third person firing from turret issue

[fLUnKnhaXYU]

T3D version 3.9

Ive just encountered this situation

could someone explain What is happening here ? When in 3rd person POV , the turret gun seems to be firing in the reverse direction .

1st person , player not mounted , but turret is the control object .

3rd person , turret is the control object

player mounted to turret , 1st person

player mounted 3rd person

[Jason Campbell]

That is pretty cool. Off and on, I've been trying to get turrets working in general. When you say reverse, in which way is it reverse? I'm at work now but would like to see this working. Any chance you can post the code? I could check it out tonight.

[fLUnKnhaXYU]

Jason , If you're willing to look through this then , thank you and , certainly , have at it . Its mostly cut/copy/paste which

accounts for any resemblance to any sort of professionalism . Id like to add that , for the models , I closely followed the

deploy-able turret example to get a working AI turret , which I showed-off in the show-off forum recently , and from that , this

example . If you'd like , Ill put together a couple pictures of the modelling process and hierarchy tree . I'm still working on

it to see what it does and doesn't need in order to work .

 

 
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
datablock ItemData(Panther_mainGun)
{
   // Mission editor category
   category = "Weapon";
 
   // Hook into Item Weapon class hierarchy. The weapon namespace
   // provides common weapon handling functions in addition to hooks
   // into the inventory system.
   className = "Weapon";
 
   // Basic Item properties
   shapeFile = "art/shapes/weapons/panther_mainGun/panther_MainGun.DAE";
   mass = 1;
   elasticity = 0.2;
   friction = 0.6;
   emap = true;
 
   // Dynamic properties defined by the scripts
   pickUpName = "pantherTankMainGun";
   description = "player tank Turret";
   image = panther_mainGunImage;
   reticle = "crossHair";
};
 
 
 
//======================================================================
 
 
 
//==============================================================WEAPON IMAGE WHICH WILL BE MOUNTED
 
 
 
datablock ShapeBaseImageData(Panther_mainGunImage)
{
   // Basic Item properties
   shapeFile = "art/shapes/weapons/panther_mainGun/panther_mainGun.DAE";
   emap = true;
 
   // Specify mount point & offset for 3rd person, and eye offset
   // for first person rendering.
   mountPoint = 1;//============================================IF I RECALL CORRECTLY , iM HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THIS , MY NODE ON
//==============================================================THE TURRET IS WEAPONMOUNT0 YET IF THIS PROPRTY IS SET TO 0 THE
//==============================================================WEAPON MOUNTS TO THE TURRET ORIGIN AND , SET TO 1 , IS MOUNTING TO 
//==============================================================WEAPONMOUNT 0 , SO ???
 
	firstPerson = true;
 
   // When firing from a point offset from the eye, muzzle correction
   // will adjust the muzzle vector to point to the eye LOS point.
   // Since this weapon doesn't actually fire from the muzzle point,
   // we need to turn this off.
   correctMuzzleVector = false;
 
   // Add the WeaponImage namespace as a parent, WeaponImage namespace
   // provides some hooks into the inventory system.
   className = "WeaponImage";
   class = "WeaponImage";
 
   // Projectile and Ammo
   ammo = BulletAmmo;
 
   projectile = TurretProjectile;
   projectileType = Projectile;
   projectileSpread = "0.01";
 
   // Weapon lights up while firing
   lightColor = "0.992126 0.968504 0.708661 1";
   lightRadius = "4";
   lightDuration = "100";
   lightType = "WeaponFireLight";
   lightBrightness = 2;
 
   // Shake camera while firing.
   shakeCamera = false;
 
   // Images have a state system which controls how the animations
   // are run, which sounds are played, script callbacks, etc. This
   // state system is downloaded to the client so that clients can
   // predict state changes and animate accordingly.  The following
   // system supports basic ready->fire->reload transitions as
   // well as a no-ammo->dryfire idle state.
 
   useRemainderDT = true;
 
   // Initial start up state
   stateName[0]                     = "Preactivate";
   stateTransitionOnLoaded[0]       = "Activate";
   stateTransitionOnNoAmmo[0]       = "NoAmmo";
 
   // Activating the gun.  Called when the weapon is first
   // mounted and there is ammo.
   stateName[1]                     = "Activate";
   stateTransitionOnTimeout[1]      = "Ready";
   stateTimeoutValue[1]             = 0.5;
   stateSequence[1]                 = "Activate";
 
