[SCRIPT] Simulate the player being dragged ?

[lothabread]

Well as you can all probably tell by the title of the thread. I'm in need of a script that would make it look and sound as if the player was being dragged by an enemy, but I've not the slightest clue of how to go about this or if its even really possible. Any input would be greatly appreciated ^^

[Neelke]

This might be something to start off with.

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void OnStart()
{
     MovePlayerHeadPos(0, -0.9f, 0, 10.0f, 0.1f);
     SetPlayerActive(false);
     AddTimer("drag", 3.0f, "PlayerDrag");
}

void PlayerDrag(string &in asTimer)
{
    AddPlayerBodyForce(8000, 0, -8000, false);
    AddTimer(asTimer, 1.5f, "PlayerDrag");
}

But sometimes, try checking through all the scripts yourselves. You learn quicker

[Deadon]

Also, for a better sense of being dragged (that most don't seem to get/notice) is that it's better to pulse (listen to the drag noise) than to keep the same speed.

[Neelke]

Well Deadon, I used a sound which fitted this perfectly, but I'm certain he doesn't have it. Unless he got the conversion mod The Fugitive 2.

PlayGuiSound("31_drag.snt", 1.0f);

[lothabread]

whats the best configuration to have the players head on the floor ?

this is what i have

FadePlayerRollTo(-45, 0.8, 8);

[Romulator]

Didn't test this (rather stole it from the wiki's wake up tutorial), but it might also help:

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FadePlayerRollTo(50, 220, 220); // Simulate being on the floor

Since you have FadePlayerRollTo, you are heading in the right direction (no pun intended)

[lothabread]

Well i want the player to start off in a cage, have an engineer come "open" it and then "drag" the player around a corner, but im at a standstill

Spoiler below!

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////////////////////////////
// Run when starting game
void OnStart()
{
///////////////////////
//Debug
    if(ScriptDebugOn())
          {
               GiveItemFromFile("lantern", "lantern.ent");
               SetPlayerLampOil(100.0f);
 
               for(int i = 0;i < 10;i++)
               {
                    GiveItemFromFile("tinderbox", "tinderbox.ent");
               }
          }
///////////////////////

///////////////////////
//Start Scene
    SetSanityDrainDisabled(true);
    SetPlayerCrouching(true);
    SetPlayerActive(false);
    FadeOut(0);
    AddTimer("StartGame", 6.0f, "IntroSequence");
    AddTimer("drag", 3.0f, "Drag");
////////////////////////
}

////////////////////////
//Start Scene
void IntroSequence(string &in asTimer)
{
    AddLocalVarInt("iIntroPart", 1);
    float partSpeed = 0.5f;
    switch(GetLocalVarInt("iIntroPart")) {
        case 1:
            MovePlayerHeadPos(0, -0.9f, 0, 10.0f, 0.1f);
            PlayGuiSound("", 1.0f);
            StartPlayerLookAt("AreaIntroLook_1", 10.0f, 10.0f, "");
            FadePlayerRollTo(-50, 200, 200);
            partSpeed = 0.5f;
        break;
        
        case 2:
            StartPlayerLookAt("AreaIntroLook_1", 1.0f, 1.0f, "");
            FadeIn(2.0f);
            Manpig01();
            partSpeed = 3.0f;  
        break;
        
        case 3:
            StartPlayerLookAt("AreaIntroLook_2", 1.0f, 1.0f, "");
            partSpeed = 5.0f;
        break;
        
        case 4:
            StartPlayerLookAt("AreaIntroLook_3", 1.0f, 1.0f, "");
            PlayGuiSound("", 0.7f);
            FadeOut(5.7f);
            partSpeed = 6.0f;
        break;
        
        case 5:
            TeleportPlayer("PlayerDrag");
            MovePlayerHeadPos(-1.0f, -0.45, -1.1, 10.0f, 0.1f);
            partSpeed = 0.01f;
        break;
        
        case 6:
            PlayGuiSound("joint_cage_slide_open", 1.0f);
            FadeIn(6.0f);
            partSpeed = 8.0f;
        break;
    }
    
    if(GetLocalVarInt("iIntroPart") < 7)    AddTimer("tmrIntro", partSpeed, "IntroSequence");     
}

void Drag(string &in asTimer)
{
  AddPlayerBodyForce(8000, 0, -8000, false);
  AddTimer(asTimer, 1.5f, "PlayerDrag");
}

void Manpig01()
{
    AddEnemyPatrolNode("engineer_1", "PathNodeArea_1", 0.0f, "");
    AddEnemyPatrolNode("engineer_1", "PathNodeArea_2", 0.0f, "");
    AddEnemyPatrolNode("engineer_1", "PathNodeArea_3", 0.0f, "");
} 


[Neelke]

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void Drag(string &in asTimer)
{
  AddPlayerBodyForce(8000, 0, -8000, false);
  AddTimer(asTimer, 1.5f, "(Player)Drag");
}

Marked with () what was wrong. The timer aint named like that. This below is correct.

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void Drag(string &in asTimer)
{
  AddPlayerBodyForce(8000, 0, -8000, false);
  AddTimer(asTimer, 1.5f, "Drag");
}

[lothabread]

okay this is gonna sound kinda dumb, but how do i get the player to look straight up at the cieling ?

is it FadePlayerRollTo

or MovePlayerHeadPos

?

[Romulator]

I think you're better to just place a ScriptArea above you, and;

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void StartPlayerLookAt(string& asEntityName, float afSpeedMul, float afMaxSpeed, string& asAtTargetCallback); 


Where:
asEntityName - the entity to look at
afSpeedMul - how fast should the player look at the entity
afMaxSpeed - maximum speed allowed
asAtTargetCallback - function to call when player looks at target

You will have to declare a StopPlayerLookAt() at some point if you use this