[Setekh]

Originally posted by Bobboau
HOLY **** IT WORKED!!!!1!!!111

the targetting beam now comes out of all weapon slots and uses energy!!!

I can't beleve it worked
I am SO happy and exited
I'll do a little more testing then I'll post the EXE

[Bobboau]

one little bug, it still fire's when you're out of energy
it will only fire out of one bank at a time, but it will fire out of the entire bank
AI still won't use it


as soon as I fix the first two problems, I'll post the fix

and thanks Dave for pointing out that stupid little mistake of mine

[Bobboau]

I forgot to mention a little bit I had imediatly after the ship_start_targeting_laser(shipp); line 5121 or there abouts

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polymodel *po = model_get( Ship_info[shipp->ship_info_index].modelnum );
int num_slots = po->gun_banks[shipp->targeting_laser_bank].num_slots;
shipp->weapon_energy -= num_slots*winfo_p->energy_consumed;
if(shipp->weapon_energy < 0.0f){
shipp->weapon_energy = 0.0f;


this is were I'm about to add the bit that says not to fire it if you're out of energy

[Bobboau]

I think I fixed the two bugs I'm likely to be able to fix anytime soon

were it called ship_start_targeting_laser(shipp);
I put this in,

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if((winfo_p->wi_flags & WIF_BEAM) && (winfo_p->b_info.beam_type == BEAM_TYPE_C)){
polymodel *po = model_get( Ship_info[shipp->ship_info_index].modelnum );
int num_slots = po->gun_banks[shipp->targeting_laser_bank].num_slots;
shipp->weapon_energy -= num_slots*winfo_p->energy_consumed;
if(shipp->weapon_energy < 0.0f){
shipp->weapon_energy = 0.0f;
}
else{
ship_start_targeting_laser(shipp);
}
continue;
}



I'm sloppy I know, I'll try moving this into  the ship_start_targeting_laser() function latter

the processing function is now

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void ship_process_targeting_lasers()
{
beam_fire_info fire_info;
ship_obj *so;
ship *shipp;
polymodel *m;

// interate over all ships
for ( so = GET_FIRST(&Ship_obj_list); so != END_OF_LIST(&Ship_obj_list); so = GET_NEXT(so) ) {
// sanity checks

shipp = &Ships[Objects[so->objnum].instance];
polymodel *po = model_get( Ship_info[shipp->ship_info_index].modelnum );
int num_slots = po->gun_banks[shipp->targeting_laser_bank].num_slots;

if(so->objnum < 0){
continue;
}
if(Objects[so->objnum].type != OBJ_SHIP){
continue;
}
if(Objects[so->objnum].instance < 0){
continue;
}

// if our trigger is no longer down, switch it off
if(!(shipp->flags & SF_TRIGGER_DOWN)){
ship_stop_targeting_laser(shipp);
continue;
}

// if we have a bank to fire - fire it
if((shipp->targeting_laser_bank >= 0) && (shipp->targeting_laser_bank < 2)){
// try and get the model
m = model_get(shipp->modelnum);
if(m == NULL){
continue;
}

// fire a targeting laser
if (shipp->targeting_laser_bank != 2){

for ( int j = 0; j < num_slots; j++ ){
fire_info.accuracy = 0.0f;
fire_info.beam_info_index = shipp->weapons.primary_bank_weapons[shipp->targeting_laser_bank];
fire_info.beam_info_override = NULL;
fire_info.shooter = &Objects[shipp->objnum];
fire_info.target = NULL;
fire_info.target_subsys = NULL;
fire_info.turret = NULL;
fire_info.targeting_laser_offset = m->gun_banks[shipp->targeting_laser_bank].pnt[j];
shipp->targeting_laser_objnum = beam_fire_targeting(&fire_info);

// hmm, why didn't it fire?
if(shipp->targeting_laser_objnum < 0){
Int3();
ship_stop_targeting_laser(shipp);
}
}
}
if (shipp->targeting_laser_bank == 2){

for (int q = 1; q<0; q--)
for ( int j = 0; j < num_slots; j++ ){
fire_info.accuracy = 0.0f;
fire_info.beam_info_index = shipp->weapons.primary_bank_weapons[shipp->targeting_laser_bank];
fire_info.beam_info_override = NULL;
fire_info.shooter = &Objects[shipp->objnum];
fire_info.target = NULL;
fire_info.target_subsys = NULL;
fire_info.turret = NULL;
fire_info.targeting_laser_offset = m->gun_banks[q].pnt[j];
shipp->targeting_laser_objnum = beam_fire_targeting(&fire_info);

