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LWT
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Posted: 9th Jan 2005 06:07
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hi there, im new to the whole world of programming and was just wonderin if any1 with some spare time could answer some questions, which probably seem obvious, just not to me....

1)whats the difference between rotating an object on its Y axis and using the TURN OBJECT command?

2)how would i fix the camera to an object with free flight

3) finally could u take a look at my fighter model
[img]www.freewebs.com/goldfish_industries/plane screen1.bmp[/img]
[img]www.freewebs.com/goldfish_industries/plane screen2.bmp[/img]
Is it me or is there something missing??? just can't put my finger on it(part from weapons, they are separate)

If sanity is determined by magority, me and the voice in my head make 2. Whos the crazy1 now?!?!
still me...
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demons breath
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Posted: 9th Jan 2005 17:17 Edited at: 9th Jan 2005 17:53
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3. bitmaps dont work on the internet - put it in .jpg or .gif format

Am I the only one here who's really confused?
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Mnemonix
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Posted: 9th Jan 2005 17:35
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Quote: " 3. bitmaps dont work on the internet - put it in .jpg or .gif format"


er

Yes they do.

The 3d chat is coming...
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Ric
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Posted: 11th Jan 2005 04:55 Edited at: 11th Jan 2005 05:05
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1) Turn object left rotates an object about it's own Y-axis, whereas yrotate object rotates an object about the global y axis. Also, turn object is a relative value (ie. turn it left by 20 degrees, and it will turn 20 degrees to the left of its current angle), whereas yrotate object is an absolute value (ie. will rotate to a specified angle regardless of its previous angle).

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That's a simple method. For a more involved version, check my smooth chasecam code in the snippets area: http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=42319&b=6




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Neofish
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Posted: 11th Jan 2005 11:12
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Quote: "put it in .jpg or .gif format"

Still good advice

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Lost in Thought
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Posted: 11th Jan 2005 11:25
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How is the plane going to land?

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LWT
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Posted: 14th Jan 2005 06:28
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thankyou for all the advice, i nearly given up hope of recieving an answer.
thx again

If sanity is determined by magority, me and the voice in my head make 2. Whos the crazy1 now?!?!
still me...
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