Easy to Reproduce Lag Issue (FPS RTS hybrid)

by Vijay Myneni · in RTS Starter Kit · 11/28/2004 (9:39 pm) · 92 replies · 1

exec("~/data/shapes/fpsPlayer/player.cs");
exec("./scripts/avatars/fpsPlayer.cs");
function GameConnection::onClientEnterGame(%this)
{
   commandToClient(%this, 'SyncClock', $Sim::Time - $Game::StartTime);

   %clientIndex = %this.getClientIndex();
   %this.setTeam(%clientIndex);

   %offset = ((%this.getTeam()-1) * (%unitsPerDir + 5));

   // Create a new camera object.
   %this.camera = new Camera() {
      dataBlock = Observer;
   };
   MissionCleanup.add( %this.camera );
   %this.camera.scopeToClient(%this);

   // Setup game parameters, the onConnect method currently starts
   // everyone with a 0 score.
   %this.score = 0;

   // Create a player object.
   %this.createFPSPlayer((%offset*5) SPC (%offset*5) SPC "250");
}
function GameConnection::createFPSPlayer(%this, %spawnPoint)

{
   if (%this.player > 0)  {
      // The client should not have a player currently
      // assigned.  Assigning a new one could result in 
      // a player ghost.
      error( "Attempting to create an angus ghost!" );
   }

   // Create the player object
   %player = new Player() {
      dataBlock = PlayerBody;
      client = %this;
   };
   MissionCleanup.add(%player);

   // Player setup...
   %player.setTransform(%spawnPoint);
   %player.setShapeName(%this.name);

   // Starting equipment
   %player.setInventory(Crossbow,1);
   %player.setInventory(CrossbowAmmo,10);
   %player.mountImage(CrossbowImage,0);

   // Update the camera to start with the player
   %this.camera.setTransform(%player.getEyeTransform());

   // Give the client control of the player
   %this.player = %player;
   %this.setControlObject(%player);
}

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