Headshot help needed, Please.

[legacy-VladTepz]

I’m trying to create a headshot Super shock rifle but running into some problems.

I created a class that extends SuperShockBeamFire and tried adding the code I found in the class SniperFire that detects the headshots, it works but it does not show the beam from the shockrifle, it acts and shoots like the sniper rifle only 1 shot kills.

Any ideas on what I would have to edit to get this working properly?

Thanx for your time,
Vlad

[legacy-VladTepz]

BTW, bascly i copied everything out of the SniperFire class and pasted it into my class, god I'm such a n00b at this.

I could post the code if you think that will help.

Vlad

[legacy--GSF-JohnDoe]

instead of copying everything, just extend the Fire class from the shockrifle, and implement ONLY the code that checks for the headshot (from the sniperfire).

[legacy-VladTepz]

I tried that, or at least i think i got what checks for the headshots, but i'm not 100% sure.

 ReflectNum = 0;
    while (true)
    {
        bDoReflect = false;
        X = Vector(Dir);
        End = Start + tmpTraceRange * X;
        Other = Weapon.Trace(HitLocation, HitNormal, End, Start, true);

        if ( Other != None && (Other != Instigator || ReflectNum > 0) )
        {
            if (bReflective && Other.IsA('xPawn') && xPawn(Other).CheckReflect(HitLocation, RefNormal, DamageMin*0.25))
            {
                bDoReflect = true;
            }
            else if ( Other != mainArcHitTarget )
            {
                if ( !Other.bWorldGeometry )
                {
                    Damage = (DamageMin + Rand(DamageMax - DamageMin)) * DamageAtten;

                    if (Vehicle(Other) != None)
                        HeadShotPawn = Vehicle(Other).CheckForHeadShot(HitLocation, X, 1.0);

                    if (HeadShotPawn != None)
                        HeadShotPawn.TakeDamage(Damage * HeadShotDamageMult, Instigator, HitLocation, Momentum*X, DamageTypeHeadShot);
					else if ( (Pawn(Other) != None) && (arcsRemaining == NumArcs)
						&& Pawn(Other).IsHeadShot(HitLocation, X, 1.0) )
                        Other.TakeDamage(Damage * HeadShotDamageMult, Instigator, HitLocation, Momentum*X, DamageTypeHeadShot);
                    else
                    {
						if ( arcsRemaining < NumArcs )
							Damage *= SecDamageMult;
                        Other.TakeDamage(Damage, Instigator, HitLocation, Momentum*X, DamageType);
					}
                }
                else
					HitLocation = HitLocation + 2.0 * HitNormal;
            }
        }
        else
        {
            HitLocation = End;
            HitNormal = Normal(Start - End);
        }
        if ( Weapon == None )
			return;
        hitEmitter = xEmitter(Weapon.Spawn(tmpHitEmitClass,,, arcEnd, Rotator(HitNormal)));
        if ( hitEmitter != None )
			hitEmitter.mSpawnVecA = HitLocation;
		if ( HitScanBlockingVolume(Other) != None )
			return;

        if( arcsRemaining == NumArcs )
        {
            mainArcHit = HitLocation + (HitNormal * 2.0);
            if ( Other != None && !Other.bWorldGeometry )
                mainArcHitTarget = Other;
        }

        if (bDoReflect && ++ReflectNum < 4)
        {
            //Log("reflecting off"@Other@Start@HitLocation);
            Start = HitLocation;
            Dir = Rotator( X - 2.0*RefNormal*(X dot RefNormal) );
        }
        else if ( arcsRemaining > 0 )
        {
            arcsRemaining--;

            // done parent arc, now move trace point to arc trace hit location and try child arcs from there
            Start = mainArcHit;
            Dir = Rotator(VRand());
            tmpHitEmitClass = SecHitEmitterClass;
            tmpTraceRange = SecTraceDist;
            arcEnd = mainArcHit;
        }
        else
        {
            break;
        }
    }
}

