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Help with Character Scales when game starts

by Aaron ward · in Torque Game Engine · 04/27/2006 (5:27 pm) · 2 replies

Hey everyone,
i would like to know how to set a characters / players scale when they spawn in game its currently set at 1 1 1 but i would like to set it around 2.3 2.3 2.3.
When i change this value in game and apply+save it, when i return to the game after quitting it, it has changed back to 1 1 1.
any help will be much appreciated

Thanks,
Aaron.C
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Torque Owner Cinder Games
#1
04/27/2006 (6:18 pm)
Well you're saving the mission data, not the characters. The mission data only keeps records of spawn points. However what you will want to do is..


open up starter.fps/server/scripts/game.cs


function GameConnection::createPlayer(%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;
//add this here
     scale="2.3 2.3 2.3";
   };


find that block of code and add in the scale.


and for the ai players.....


scripts/server/aiplayer.cs

function AIPlayer::spawn(%name,%spawnPoint)
{
   // Create the demo player object
   %player = new AiPlayer() {
      dataBlock = DemoPlayer;
      path = "";
//add this here
     scale ="2.3 2.3 2.3";
   };
   MissionCleanup.add(%player);
   %player.setShapeName(%name);
   %player.setTransform(%spawnPoint);

   return %player;
}



That should work.. if not let me know

Torque Owner Cinder Games
#2
04/27/2006 (6:20 pm)
You could also try opening up that same player.cs



find the datablock for the player....


datablock PlayerData(PlayerBody)
{
    scale="2.3 2.3 2.3"; 
renderFirstPerson = false;
   emap = true;
   
   className = Armor;
   shapeFile = "~/data/shapes/player/player.dts";
   cameraMaxDist = 3;
   computeCRC = true;


That might work too.... i dunno.