Headshots

#1 In the starter kit? No. Easily scripted in however.

function ProjectileData::onCollision(%this, %obj, %col, %fade, %pos, %normal)
{
   // Apply damage to the object all shape base objects
   if ( %this.directDamage > 0 )
   {
      if ( %col.getType() & ($TypeMasks::ShapeBaseObjectType) )
      {
         %headshot = false;
         if ( %col.getClassName() $= "Player" )
         {
            %damLoc = firstWord( %col.getDamageLocation( %position ) );
            if ( %damLoc $= "head" )
               %headshot = true;
         }
         %col.damage( %obj, %pos, ( %headshot == true ? %this.directDamage * 1.5 : %this.directDamage ), "Projectile" );
      }
   }
}

#2 Thanks, all i have to do is script it? After the head shot do i have to script that he does a ragdoll death.

#3 Ragdoll requires engine changes and script.

#4 If you want ragdoll deaths, the easiest but not real solution is the ragdoll animation pack
http://www.garagegames.com/products/65/

#5 where do you add that snippet? is it in the weapon.cs file?

#6 Slaps for resurrecting a 3 year old thread

function ProjectileData::onCollision, is in each individual weapon's cs file (eg: crossbow.cs).

A "search in files" using some sort of text viewer or IDE (notepad C++ or Torsion, etc) is useful for finding the location of things such as functions or testing to see whether they are already existing.

#7 would all you need is that snippet, wouldnt you need something else to identify what exactly is considered the "head"? sorry for the noob questions, im new at scripting

#8 I think that "head" is just what the top area of the bounding box is called. I've no idea where the actual script/code for it is though.

#9 box_Percentage..... of Player datablock.

// Damage location details
   boxNormalHeadPercentage       = 0.83;
   boxNormalTorsoPercentage      = 0.49;
   boxHeadLeftPercentage         = 0;
   boxHeadRightPercentage        = 1;
   boxHeadBackPercentage         = 0;
   boxHeadFrontPercentage        = 1;

is where it's found....also the global variables at the top of the file help in deathSequence playback...

$PlayerDeathAnim::TorsoFrontFallForward = 1;
$PlayerDeathAnim::TorsoFrontFallBack = 2;
$PlayerDeathAnim::TorsoBackFallForward = 3;
$PlayerDeathAnim::TorsoLeftSpinDeath = 4;
$PlayerDeathAnim::TorsoRightSpinDeath = 5;
$PlayerDeathAnim::LegsLeftGimp = 6;
$PlayerDeathAnim::LegsRightGimp = 7;
$PlayerDeathAnim::TorsoBackFallForward = 8;
$PlayerDeathAnim::HeadFrontDirect = 9;
$PlayerDeathAnim::HeadBackFallForward = 10;
$PlayerDeathAnim::ExplosionBlowBack = 11;

#10 Just bear in mind that the vital area in the head is a little less than half of it's size. Shooting someone in jaw or mouth is not fatal.