Solved - Pickup weapon with a keybind

[SqHd]

Is there an easy way to pick up a weapon or ammo with a keybind instead of on collision?

Currently, when walking over a weapon, it's added to inventory. Also, you can throw the weapon (alt + w) or ammo (alt + a).

Thanks!

Edited March 25, 2016 by SqHd

[Nils]

There's a script example in the "Torque 3D Game Development Cookbook" on page 154 -> Google books

The are also some resources about it on http://www.garagegames.com/community/resources, a bit old but should be working.

[SqHd]

Thanks the Cookbook script worked great.

Now I just need to figure out how to apply it to weapons and mounting the image in the characters hands.

[Dwarf King]

Thanks the Cookbook script worked great.

Now I just need to figure out how to apply it to weapons and mounting the image in the characters hands.

 

%player.setInventory(RocketLauncher, 1);  
%player.setInventory(RocketLauncherAmmo, 
%player.maxInventory(RocketLauncherAmmo));  
%player.mountImage(RocketLauncherImage, 0);

 

As a simple example :D

[SqHd]

Thanks. But I'm not sure where to put that code.

Should it be in the serverCmdPickupObject function somewhere?

(Trying to be able to pick up weapons with a keybind instead of collision)

[Dwarf King]

Thanks. But I'm not sure where to put that code.

Should it be in the serverCmdPickupObject function somewhere?

(Trying to be able to pick up weapons with a keybind instead of collision)

 

It could be put almost anywhere. If you collided with the weapon you could throw the code in as a callback somehow or as a trigger or upon spawn. It all depends on your needs. The code example above is from an example where the code is executed during a spawn.

Se here:

http://www.garagegames.com/community/resources/view/21002

The scripting system is as such very flexible.

I guess you could make some serverCmdFunctionName in commands.cs and call it from the default.bind.cs file upon keystroke hit :D

[SqHd]

I'll give it a shot. (Scripting newb here!)

[Dwarf King]

I'll give it a shot. (Scripting newb here!)

 

Steve Acaster made some real good tutorials:

http://www.garagegames.com/community/resources/authorID/101767/3

The simple fps tutorial takes you through all the basic step by step and in no time you get the hang of it :)

[SqHd]

Thanks for the link. It may be time to learn TorqueScript!

And I've heard of the great Steve Acaster... 8-)

[LukasPJ]

If you are trying to learn TorqueScript, remember that we have a Wiki:

http://wiki.torque3d.org/wiki:_scripter-start

Lots of great stuff there :)

[SqHd]

Thanks for the reminder! Def lots of great stuff on the wiki!

[SqHd]

Still haven't figured this out for items / weapons yet.

I'm not sure how to set up the serverCmd function using the "$TypeMasks::ItemObjectType" (that will be used for the "commandToServer" keybinding.

Is it possible to pick them up with a keybind instead of the standard onCollision? Thanks!

[TRON]

Edit script file game/scripts/server/inventory.cs and find

function serverCmdUse(%client, %data)
{
   %client.getControlObject().use(%data);
}

add this function below it

function serverCmdPickupFacing(%client)
{
   // get player object
   %player = %client.getControlObject();
 
   // verify it is a player object
   if (%player.getClassName() !$= "Player")
      return; // abort, it is not
 
   // raycast for an item that the player is facing, and also look for types
   // that could be between the player and the item they're facing.
   %typeMask = $TypeMasks::ItemObjectType | $TypeMasks::StaticObjectType;
   %result = %player.doRaycast(4 /*range*/, %typeMask);
 
   // only care about object id part of the result
   %result = getWord(%result, 0);
 
   // pickup only if it's an item
   if ((%result != 0) && (%result.getClassName() $= "Item"))
   {
      echo("Picking up");
      %player.pickup(%result);
   }
}

 

Next edit file game/scripts/client/default.bind.cs and find

moveMap.bindCmd(keyboard, "r", "commandToServer('reloadWeapon');", "");

add this line below it

moveMap.bindCmd(keyboard, "e", "commandToServer('PickupFacing');", "");

Do the same above procedure for preferences file game/scripts/client/config.cs

Now when you press E key and are within 4 units of an item that you are facing it'll be picked up.

Note: There is an issue with stock Lurker and Ryder ammo clip items where they aren't seen via containerRayCast() for some odd reason. Because of this the provided script will not work with those items and there isn't a known workaround for it at this time.

Have fun.

[SqHd]

@TRON Thank you so much!!! :D

You're a scripting GOD! It works exactly as I was hoping!

(Ammo clips probably have too small a collision mesh.)

[Jason Campbell]

That is awesome. I was trying to do this in my last project. I couldnt figure out how to apply to weapons either. Awesome.