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Posted: 6th Aug 2012 16:55
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Is there a command like "plrtouched=X" or is there an equivalent? plrdistwithin isn't good enough because I want the player to be exactly touching the object for an entity to spawn.

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Posted: 6th Aug 2012 17:22
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Unless I missed an update in the source, there is no command as such yet. The only one is the "plrdistwithin" and you would need to set a low value. It works for some entities, while others you are practically standing on them and no reaction happens. For example, we have landmines and use the "plrdistwithin=30". The player is standing right on the entity before the script continues. We have encountered a few entities where a low "distance within" still does not work (it could be the collision sphere is causing this interference) and either adjust the value or find an entity that allows us to "touch" the entity before the script continues.


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Posted: 6th Aug 2012 18:20
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To debug this kind of stuff like player distance to find the right distances, add the follow line of script to the main script of the entity:

:always:debugvar=$DIS

BlackFox, I know you use an older version of the engine (1.18) which I don't think has the debugvar feature, maybe it would be something to add to help for debugging purposes (if you don't have a similar command already). You can also use it with the other internal variables like entity positions, camera positions, entity health etc.


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Posted: 6th Aug 2012 18:24
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Quote: "BlackFox, I know you use an older version of the engine (1.18) which I don't think has the debugvar feature, maybe it would be something to add to help for debugging purposes (if you don't have a similar command already). You can also use it with the other internal variables like entity positions, camera positions, entity health etc."


We're using v1.17, and already have our own debug commands coded in our source for things like this. You are correct, it is very useful and works great with the variable system coded in.


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Posted: 6th Aug 2012 23:29
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How does the debugvar command work?
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Posted: 8th Aug 2012 16:10 Edited at: 8th Aug 2012 17:11
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What variable do I need to type?
EDIT: I really need some help here because plrdiswithin doesn't work. Picture attached showing the problem.

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What variable are you trying to debug? For user made variables you just need to type the name in, i.e. debugvar=slots, for internal variables, add a $ i.e. debugvar=$DIS.

In a script it would be:

:always:debugvar=$DIS


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Posted: 9th Aug 2012 01:05
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I'm trying to debug the distance between the object and the player.
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Posted: 9th Aug 2012 10:47
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Quote: "I'm trying to debug the distance between the object and the player."


Well, I've already written the line of code you need twice, it does help if you read the support that you're given.


Quote: "To debug this kind of stuff like player distance to find the right distances, add the follow line of script to the main script of the entity:

:always:debugvar=$DIS"


Quote: "In a script it would be:

:always:debugvar=$DIS"



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Posted: 9th Aug 2012 16:59 Edited at: 9th Aug 2012 17:13
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Oh sorry I thought $DIS was meant X!

EDIT: It works but since the distance from the entity varies when the player goes from left to right it won't really work for me. I think they should really put plrtouching=X in the next update.
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