[legacy--GSF-JohnDoe]

if (Vehicle(Other) != None)
                        HeadShotPawn = Vehicle(Other).CheckForHeadShot(HitLocation, X, 1.0);

                    if (HeadShotPawn != None)
                        HeadShotPawn.TakeDamage(Damage * HeadShotDamageMult, Instigator, HitLocation, Momentum*X, DamageTypeHeadShot);
					else if ( (Pawn(Other) != None) && (arcsRemaining == NumArcs)
						&& Pawn(Other).IsHeadShot(HitLocation, X, 1.0) )
                        Other.TakeDamage(Damage * HeadShotDamageMult, Instigator, HitLocation, Momentum*X, DamageTypeHeadShot);
                    else
                    {
						if ( arcsRemaining < NumArcs )
							Damage *= SecDamageMult;
                        Other.TakeDamage(Damage, Instigator, HitLocation, Momentum*X, DamageType);
}

this is the important bit I think. this should be placed in the DoTrace() function. this isnt present in the shockbeamfire, but it's in instantfire (the parentclass). you need to redifine DoTrace in your custom fire class.

[legacy-VladTepz]

Thanx man, i"m getting there, now my only problem is that i can kill with a headshot but if i shoot anywhere else on the player it does no damage so only headshots kill.

here's what i got so far

function DoTrace(Vector Start, Rotator Dir)
{
    local Vector X, End, HitLocation, HitNormal, RefNormal;
    local Actor Other;
    local int Damage;
    local bool bDoReflect;
    local int ReflectNum;
    local Pawn HeadShotPawn;

	MaxRange();

    ReflectNum = 0;
    while (true)
    {
        bDoReflect = false;
        X = Vector(Dir);
        End = Start + TraceRange * X;

        Other = Weapon.Trace(HitLocation, HitNormal, End, Start, true);

        if ( Other != None && (Other != Instigator || ReflectNum > 0) )
        {
            if (bReflective && Other.IsA('xPawn') && xPawn(Other).CheckReflect(HitLocation, RefNormal, DamageMin*0.25))
            {
                bDoReflect = true;
                HitNormal = Vect(0,0,0);
            }
            else if ( !Other.bWorldGeometry )

            Damage = (DamageMin + Rand(DamageMax - DamageMin)) * DamageAtten;

                    if (Vehicle(Other) != None)
                        HeadShotPawn = Vehicle(Other).CheckForHeadShot(HitLocation, X, 1.0);

                    if (HeadShotPawn != None)
                        HeadShotPawn.TakeDamage(Damage * HeadShotDamageMult, Instigator, HitLocation, Momentum*X, DamageTypeHeadShot);
					else if ( (Pawn(Other) != None)
						&& Pawn(Other).IsHeadShot(HitLocation, X, 1.0) )
                        Other.TakeDamage(Damage * HeadShotDamageMult, Instigator, HitLocation, Momentum*X, DamageTypeHeadShot);

                        //===================

            else if ( WeaponAttachment(Weapon.ThirdPersonActor) != None )
				WeaponAttachment(Weapon.ThirdPersonActor).UpdateHit(Other,HitLocation,HitNormal);
        }
        else
        {
            HitLocation = End;
            HitNormal = Vect(0,0,0);
			WeaponAttachment(Weapon.ThirdPersonActor).UpdateHit(Other,HitLocation,HitNormal);
        }

        SpawnBeamEffect(Start, Dir, HitLocation, HitNormal, ReflectNum);

        if (bDoReflect && ++ReflectNum < 4)
        {
            //Log("reflecting off"@Other@Start@HitLocation);
            Start = HitLocation;
            Dir = Rotator(RefNormal); //Rotator( X - 2.0*RefNormal*(X dot RefNormal) );
        }
        else
        {
            break;
        }
    }
 }

Vlad

[legacy-VladTepz]

OK i got it working, Thanx for all the help bro:up:

Vlad