Item that can take damage : DamagableItemObjectType

#1 They're just flags - set them as makes sense for your game. If you want a specific object to match the flag, then set it for that object. You can set them anytime you like, not just in the constructor.

#2 Ben,

Do you mean like this ( it doesn't seem to work ) :

########### /Torque/example/starter.fps/server/scripts/crate.cs = execed from game.cs ###

function ItemData::create( %data )
{
echo( "ItemData::create - make a crate we can kill with projectile --------------------------" );

%obj = new Item()
{
dataBlock = %data;
rotate = false;
static = true;
dynamicType = DamagableItemObjectType;
};

return %obj;
}
##############################################################################


Ben - Thanks for responding.

#3 I've no idea what the script interface is for that stuff, unfortunately.

You will need to have a $ before any globals, incidentally.

#4 Ben,

Thanks for helping.

I guess no one knows about this or uses it.

I searched the forums before posting and there was only 1 other reference to DamagableItemObjectType.

I'll try to mess around some more...

#5 This line, just to be clear, doesn't work:

dynamicType = DamagableItemObjectType;

You need to have

dynamicType = $DamagableItemObjectType;

for it to even assign a value to that field.

#6 Ben,

What I did was edit the /home/me/.garagegames/torqueDemo/starter.fps/data/missions/stronghold.mis
and in the

new Item() {
pos/rot/scale
rotate = "0";
....
dynamicType = $TypeMasks::DamagableItemObjectType;
collideable = "1"; // but this nevers seems to make any difference
};

^^^ This seems to be the correct way but alas it doesn't make projectiles hit my crate.

#7 ^^^ although that didn't work....

what I got to work was to create a new c++ class called damagableItem
and force it's type to DamagableItemObjectType at the end of it's constructor.



this works - projectiles hit the crate and blow up.

#8 There ya go! Glad to hear it's working.

#9 What does the code look like for that? I'm trying to do the same thing but... alas..