How can I do simple melee combat?

#1 Melee resource

I think Dreamer's MMORPG tutorials also have melee. It's been a while since I checked them, though.

#2 Thanks!

However, that seems a bit complicated for simple melee combat...

Is there a simpler way to add an "attack" animation and then if the mounted model (eg. sword, bat, etc) hits another player it fires an event?

I don't need players to be stunned or shields or anything like that... (the above tutorial adds all of that and seems very complicated)

#3 For simple FPS style melee combat, just make a weapon that does a short raycast instead of making a projectile.

#4

datablock ShapeBaseImageData(KnifeImage)
{
   // Basic Item properties
   shapeFile = "~/data/shapes/knife/knife.dts";
   emap = true;

   // Specify mount point & offset for 3rd person, and eye offset
   // for first  rendering.
   mountPoint = 0;
   offset = "0 0 0";
	eyeOffset = "0.04 0.25 -0.75";

	damage = 35;

	icon = "./knife.png";

   correctMuzzleVector = false;

   className = "WeaponImage";

   item = Knife;
  
   // Initial start up state
   stateName[0]                     = "Preactivate";
   stateTransitionOnLoaded[0]       = "Activate";

   // Just displaying it and that is it.
   stateName[1]                     = "Activate";
   stateSequence[1]                 = "Activate";
	stateTransitionOnTimeout[1]      = "Ready";
	stateTimeoutValue[1]             = 0.1;

	stateName[2]                     = "Ready";
	stateTransitionOnTriggerDown[2]  = "Swing";

stateName[3]                     = "SecondSwing";	
stateSequence[3]                 = "Melee";
statescript[3]	= "OnMelee";
stateTransitionOnTimeout[3]      = "Ready";
stateTimeoutValue[3]             = 1.5;
stateSound[3]		= SliceSound;

};

function KnifeImage::OnMelee(%this, %obj, %slot)
{

	%player = %obj.client.player;
   %player.setArmThreadPlayOnce("knifeslash"); // if you have a slashing animation
   %eye = %player.getEyeVector();
   %vec = vectorScale(%eye, 3);	// distance we can hit from 
   %start = %player.getEyeTransform();
   %end = VectorAdd(%start,%vec);
   %found = ContainerRayCast (%start, %end, $TypeMasks::PlayerObjectType, %player);
//   if(%found.client.team != %obj.client.team)	// Only damage enemies
//	{
//		echo("Found = "@%found@" Datablock = "@%found.getDataBlock()); 
		%mypos = %obj.getposition();
		%theirpos = %found.getposition();
		%vector = VectorSub(%theirpos, %mypos);
		%vector = VectorNormalize(%vector);
	   %found.getDataBlock().damage(%found, %obj, %vector, %this.damage, "Melee"); 
//	}
}

That should work. When you hit the button it will check for anythign that is within 3 meters of you, and damage them. You can make it team compliant by removing the commented areas.