Unable to hide weapon´s mesh.

[mrseth]

This is my weapon:

simulated function TimeWeaponEquipping()
{
AttachWeaponTo( Instigator.Mesh,'WeaponPoint' );
super.TimeWeaponEquipping();
}

simulated function AttachWeaponTo( SkeletalMeshComponent MeshCpnt, optional Name SocketName )
{
MeshCpnt.AttachComponentToSocket(Mesh,SocketName);
}

function hide (bool hide)
{
Mesh.SetHidden(hide);
SetHidden(hide);
}

DefaultProperties
{
Begin Object Class=AnimNodeSequence Name=MeshSequenceA

End Object

Begin Object name=FirstPersonMesh
DepthPriorityGroup=SDPG_World
SkeletalMesh=SkeletalMesh'MyWeapons.MySword'
AnimSets(0)=AnimSet'MyWeapons.Mesh_006'
Animations=MeshSequenceA

Translation=(x=-10,y=15,z=20)
CollideActors=false
AlwaysLoadOnClient=true
AlwaysLoadOnServer=true

bUpdateSkelWhenNotRendered=false
bIgnoreControllersWhenNotRendered=true
bOverrideAttachmentOwnerVisibility=true
bAcceptsDynamicDecals=FALSE
Rotation=(Pitch=5000,Yaw=0,Roll=4000)

End Object

begin object name=PickupMesh
SkeletalMesh=SkeletalMesh'MyWeapons.MySword'
Translation=(x=0,y=0,z=20)
Scale =1.5
end object

}

But im unable to make its mesh invisible. I tried SetHidden, Mesh.setHidden but no sucess. Why?

[gegebel]

shouldn't you do: SetHidden(true) ? since it's a bool

[_h2o_]

try to reattach weapon mesh after you hide it

[mrseth]

(bool hide)

Also, put true on both

function hide (bool hide)
{
Mesh.SetHidden(true);
SetHidden(true);
}
just to check and it still didnt worked. The methods aint producing any results.

[mrseth]

try to reattach weapon mesh after you hide it

still nothing

var MyPawn pawn;

simulated function TimeWeaponEquipping()
{
AttachWeaponTo( Instigator.Mesh,'WeaponPoint' );
pawn = MyPawn(Instigator);
super.TimeWeaponEquipping();
}

simulated function AttachWeaponTo( SkeletalMeshComponent MeshCpnt, optional Name SocketName )
{
MeshCpnt.AttachComponentToSocket(Mesh,SocketName);
}

function hide (bool hide)
{
Mesh.SetHidden(hide);
SetHidden(hide);

if(pawn != none)
{
AttachWeaponTo( pawn.Mesh,'WeaponPoint' );
}
}

[IrishKilter]

What Function is calling your Hide() function? What's telling it to even run the function?

[mrseth]

What Function is calling your Hide() function? What's telling it to even run the function?

My custom pawn. The function is being called, I put a `log inside of it and printed what it should print.

edit: im subclassing from UDKGame, UDKPlayerController, UTPawn, GamePlayerCamera, GameCameraBase and UTWeapon if its of any help.

[_h2o_]

to reattach, first you need to detach it)

hide mesh
detach mesh
attach mesh

[mrseth]

to reattach, first you need to detach it)

hide mesh
detach mesh
attach mesh



if(pawn != none)
{

DetachWeapon();
AttachWeaponTo( pawn.Mesh,'WeaponPoint' );
}

Still nothing.

[_h2o_]

what code in DetachWeapon() ?

[mrseth]

what code in DetachWeapon() ?

From UTWeapon:


simulated function DetachWeapon()
{
local UTPawn P;

DetachComponent( Mesh );
if (OverlayMesh != None)
{
DetachComponent(OverlayMesh);
}

SetSkin(None);

P = UTPawn(Instigator);
if (P != None)
{
if (Role == ROLE_Authority && P.CurrentWeaponAttachmentClass == AttachmentClass)
{
P.CurrentWeaponAttachmentClass = None;
if (Instigator.IsLocallyControlled())
{
P.WeaponAttachmentChanged();
}
}
}

SetBase(None);
SetHidden(True);
DetachMuzzleFlash();
Mesh.SetLightEnvironment(None);
}

[_h2o_]

so, when you do detach it hides your weapon.. maybe it is enought?

strange why hide+detouch+attach did no work.. maybe then just set weapon material to none or to some transparent material

what do you plan to do after you hide weapon?

[mrseth]

Nothing. It will remain hidden until I ask to unhide. My third person camera hides the pawn when the camera is about to enter inside its mesh, so I want to keep the weapon hidden too.

[_h2o_]

then just detach it to hide, and attach to show

[mrseth]

then just detach it to hide, and attach to show


function hide (bool hide)
{
if(pawn != none)
{
if(hide)
{
DetachWeapon();
`log("hide");
}
else
{
`log("show");
AttachWeaponTo( pawn.Mesh,'WeaponPoint' );
}
}
}

Nothing.

[_h2o_]

it does not possible, then you doing something wrong, check it, maybe you are trying to hide some other weapon

[mrseth]

it does not possible, then you doing something wrong, check it, maybe you are trying to hide some other weapon

My pawn only has one weapon and im calling it with


function Hidden(bool hide)
{
Mesh.SetHidden(hide);

MySword(Weapon).hide(hide);
}

[mrseth]

Ok, fixed but I have NO IDEA WHY.

Wheres the new code.

The weapon

class MySword extends UTWeapon;

simulated function SetPosition(UDKPawn Holder)
{
local Vector socketPosition;
local Rotator socketRotation;

super.SetPosition(Holder);

Holder.mesh.GetSocketWorldLocationAndRotation('Wea ponPoint',socketPosition,socketRotation,0);

SetLocation(socketPosition);
SetRotation(socketRotation);
}

DefaultProperties
{
Begin Object Class=AnimNodeSequence Name=MeshSequenceA

End Object

Begin Object name=FirstPersonMesh
DepthPriorityGroup=SDPG_World

SkeletalMesh=SkeletalMesh'MyWeapons.MySword'
AnimSets(0)=AnimSet'MyWeapons.Mesh_006'
Animations=MeshSequenceA


CollideActors=false
AlwaysLoadOnClient=true
AlwaysLoadOnServer=true

bUpdateSkelWhenNotRendered=false
bIgnoreControllersWhenNotRendered=true
bOverrideAttachmentOwnerVisibility=true
bAcceptsDynamicDecals=FALSE
Rotation=(Pitch=5000,Yaw=0,Roll=4000)
Translation=(x=0,y=10,z=10)

End Object

begin object name=PickupMesh
SkeletalMesh=SkeletalMesh'MyWeapons.MySword'
Translation=(x=0,y=0,z=20)
Scale =1.5
end object

AttachmentClass=class'MySwordAttachment'
WeaponFireTypes(0)=EWFT_InstantHit
WeaponFireTypes(1)=EWFT_None

InstantHitDamage(0)=50

ShotCost(0)=0

AmmoCount=1
MaxAmmoCount=1

WeaponFireAnim(0)=sword

MuzzleFlashSocket=MF

WeaponRange=50
}




the attachment, i dont know why its needed, but if i dont have one, the model will go black, but if i dont put a first person model, the sword wont appear at all.


class MySwordAttachment extends UTWeaponAttachment;

DefaultProperties
{
Begin Object Name=SkeletalMeshComponent0
SkeletalMesh=SkeletalMesh'MyWeapons.MySword'

end object

WeaponClass=class'MySword'
MuzzleFlashSocket=MF
}

[VendorX]

i dont know why its needed...

Because UT have different approach than UDK and is hard coded.