostBeginPlay();
    CarType = Rand(3);
    switch (CarType)
    {
        case 0:
            Mesh=LodMesh'Botpack.Car01'; break;
        case 1:
            Mesh=LodMesh'Botpack.Car02'; break;
        case 2:
            Mesh=LodMesh'Botpack.Car03'; break;
    }
}
auto state Flying
{
	function ProcessTouch (Actor Other, vector HitLocation)
	{
		If ( (Other!=Instigator) && (!Other.IsA('Projectile') || (Other.CollisionRadius > 0)) )
			Explode(HitLocation,Normal(HitLocation-Other.Location));
	}

	function BeginState()
	{
		Velocity = vector(Rotation) * speed;	
	}
}


function Explode(vector HitLocation,vector HitNormal)
{
	PlaySound(ImpactSound, SLOT_Misc, 0.5,,, 0.5+FRand());
	HurtRadius(Damage, 70, MyDamageType, MomentumTransfer, Location );
	
		//Spawn(class'ut_superring2',,, HitLocation+HitNormal*8,rotator(HitNormal));
		Spawn(class'ShockWave',,, HitLocation+HitNormal*8,rotator(HitNormal));

	Destroy();
}

 

[Brood_of_Evil]

well if you want different skins with the same mesh, you don't have to create 3 different meshes, with a different skin, just do this:

1.Create a texture array, like : var Texture MySkins[3];

2.In default properties, assign a texture to each item in the texture array, like this:

defaultproperties
{
    MySkins(0)=Texture'Skin1'
    MySkins(1)=Texture'Skin2'
    MySkins(2)=Texture'Skin3'
}

3.In post begin play instead of doing that switch statement simply do this:

simulated function PostBeginPlay()
{
    Super.PostBeginPlay();

    Skin = MySkins[Rand(3)];
}

4.To make sure this works, delete (or comment), the "#exec MESHMAP SETTEXTURE" in the model you're asigning the skin to.

 

[KillerMonk]

Upon looking into the Projectile.uc file, I have found that there is no postbeginplay function, of any type. That's your problem right there.

There is, however, in the UTChunk.uc file a function called
postbeginplay. This is it's code

simulated function PostBeginPlay()
{
	local rotator RandRot;

	if ( Level.NetMode != NM_DedicatedServer )
	{
		if ( !Region.Zone.bWaterZone )
			Trail = Spawn(class'ChunkTrail',self);
	               SetTimer(0.1, true);
	}

	if ( Role == ROLE_Authority )
	{
		RandRot = Rotation;
		RandRot.Pitch += FRand() * 2000 - 1000;
		RandRot.Yaw += FRand() * 2000 - 1000;
		RandRot.Roll += FRand() * 2000 - 1000;
		Velocity = Vector(RandRot) * (Speed + (FRand() * 200 - 100));
		if (Region.zone.bWaterZone)
			Velocity *= 0.65;
	}
	Super.PostBeginPlay();
}

What gun are you making this projectile for? Look into the .uc files that you are extending, and check for functions that may be useful. You can't program with out knowing what you're doing.

What is strange, however, is that UTChunk is a subclass of projectile, and it uses the PostBeginPlay() function. Strange and compeling this is. Why, I don't know, ask someone with more experience.

 

[Brood_of_Evil]

Errr..KillerMonk, PostBeginPlay() is a state defined in the Actor class, all Actor derived classes CAN acces PostBeginPlay(), which is called immediately after the actor has been spawned into the world.

 

[KillerMonk]

Ah, the wonders of inheritance. Well, if I said it all wrong, then just tell me I'm stupid and forget all my advice. I'm learning right along side all the newbs, but I'm probably more towards the back of the line than the front.

 

[Brood_of_Evil]

Well no worries, you just learned something new, now use it!

 

[navboy]

Brood_of_Evil

Are you the Brood_of_Evil that did the map DM-Antares?

Can't remember now what prompted me to download or where i downloaded it from, but played it again the other day and liked it even more than i did when i first d/l'd it. Great map; would be fun to play it with others on a server somewhere.

 

[Brood_of_Evil]

Yep, that's me

I think I made a post at wolf's forums for playtesting, and at unrealed.exe too.

 

[Brood_of_Evil]

GRRRRRRRRRR

Well this is funny...cuz I just got DM-Antares reviwed in Sunspire codex....I've been waiting for months to get it reviewed there...but you know what..THEY REVIEWED ANOTHER GODDAMN MAP!!!!! AND THEY CALLED IT DM-ANTARES!!!!!!!! And to make things worse THEY GAVE IT 2 THUMBS DOWN!!!!!! I know it's not my map, but MAN....oh well at least they got the author name wrong, so my rep is saved hahahaha. It seems some other guy made a map and named it dm-antares as well!!

 

[Sett]

OK I found out what is wrong .

the Function .... block
had to go after the
auto state flying .... block



the stuggle continues...

 

[navboy]

Sett - congratulations.

Brood - ouch what a drag. I like the flow of Antares, and of course the rocketlauncher trap. But in general the texturing is also great, and stuff you an see outside and in the floors/walls etc is great.

I also don't know what to think about Sunspire; i recently read a review of theirs where they were criticizing the map for having BSP holes in it, but what they were describing was very clearly graphics card shortcomings not BSP. Just to be sure, i downloaded the map, and tested it on my 2 machines. My non-gaming card Matrox G450 fit their description of the map, but on my GeForce2 card the map looked fine with no problems.

So if a reviewer is faulting a map for having bad BSP problems (a serious shortcoming in a finished map) when in fact the problem lies in the reviewer's graphics card it makes me not take what they have to say too seriously. OTOH, maybe their reviewers aren't also mappers? i don't know.