Some problems with controllers

[Arska134]

Hello!

 

I need to ask you guys how i can point my controller to facing another. I made zombies in my game with controllers. Is it even good idea? I came up with idea of using controllers, because it's easy to determine if zombie is falling or crouching. But now i have some problems when i am trying to make zombies follow player model.

 

I'll stick with controllers, or something else?

 

Thanks.

[Rick]

Use PointEntity() on the zombie model on the Y axis. Then use the zombies Y rotation value via (EntityRotation(zombie).Y) for the rotation value to use for the controller. This will point the model and make moving "forward" with the controller move towards the player.

[Arska134]

What if controller is parent of zombie model? Still works?

[cassius]

pointEntity(zombie,playerl,3,1,0)

UpdateController(zombie.control,zombie.rotation.y,2.5, 0, 500,1,0)

[Rick]

Don't parent the controller to the model. It can run into issues. After UpdateController(), position the zombie model to the controller position instead.

[Arska134]

pointEntity(zombie,playerl,3,1,0)

UpdateController(zombie.control,zombie.rotation.y,2.5, 0, 500,1,0)

Hmm... when i use maxacceleration 500 zombie launches to another planet straight away. O_O

 

Without that, zombie changes direction pretty slowly. :/

[cassius]

Try a lower value like 100. The speed of 2.5 can also be changed possibly to a lower number.I just played around with these values till I got a good result. Didn't really know what I was doing. But it works fine.

[Arska134]

Try a lower value like 100. The speed of 2.5 can also be changed possibly to a lower number.I just played around with these values till I got a good result. Didn't really know what I was doing. But it works fine.

Even with maxacceleration of 1, it still flys sky high.

[Rick]

Are you still parenting? Parenting can lead to some funky stuff sometimes. Worth a shot to unparent if you are still doing it. Other things like mass maybe? Been awhile since I used controllers so can't remember off the top of my head.

[Arska134]

Are you still parenting? Parenting can lead to some funky stuff sometimes. Worth a shot to unparent if you are still doing it. Other things like mass maybe? Been awhile since I used controllers so can't remember off the top of my head.

I am not parenting them anymore.

[cassius]

I have parented the player but not the enemy characters.Rick is right, the problem is not in the updatecontroller code.