Scaling a weapon

#1 Have you tried scale = "0.5 0.5 0.5"? 1 Number probably won't work, but this would make the weapon scale to 1/2 size on all 3 axis's, axi....axee?

#2 Actually I did try this, but I wonder if it is in the wrong function or datablock.

My script does compille correctly when using the "scale=" syntax but it has no effect on the crossbow.

#3 Here is my datablock...

datablock ShapeBaseImageData(BowImage)
{
// Basic Item properties
shapeFile = "~/data/shapes/medievalweapons/crossbow.dts";
emap = true;

scale="0.5 0.5 0.5";

// Specify mount point & offset for 3rd person, and eye offset
// for first person rendering.
mountPoint = 0;
eyeOffset = "0.1 0.4 -0.6";

// When firing from a point offset from the eye, muzzle correction
// will adjust the muzzle vector to point to the eye LOS point.
// Since this weapon doesn't actually fire from the muzzle point,
// we need to turn this off.
correctMuzzleVector = false;

// Add the WeaponImage namespace as a parent, WeaponImage namespace
// provides some hooks into the inventory system.
className = "WeaponImage";

// Projectile && Ammo.
item = Bow;
ammo = BowAmmo;
projectile = BowProjectile;
projectileType = Projectile;

// Images have a state system which controls how the animations
// are run, which sounds are played, script callbacks, etc. This
// state system is downloaded to the client so that clients can
// predict state changes and animate accordingly. The following
// system supports basic ready->fire->reload transitions as
// well as a no-ammo->dryfire idle state.

// Initial start up state
stateName[0] = "Preactivate";
stateTransitionOnLoaded[0] = "Activate";
stateTransitionOnNoAmmo[0] = "NoAmmo";

// Activating the gun. Called when the weapon is first
// mounted and there is ammo.
stateName[1] = "Activate";
stateTransitionOnTimeout[1] = "Ready";
stateTimeoutValue[1] = 0.6;
stateSequence[1] = "Activate";

// Ready to fire, just waiting for the trigger
stateName[2] = "Ready";
stateTransitionOnNoAmmo[2] = "NoAmmo";
stateTransitionOnTriggerDown[2] = "Fire";

// Fire the weapon. Calls the fire script which does
// the actual work.
stateName[3] = "Fire";
stateTransitionOnTimeout[3] = "Reload";
stateTimeoutValue[3] = 0.2;
stateFire[3] = true;
stateRecoil[3] = LightRecoil;
stateAllowImageChange[3] = false;
stateSequence[3] = "Fire";
stateScript[3] = "onFire";
stateSound[3] = BowFireSound;

// Play the relead animation, and transition into
stateName[4] = "Reload";
stateTransitionOnNoAmmo[4] = "NoAmmo";
stateTransitionOnTimeout[4] = "Ready";
stateTimeoutValue[4] = 0.8;
stateAllowImageChange[4] = false;
stateSequence[4] = "Reload";
stateEjectShell[4] = true;
stateSound[4] = BowReloadSound;

// No ammo in the weapon, just idle until something
// shows up. Play the dry fire sound if the trigger is
// pulled.
stateName[5] = "NoAmmo";
stateTransitionOnAmmo[5] = "Reload";
stateSequence[5] = "NoAmmo";
stateTransitionOnTriggerDown[5] = "DryFire";

// No ammo dry fire
stateName[6] = "DryFire";
stateTimeoutValue[6] = 1.0;
stateTransitionOnTimeout[6] = "NoAmmo";
stateSound[6] = BowFireEmptySound;


};

#4 Well, there's no sort of "setScale" function for images, but it resizes when the player does. The codes in there somewhere, it most likely needs to be exposed to script though.

#5 It is strange because no one seems to have a definitive answer on this. Mabye I am going about it totally wrong. I would think there would be a way to get a reference to the dts object while it is mounted or before it is mounted on the player. Then set "scale=0.5 0.5 0.5"

#6 If you can set the scale of a dts object in the world editor then you should be able to set it in code for the weapon.

#7 Not exactly, just because you can do something with the dts object doesn't mean it can be done through the same work with the ShapeBaseImage. ShapeBaseImage's are rendered differently, client-side only, etc.

Here's a list of all the ShapeBaseImageData functions that I found on TDNtdn.garagegames.com/wiki/Torque_Console_Objects_12#ShapeBaseData And I can't see an example of Scale: on here.