   // Ready to fire, just waiting for the trigger
   stateName[2]                     = "Ready";
   stateTransitionOnNoAmmo[2]       = "NoAmmo";
   stateTransitionOnTriggerDown[2]  = "Fire";
 
   // Fire the weapon. Calls the fire script which does
   // the actual work.
   stateName[3]                     = "Fire";
   stateTransitionOnTimeout[3]      = "Reload";
   stateTimeoutValue[3]             = 0.1;
   stateFire[3]                     = true;
   stateRecoil[3]                   = "";
   stateAllowImageChange[3]         = false;
   stateSequence[3]                 = "Fire";
   stateSequenceRandomFlash[3]      = true;        // use muzzle flash sequence
   stateScript[3]                   = "onFire";
   stateSound[3]                    = CheetahTurretFireSound;
   stateEmitter[3]                  = TurretFireSmokeEmitter;
   stateEmitterTime[3]              = 0.025;
 
   // Play the reload animation, and transition into
   stateName[4]                     = "Reload";
   stateTransitionOnNoAmmo[4]       = "NoAmmo";
   stateWaitForTimeout[4]           = "0";
   stateTransitionOnTimeout[4]      = "Ready";
   stateTimeoutValue[4]             = 1.2;
   stateAllowImageChange[4]         = false;
   stateSequence[4]                 = "Reload";
   //stateEjectShell[4]               = true;
 
   // No ammo in the weapon, just idle until something
   // shows up. Play the dry fire sound if the trigger is
   // pulled.
   stateName[5]                     = "NoAmmo";
   stateTransitionOnAmmo[5]         = "Reload";
   stateSequence[5]                 = "NoAmmo";
   stateTransitionOnTriggerDown[5]  = "DryFire";
 
   // No ammo dry fire
   stateName[6]                     = "DryFire";
   stateTimeoutValue[6]             = 1.0;
   stateTransitionOnTimeout[6]      = "NoAmmo";
   stateScript[6]                   = "onDryFire";
};
 
 
 
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 
datablock TurretShapeData(panther_Turret)
{
 
   category = "Turrets";
//   shapeFile = "art/shapes/cheetah/cheetah_Turret.DAE";`
shapeFile = "art/shapes/weapons/panther_Turret/panther_Turret_a2.DAE";
rotationZ = "0 0 0 0";
   maxDamage = 70;
   destroyedLevel = 70;
   explosion = GrenadeExplosion;
 
   simpleServerCollision = false;
//scanNode = "scanPoint";
//aimNode = "aimPoint";
 
   zRotOnly = false;
 
   // Rotation settings
   minPitch = 15;
   maxPitch = 45;
   maxHeading = 360;
   headingRate = -1;
   pitchRate = -1;
 
   // Scan settings
   //maxScanPitch = 90;
   //minscanpitch = 75;
   //maxScanHeading = 315;
 
   //maxScanDistance = 450;
   //trackLostTargetTime = 2;
 
   //maxWeaponRange = 350;
 
   weaponLeadVelocity = 0.0;
   accufire = 0;
 
   // Weapon mounting
   numWeaponMountPoints = 1;
 
   weapon[0] = panther_mainGun;
   weaponAmmo[0] = AITurretAmmo;
maxammo[bulletAmmo] = 100;
   weaponAmmoAmount[0] = 10000;
maxInv[turret] = 1;
   maxInv[panther_mainGun] = 1;
   maxInv[AITurretAmmo] = 10000;
//MOUNTING
	mountPose[0]	= "sitting";
 
 
//=========================================i JUST COPIED THE AI TURRET SCRIPT AND THESE STATES ARE FROM IT
//=========================================LEFT LIKE THIS SEEMS TO HAVE NO BAD EFFECT . ALL OF THEM CUT OUT 
//=========================================IS GOOD , INCLUDING THE DESTROYED STATE (7). i DESTROYED THE TURRET 
//=========================================AND IT SEEMED TO BEHAVE NORMALLY AND FADED OUT . DONT KNOW IF THERES
//=========================================ANY USE FOR ANY OF THESE FOR THE TURRETSHAPE . 
 
