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StaticShape Collision

by Xavier "eXoDuS" Amado · in Torque Game Engine · 06/13/2002 (2:56 pm) · 9 replies

Well i defined a new StaticShape like this:

datablock StaticShapeData(CaptureFlag)
{
   category = "Flags";
   className = "CaptureFlag";
   shapefile = "fps/data/shapes/special/flag.dts";
};

and then i tried adding this function:

function CaptureFlag::onCollision(%this, %obj, %col)
{
   %this.delete();
}

But nothing happens when i collide with the flag, i think that i might have the wrong amount of parameters in the function declaration?
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Torque Owner Sabrecyd
#1
06/14/2002 (4:54 am)
I have a mine object that will delete ok if I use this:
%obj.delete(); instead of the %this.delete();

The mine has a ItemData datablock though.

Torque 3D Owner Xavier "eXoDuS" Amado
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#2
06/14/2002 (8:27 am)
well %this should work, since this is refering the CaptureFlag, and %obj is referring the shapebase class

Anyway, that's not the point, i tried using an echo() there too and it still isnt called :\

Torque 3D Owner Luigi Rosso
#3
06/14/2002 (8:43 am)
Not sure why it isn't working (I remember in T2 it was a little 'fuzzy' too, I remember having to jump around the shape), but the %this in the function call refers to the dataBlock while the %obj is the actual object (so you would want to do %obj.delete(), if the collision were working). Just check up on how it's called/evaluated from the engine and you'll see it's so.

Torque Owner Robert Brower
#4
11/02/2002 (1:10 pm)
add a collision box to the flag in the model

Torque Owner Sam Guffey
#5
11/02/2002 (1:32 pm)
Make it an Item instead of a staticShape then when they collide hide the Item(Flag) and create the ShapeBaseImage(Flag) and mount it to slot 2 on the player. Items dont need collision meshes, just a bounds box.

Torque 3D Owner Xavier "eXoDuS" Amado
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#6
11/03/2002 (7:14 am)
That was a really old post guys :)
I figured it out some time ago.

Torque Owner Dr. John Nobody
#7
11/03/2002 (8:31 am)
hey, speaking of static shape collision, I am having a litle problem of my own, my collision doesnt seem to be working for weapon fire, it goes right through everything... does anyone know why this is happening?

Torque Owner John Vanderbeck
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#8
05/01/2004 (6:01 am)
Xavier you stated you got this working. Can you please share how you got it working? I'm having a similiar problem with static collisions. They don't happen!

Torque Owner Paul /*Wedge*/ DElia
#9
05/04/2004 (12:57 pm)
Do you mean your player cannot collide with them or you can't register the collision in script?