Changing the player shape

#1 Maybe you'd wanna use localclientconnection.setControlObject(%object)
would require you to create the new object first, then put that object where the player is, set control to that object, delete original player object.

#2 Jermaine - you're on the right path with using %player.setDatablock() but it all depends how you're working out what %player points at? this should be executed on the server side, I've no idea if this will work as I haven't tested it but try the following:

in client/scripts/default.bind.cs - add the following:

// this adds a function and keymap to send the server a message that you want to swap players between 
// two different models... A and B.
function changePlayer(%val)
{
   if (%val)
   {
      if ($currentModel $= "A"
      {
         $currentModel = "B";
         commandToServer('changePlayer',"B");
      }
      else {
         $currentModel = "A";
         commandToServer('changePlayer',"A");
      }
   }

}

// Map the "C" on the keyboard to our player
moveMap.bind( keyboard, C, showPlayerList );

Next to add the server side of things to swap player datablocks.
Edit server/scripts/commands.cs and add at the bottom

function serverCmdChangePlayer(%client, %model)
{
   if (%model $= "A")
   {
      %client.player.setDatablock(myDatablockA);
   }
   else {
      %client.player.setDatablock(myDatablockB);
   }
}

Hopefully that should work for you, if not drop a post back here and I'll see what I did wrong. Although I've written this to swap using a keypress you can just as easily call that function from a trigger in your game, do remember that it will swap the player instantly.. I prefer to code some effect using particles to hide the player for a second while it swaps over.

#3 @Andy Rollins
Thanks I will try that now.

I notice a little bug

One thing I assuming that the keybind you made in the first code block
"moveMap.bind( keyboard, C, showPlayerList );"

should be

moveMap.bind( keyboard, C, changePlayer );"

thanks again I will be trying this.

#4 Ok this is strange when i add this code its like all my keybind are gone. The camera wont move and character wont move. when i press f11 it goes into free look but still i cant move the camera.
Basically I'm just playing with fps starter kit

This is my console log

Compiling testfps/client/scripts/default.bind.cs...
testfps/client/scripts/default.bind.cs Line: 365 - parse error
>>> Advanced script error report.  Line 365.
>>> Some error context, with ## on sides of error halt:
GlobalActionMap.bindCmd(keyboard, "alt enter", "", "toggleFullScreen();");

GlobalActionMap.bindCmd(keyboard, "F1", "", "contextHelp();");

moveMap.bindCmd(keyboard, "n", "NetGraph::toggleNetGraph();", "");

// two different models... A and B.

function changePlayer(%val)

{

if (%val)  

{

if ($currentModel $= "A"

{

## ##$currentModel = "B";   

commandToServer('changePlayer',"B");   

}

else {

$currentModel = "A";    

commandToServer('changePlayer',"A"); 

}

}

}

// Map the "C" on the keyboard to our player

moveMap.bind( keyboard, b, changePlayer );  
>>> Error report complete.

Compiling testfps/client/config.cs...
Loading compiled script testfps/client/config.cs.
Binding server port to default IP
UDP initialized on port 0



*** Initial Control Object
Activating DirectInput...
keyboard0 input device acquired.
Mapping string: Kork to index: 13
yaw: Unknown command.
pitch: Unknown command.
yaw: Unknown command.
pitch: Unknown command.
yaw: Unknown command.
pitch: Unknown command.
yaw: Unknown command.
pitch: Unknown command.
yaw: Unknown command.
pitch: Unknown command.
yaw: Unknown command.
pitch: Unknown command.
yaw: Unknown command.
pitch: Unknown command.
Loading compiled script creator/editor/cursors.cs.
Loading compiled script creator/editor/editor.bind.cs.
Loading compiled script creator/editor/ObjectBuilderGui.gui.
Loading compiled script creator/editor/EditorGui.gui.
Loading compiled script creator/editor/EditorGui.cs.
Loading compiled script creator/editor/WorldEditorSettingsDlg.gui.
Loading compiled script creator/editor/TerrainEditorVSettingsGui.gui.
keyboard0 input device unacquired.
DirectInput deactivated.

My default.bind.cs code is the same as the fps. starter kit except i just added the code to the bottom.

#5 Jermaine,

Sorry I made a mistake in the default.bind.cs which is why you've lost the key bindings and have an error.

// this adds a function and keymap to send the server a message that you want to swap players between 
// two different models... A and B.
function changePlayer(%val)
{
   if (%val)
   {
      if ($currentModel $= "A")
      {
         $currentModel = "B";
         commandToServer('changePlayer',"B");
      }
      else {
         $currentModel = "A";
         commandToServer('changePlayer',"A");
      }
   }

}

// Map the "C" on the keyboard to our player
moveMap.bind( keyboard, C, changePlayer );

#6 Did that work Jermaine?

#7 O sorry for not responding.

nope it didnt work. The errors were fixed but the player never changed.

It didnt give me any errors.

o well i probably going to have to omit this from the project till i figure it out.

thanks anyway