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Mounting images onto images

by Jeff Trier · in Artist Corner · 06/17/2003 (5:39 am) · 2 replies

Not sure if this should be in the Mod or Model forum...

I have created a laboratory where the player can invent weapons and other objects. It all works fine, but when I enter the game, I can't seem to get the players weapon to represent its appearance correctly.

Basically how I am attempting this is by having a set of base models. Pistol, Rifle, SMG, MG and a Launcher. Each one of these models has the same set of nodes: muzzlePoint, mountPoint, ejectPoint, mount0, mount1, mount2.

Then, I have different sets of the mountable objects: 4 barrel pieces, 3 Mechanism pieces, 4 scope pieces. All of these pieces have a mountPoint node.

Now with all of this, I have it so when the player is in game, they can spawn a soldier, then it will spawn with the correct weaponImage base model. It just wont spawn with the base models attachments.

I have scoured the internet for info on how to attach a weapon image to another weapon image in game, but I can't get any info on this. I have found plenty of info on how to attach a weapon image to a car or player, and I have tried to use the same method to attach images to images, but I had no luck.

So my question is, is this possible? I am assuming it is, I just can't figure it out. Do I have the nodes set right? With the current set up, it works perfectly with the GuiObjectView resource.


Any insight would be just dandy. :)

Thanks,
-Jeff
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    Associate Anthony Rosenbaum
    #1
    06/17/2003 (6:40 am)
    I would recommend looking at the code mounts which mounts shapebaseimages onto shapebase objects. I tried doing a "built you own player" additon and was able to make the system work in the GUI but when it came to getting it to work ingame is a totally differant thing. I know owe thing the shapbebase can onlymount 8 possible objects that is hard coded. I would say use a shapbebase for the model and then add addtional shapebaseimages as barrel/scope whatever but it would almost certainly cause overhead. I believe you will need a new class to achomplish what you want.

    Torque Owner Jeff Trier
    Simple Distractions Software
    #2
    06/17/2003 (6:51 am)
    Doh!

    I was afraid of this when I did a dump on the image class and didn't see a mountImage function... drat!

    Yeah, I have to avoid as much overhead as posible, the game is going to be pushing it already. I don't think I should mount a shapebase to the player.

    Hmm... I suppose I could model all of the variations, but I think with what I have now that would be about 212 models to create just for the weapons.

    Maybe I can have 4 nodes in one hand, each to support a segment of the weapon. That would still give me 4 nodes for attachments elsewhere.

    I am going to have to think about this for a while.

    Thanks Anthony,
    -Jeff