Zarkonnen, a couple questions about shots/projectiles...

• WarStalkeR Lieutenant, Engineering Corps Sept. 4, 2015 08:35

  Hi Zarkonnen, I'm currently trying to implement new projectile types: Guided Projectiles & Beams. I feeling a little bit lost here. Can you please point me to the right classes/methods, which are responsible for launching projectile from the weapon, after all required information (such as speed, trail size, image & etc) were already received and processed?

• WolvrNZ Commander, Engineering Corps Sept. 4, 2015 09:37

  Hah, NetBeans remembered what .java files were last opened even with upgrading to Windows10 With my utter lack of understanding of anything apart from trial and error. .shotSpeed(1.2) // Speed of projectile, assuming 1 = 1 tile per second/tick? .shot(new Img("spritesheet", 64, 304, 1, 1, false)) // Co-Ords, size, ? .exhaust(new WeaponAppearance.ShotExhaustEmitter(Type.GRENADE_SPARK, 0.01, 1, Math.PI, 1, 0.5, 1)) // Types are defined in .partical.java, donno how that works. First values were for frequency and length (I think), Math Values = lower makes it more tame, higher more energetic Donno if that helps at all..

• Zarkonnen Aerial Emperor Sept. 4, 2015 10:47

  Sure, basically most of what you need will be in Shot.java. Weapons create new Shots by adding them to the combat.

• WarStalkeR Lieutenant, Engineering Corps Sept. 4, 2015 13:30

  Zarkonnen, and d.blit in draw(Draw d) in Shot.java is responsible for showing/rendering where exactly is projectile itself in current "tick" - right?

• Zarkonnen Aerial Emperor Sept. 4, 2015 14:55

  Yep, and the sX + ((tX - sX) * time / travelTime) - img.srcWidth / 2, sY + ((tY - sY) * time / travelTime) - img.srcHeight / 2, Math.atan2((tY - sY), (tX - sX)) lines after it calculate the x-position, y-position and rotation on the basis of where the shot started from, is going, and how long it's travelled. So if you want to make guided missiles you probably want to change how shots' positions are stored, giving them a current x/y coordinate you can then modify, etc.

• WarStalkeR Lieutenant, Engineering Corps Sept. 4, 2015 16:43

  Thanks! Also, can you please point me to the method that is responsible for rotating the gun/barrel towards the target? EDIT: I think weaponAngle = Direction.radiansFromTo(sX, sY, target.b.x, target.b.y) from public boolean fire(Combat c) at Module.java is responsible for it. Please correct me, if I'm wrong.