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Proper way to mount/unmount a car?

by Neil Marshall · in Torque Game Engine · 08/24/2002 (2:19 pm) · 1 replies

What is the proper way to mount/unmount a car?

The code I'm using now sometimes causes part or all of the car to fall through the ground, and on a couple occasions, it has crushed the player to death. :)

function serverCmdAddBuggy(%client)
{
   if (%client.player $= "" )
      return;
   if (%client.player) {
      if (%client.player.isMounted())
         return;
   }
   %buggy = new WheeledVehicle()
   {
      datablock = DefaultCar;
   };
   %buggy.mountable = true;
   %buggy.setEnergyLevel(60);
   %buggy.setTransform( %client.player.getEyeTransform() );
   MissionCleanup.add(%buggy);
}
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Associate Stefan Beffy Moises
#1
08/24/2002 (4:29 pm)
Hm, try to change the values a bit...
like this:
%pos = %player.getTransform();
      %x = getWord(%pos, 0);
      %y = getWord(%pos, 1);
      %z = getWord(%pos, 2);
      %x += 2.0;
      %y += 2.0;
      %z += 1.0;
      %myVehicle.setTransform(%x SPC %y SPC %z);
Or write a more advanced function taking the playerTransform and checking for collision with every possible object type and also checking the terrain height and then placing it at the a good and free position...