I have used the tutorial for explosive models to create this...

Now the only problem I have is I would like to replace the exploded tanker with a new model..

main()
{
models = getentarray("explodable_truck", "targetname");
if (models.size > 0)
{
level.breakables_fx["explode"] = loadfx( "explosions/tanker_explosion" );
}

level.barrelExpSound = "explo_metal_rand";

for(i = 0; i < models.size; i++)
{
models[i] thread explodable_truck_think();
} 
}

explodable_truck_think()
{
//targeted brushmodels take priority over proximity based breakables - nate
/*if (isdefined(self.target))
{
targ = getent(self.target,"targetname");
if(targ.classname == "script_brushmodel")
{
self.remove = targ;
}
}*/
accumulate = 40;
threshold = 0;
dmg = 0;

self setcandamage(true);
while(1)
{
self waittill("damage", amount, other);
if (amount >= threshold)
{
dmg += amount;
if (dmg >= accumulate)
{
self thread explodable_truck_explode();
}
}
}
}

explodable_truck_explode()
{ 
Self = getentarray("explodable_truck", "targetname");

if (isdefined (self.remove))
{
self.remove delete();
} 

if(isdefined(self))
{
origin = self getorigin();
range = 450;
maxdamage = 1000;
mindamage = 1;

self playsound (level.barrelExpSound);
playfx(level.breakables_fx["explode"], origin);
radiusDamage(origin, range, maxdamage, mindamage);


self delete();
} 

I've tried using

self setmodel("vehicle_tanker_truck_d");

and even adding a script_origin to place the destroyed model after the tanker is exploded...


Any help that you can offer would be greatly appreciated!

Do you get an error message or something?
In the first script my guess is the truck simply disappears.
Where did you place that second script part in your script?


Setmodel should work, as far as I know.

Would you not find it easier to use script_exploders to create this effect? then just script the fx.

Much easier.

Well the thing is, Setmodel doesnt work unless you have something like:

self setmodel("vehicle_tanker_truck_d");

Unless you include "self", CoD4 gets a script compile error saying "unknown function: setmodel"

So I tried scripting it in like this:

other = getentarray("exploded_truck", "targetname"); //This being the script_origin

//And then at the end right after "self delete();"

other setmodel("vehicle_tanker_truck_d");

but when I set it up this way, CoD4 says:

"Array is not an entity"


Final code looked something similar to this:


main()
{
models = getentarray("explodable_truck", "targetname");
if (models.size > 0)
{
level.breakables_fx["explode"] = loadfx( "explosions/tanker_explosion" );
}

level.barrelExpSound = "explo_metal_rand";

for(i = 0; i < models.size; i++)
{
models thread explodable_truck_think();
}
}

explodable_truck_think()
{
//targeted brushmodels take priority over proximity based breakables - nate
/*if (isdefined(self.target))
{
targ = getent(self.target,"targetname");
if(targ.classname == "script_brushmodel")
{
self.remove = targ;
}
}*/
accumulate = 40;
threshold = 0;
dmg = 0;

self setcandamage(true);
while(1)
{
self waittill("damage", amount, other);
if (amount >= threshold)
{
dmg += amount;
if (dmg >= accumulate)
{
self thread explodable_truck_explode();
}
}
}
}

explodable_truck_explode()
{
Self = getentarray("explodable_truck", "targetname");
other = getentarray("exploded_truck", "targetname");

if (isdefined (self.remove))
{
self.remove delete();
}

if(isdefined(self))
{
origin = self getorigin();
range = 450;
maxdamage = 1000;
mindamage = 1;

self playsound (level.barrelExpSound);
playfx(level.breakables_fx["explode"], origin);
radiusDamage(origin, range, maxdamage, mindamage);


self delete();
other setmodel("vehicle_tanker_truck_d");
}







Rasta, I really don't know. I havent really looked at script_exploders yet... But, I figure that I need to improve my scripting skills, so I'm going to try to get this working. If it doesnt, I'll look into script_exploders.

did you put the vehicle_tanker_truck_d in the map, as a script_model to your truck that your blowing up ?

No I did not...

Though, in the exploding barrels script you dont have to place the barrel pieces in the map in order for them to load, all you have to do is include it in your map's .csv file. I figured I'm doing something very similar with this, so it should work the same way.

see if this works

main()
{
PreCacheModel("vehicle_tanker_truck_d");

models = getentarray("explodable_truck", "targetname");
if (models.size > 0)
{
level.breakables_fx["explode"] = loadfx( "explosions/tanker_explosion" );
}

level.barrelExpSound = "explo_metal_rand";

for(i = 0; i < models.size; i++)
{
models thread explodable_truck_think();
} 
}

explodable_truck_think()
{
//targeted brushmodels take priority over proximity based breakables - nate
/*if (isdefined(self.target))
{
targ = getent(self.target,"targetname");
if(targ.classname == "script_brushmodel")
{
self.remove = targ;
}
}*/
accumulate = 40;
threshold = 0;
dmg = 0;

self setcandamage(true);
while(1)
{
self waittill("damage", amount, other);
if (amount >= threshold)
{
dmg += amount;
if (dmg >= accumulate)
{
self thread explodable_truck_explode();
}
}
}
}

explodable_truck_explode()
{ 
//if (isdefined (self.remove))
//{
//self.remove delete();
//} 

if(isdefined(self))
{
origin = self getorigin();
range = 450;
maxdamage = 1000;
mindamage = 1;

self playsound (level.barrelExpSound);
playfx(level.breakables_fx["explode"], origin);
radiusDamage(origin, range, maxdamage, mindamage);


self setmodel("vehicle_tanker_truck_d");
} 

edited on May. 30, 2008 12:24 am by marcp22