   // Initial start up state
   stateName[0]                     = "Preactivate";
   stateTransitionOnAtRest[0]       = "Scanning";
   stateTransitionOnNotAtRest[0]    = "Thrown";
 
   // Scan for targets
   stateName[1]                     = "Scanning";
   stateScan[1]                     = true;
   stateTransitionOnTarget[1]       = "Target";
   stateSequence[1]                 = "scan";
   stateScript[1]                   = "OnScanning";
 
   // Have a target
   stateName[2]                     = "Target";
   stateTransitionOnNoTarget[2]     = "NoTarget";
   stateTransitionOnTimeout[2]      = "Firing";
   stateTimeoutValue[2]             = 2.0;
   stateScript[2]                   = "OnTarget";
 
   // Fire at target
   stateName[3]                     = "Firing";
   stateFire[3]                     = true;
   stateTransitionOnNoTarget[3]     = "NoTarget";
   stateScript[3]                   = "OnFiring";
 
   // Lost target
   stateName[4]                     = "NoTarget";
   stateTransitionOnTimeout[4]      = "Scanning";
   stateTimeoutValue[4]             = 2.0;
   stateScript[4]                   = "OnNoTarget";
 
   // Player thrown turret
   stateName[5]                     = "Thrown";
   stateTransitionOnAtRest[5]       = "Deploy";
   stateSequence[5]                 = "throw";
   stateScript[5]                   = "OnThrown";
 
   // Player thrown turret is deploying
   stateName[6]                     = "Deploy";
   stateTransitionOnTimeout[6]      = "Scanning";
   stateTimeoutValue[6]             = 2.5;
   stateSequence[6]                 = "deploy";
   stateScaleAnimation[6]           = true;
   stateScript[6]                   = "OnDeploy";
 
   // Special state that is set when the turret is destroyed.
   // This state is set in the onDestroyed() callback.
   stateName[7]                     = "Destroyed";
   stateSequence[7]                 = "destroyed";
};
 
 
 
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 
//==================================================================THE VEHICLE
///******************
 
 
datablock wheeledVehicleData(BGGerman_tank)
{
 
	category = "vehiclesTracked";
	className = "TANK";
	shapefile = "art/shapes/mywhatever/battleground/tank/german/panther.dae";
	emap = true;
	maxDamage = 1000.0;
	destroyedLevel = 0.85;
	maxSteeringAngle = 0.5;// Maximum steering angle
	tireEmitter = tankTireEmitter;// All the tires use the same dust emitter
//mountPose[0] = "sitting";
numMountPoints = 2;
//TurretObj = turret_t2;
 
 
TURRETObjNode = 5;//=========================================WHICH NODE TO MOUNT THE TURRET TO
//===================================IN THE ONADD FUNCTION THE TURRET IS MOUNTED TO THIS NODE
 
 
	//-----CAMERA	
	canObserve = true;
	cameraDefaultFov = 90.0;
	cameraMinFov = 5.0;
	cameraMaxFov = 120.0;
	cameraMaxDist = 2;
	observeParameters = "0.5 4.5 4.5";	
	//3rd person camera settings
	cameraRoll = false;// Roll the camera with the vehicle
	cameraMaxDist = 10.0;// 4 Far distance from vehicle 20
	cameraOffset = 0.0;// 4 Vertical offset from camera mount point 10
	cameraLag = 1;// Velocity lag of camera
	cameraDecay = 1;// Decay per sec. rate of velocity lag
	shapeName = "Tank";
//Rigid Body
	mass = 550.0;//40
	massCenter = "0.0 0.0 -0.5";// Center of mass for rigid body// 0 0 1
	massBox = "3.0 9.0 4.0";// Size of box used for moment of inertia,
                      // if zero it defaults to object bounding box
	drag = 0.6;// Drag coefficient
	bodyFriction = 0.03;//0.6 0.2
	bodyRestitution = 0.04;//0.2
	minImpactSpeed = 10.0;// Impacts over this invoke the script callback
	softImpactSpeed = 2.0;// Play SoftImpact Sound
	hardImpactSpeed = 15.0;// Play HardImpact Sound
	integration = 4;// Physics integration: TickSec/Rate
	collisionTol = 0.1;// Collision distance tolerance
	contactTol = 0.1;// Contact velocity tolerance
	speedDamageScale = 1.0;
//Engine
	engineTorque = 1000.0;// Engine power 60
	engineBrake = 500.0;// Braking when throttle is 0 350 20
	brakeTorque = 750.0;// When brakes are applied 100
	maxWheelSpeed = 21.0;// Engine scale by current speed / max speed
//Energy
	directDamage = 1000.0;
	radiusDamage = 10.0;
	damageRadius = 10.0;
	impulse = 600.0;
	pushforce = 80.0;
	pushEnergyDrain = 0.0;
	maxEnergy = 30.0;
	jetForce = 8000.0;
	minJetEnergy = 5.0;
	jetEnergyDrain = 1.0;
//Sounds
	jetSound = t2tankThrustSound;
	engineSound = t2tankEngineSound;//CarEngineSound
	squealSound = t2tankSquealSound;
	softImpactSound = t2tankSoftImpactSound;
	hardImpactSound = t2tankHardImpactSound;
	wheelImpactSound = t2tankWheelImpactSound;
//MOUNTING
	mountPose[0]	= "sitting";
	mountPose[1]	= "sitting";
	//	mountPose[2]= "sitting";
	//mountPose[3]	= "sitting";
	//	mountPose[4]= "sitting";
	//mountPose[5]	= "sitting";
	//	mountPose[6]= "sitting";
	//mountPose[7]	= "sitting";
	numMountPoints	= 1;
	isProtectedMountPoint[0]	= FALSE;
//values to pass to player on mount
 