// hmm, why didn't it fire?
if(shipp->targeting_laser_objnum < 0){
Int3();
ship_stop_targeting_laser(shipp);

}
}
}
}
}
}



I'm sure there is a more eligent way of doing this, actualy I know there is becase I realised it a few seconds after I started the build, but it's 5:00 am and this isn't ever going to be used in anything but me playing around (I'm sure Kaz will have REAL beams, that being a new type with warmup and down and everything in a few days) so to hell with it

now I'm gona look at the AI code and see if there is something simple like
if(WIF_BEAM)
then_don't_fire_stupid()
that I can alter
don't think it'll be that simple though

[Bobboau]

oh, and I made a small change to the starting func

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void ship_start_targeting_laser(ship *shipp)
{
int bank0_laser = 0;
int bank1_laser = 0;

// determine if either of our banks have a targeting laser
if((shipp->weapons.primary_bank_weapons[0] >= 0) && (Weapon_info[shipp->weapons.primary_bank_weapons[0]].wi_flags & WIF_BEAM) && (Weapon_info[shipp->weapons.primary_bank_weapons[0]].b_info.beam_type == BEAM_TYPE_C)){
bank0_laser = 1;
}
if((shipp->weapons.primary_bank_weapons[1] >= 0) && (Weapon_info[shipp->weapons.primary_bank_weapons[1]].wi_flags & WIF_BEAM) && (Weapon_info[shipp->weapons.primary_bank_weapons[1]].b_info.beam_type == BEAM_TYPE_C)){
bank1_laser = 1;
}

// if primary banks are linked
if(shipp->flags & SF_PRIMARY_LINKED){
[b] if(bank0_laser && bank1_laser){
shipp->targeting_laser_bank =2;
return;
}
[/b] if(bank0_laser){
shipp->targeting_laser_bank = 0;
return;
}
if(bank1_laser){
shipp->targeting_laser_bank = 1;
return;
}


}
// if we only have 1 bank selected
else {
if(bank0_laser && (shipp->weapons.current_primary_bank == 0)){
shipp->targeting_laser_bank = 0;
return;
}
if(bank1_laser && (shipp->weapons.current_primary_bank == 1)){
shipp->targeting_laser_bank = 1;
return;
}
}
}


[Shrike]

Originally posted by Bobboau
I'll take a look at that

and

HOLY **** IT WORKED!!!!1!!!111

See, that's why I didn't enable the language filters.  You can't have 'oh ****' moments without the ****.

And Bobboau?  Nice work.    I'm gonna post the news.

[Bobboau]

I would post a pic, but the VW servers are down
do you want me to mail you a few and have you upload them some were

[Shrike]

Go ahead.  [email protected]

[Setekh]

Originally posted by Shrike
See, that's why I didn't enable the language filters.  You can't have 'oh ****' moments without the ****.

:ha: Noted.

[Shrike]

This was sent to me by Bobbau.  Very cool stuff.

[Shrike]

Now, make a tag that makes allows non shield piercing beams....  I wonder if that's even possible (without some major work that is)

[Setekh]

That is nice!!

[Shrike]

Obviously, fighter beams will have to be carefully balanced.... they are extremely powerful due to their shield-piercing abilities.

[an0n]

Originally posted by Shrike
Now, make a tag that makes allows non shield piercing beams....  I wonder if that's even possible (without some major work that is)

Uh, can't you just edit the Targetting Lasers tbl entry to do that?

[Shrike]

AFAIK there is no way to make a beam non shield piercing, currently anyhow.

[Bobboau]

I'm sure it would be one of the easier things to do, but well beond my abilitys,
I barely have any idea what I'm doing realy
I'll take a look at it though

[an0n]

Originally posted by Shrike
AFAIK there is no way to make a beam non shield piercing, currently anyhow.

Can't be that hard. Just steal the code from the normal weapons and tweak it.

[Shrike]

The problem is, beams might have the code ignore shields completely integral to their operation.  Again, it might be fairly easy, it might not.

What would be nice would be a simple tag 'shield piercing' that makes any weapon go through shields..... weapons without it do not ignore shields.

[Bobboau]

looks like I could add a "ignore sheild" flag fairly easily, for pulse weapons

[Setekh]

Originally posted by Bobboau
looks like I could add a "ignore sheild" flag fairly easily, for pulse weapons

That'd be pretty flash. But I have a feeling that the initial problem of the beam would still be a problem... man, I really gotta get into this code summore.