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Units non-selectable

by Edward Pollard · in RTS Starter Kit · 11/25/2004 (4:52 pm) · 4 replies

Some quick playing with the RTS Example got my units in (replacing the Bot) really quick. Nice.

But with *my* unit, I can't select the unit. I can drag a box over a unit to select it, but I can't just select it with a click.

I'm sure the answer is simple which is why I ask it here: why?
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Torque 3D Owner Martin "Founder" Hoover
#1
11/25/2004 (6:17 pm)
First off I would suggest checking the boundingBox entry in the datablock, if your unit is much larger the box will be too small for it, though it should still be selectable.

Torque Owner Jeff Leigh
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#2
11/26/2004 (3:08 am)
I have the same problem with the stock building. Some times I have to click on it several times before it gets selected. Haven't figured that one out yet either.

Torque 3D Owner Stephen Zepp
#3
11/26/2004 (6:28 am)
@Jeff: Your problem (however, not Edward's), is almost certainly due to a line in inputHandler.cs: around 102, in function GuiRTSTSCtrl::onMouseDownBuilding:

case "None":
if(%this.getSelectionSize())
%this.selectBuilding(%building);

For some reason, if you have no $CommandMenu::CurrentCommand set, the code seems to think you shouldn't be able to start a new selection.

Comment out the second line above and it should allow you to select buildings with any selection count.

Torque Owner Josh Williams
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#4
11/26/2004 (10:31 pm)
Thanks Stephen.

Edward, Martin's suggestion is just about the only thing I can think of too. That is, as long as your units are RTSUnits.