	mountGui = "mountvehiclet2ctrl";
	keymap = "vehiclekeymap1";
//	vehmountnodedatablock[0] = "G1_Veh_Ob_Tnk_2Hv_PDr";
//ANIMATIONS
//anim[0] = "trkfwdlow";
//anim[1] = "";
//anim[2] = "";
//anim[3] = "";
};
 
 
 
//==============================================================================================================
//									                          ONADD FUNCTION 
 
 
function BGGerman_TANK::onAdd(%this, %obj)
{
   Parent::onAdd(%this, %obj);
 
   %obj.setWheelTire(0,bg_tank_Tire);
   %obj.setWheelTire(1,bg_tank_Tire);
   %obj.setWheelTire(2,bg_tank_Tire);
   %obj.setWheelTire(3,bg_tank_Tire);
 
   // Setup the car with some tires & springs
   for (%i = %obj.getWheelCount() - 1; %i >= 0; %i--)
   {
      %obj.setWheelPowered(%i, true);
      %obj.setWheelSpring(%i, bg_tank_Spring);
   }
 
   // Steer with the front tires
   %obj.setWheelSteering(0, 1);
   %obj.setWheelSteering(1, 1);
 
 
//========================================================================CREATE AND ATTACH THE TURRET TO THE OBJECT
	   echo("\c4TURRET OBJECT BEING MADE IN PANTHER SERVER SCRIPTS");
 
    %obj.turretObj = new TurretShape()//==================================CREATE THE TURRET
   {
 
      respawn = "0";
      static = "0";//1
      rotate = "1";
      isAIControlled = "0";//0
      dataBlock = "panther_turret";//======================================which turret to use
     // position = "-795.576 -691.737 251.621";
      Rotation = "1 0 0 0";
      scale = "1 1 1";
      canSave = "1";
      canSaveDynamicFields = "1";
         entranceThread = "-1";
         invAITurretAmmo = "10000";//=====================================add ammo to the inventory
         invTurret = "1";
         MOUNTABLE = "1";//===============================================allow the player to mount onto the turret
	};
	echo("\c2GERMAN TANK TURRET OBJ = " @ %obj.turretobj);//==========this verifies to me that the object has been 
//========================================================================created successfully
	  %obj.mountobject(%obj.turretobj, %this.turretObjNode);//========MOUNT THE NEW TURRET TO THE OBJECT 
	   %obj.turretobj.setimageammo(0,1);//============================load the weapon image mounted at
//========================================================================weaponmount0 , loaded = 1(true)
 
//========================================================================***MIGHT BE WORTH NOTING THAT I HAD TO NAME
//========================================================================THIS MOUNT "WEAPONMOUNT0" , "WEAPONMOUNT_0"
//========================================================================DID NOT WORK , 
}

[Jason Campbell]

Thanks, this should be enough to check. I don't think I need any models.