Posted By: jumpman
Ent_Decal on bone animated models, leaving non-updated decals - 10/22/16 22:31
Hi, I am using A8 Pro 8.47. I have a youtube video on the bottom as well.
I am placing a blood TGA file onto an animated model entity using the ent_decal code from the manual, but I am running into a glitch. Once in a while, part of the decal will not update, which makes decal polygons float in the air, while the model is animated.
here is the ent_decal code:
Here is the animated entity code:
Video Example
[video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_kLlK1RXFo[/video]
I am placing a blood TGA file onto an animated model entity using the ent_decal code from the manual, but I am running into a glitch. Once in a while, part of the decal will not update, which makes decal polygons float in the air, while the model is animated.
here is the ent_decal code:
Code:
particle_mode = 4;
...
result=c_trace(camera.x,cam_mouse_screen.x,IGNORE_ME|IGNORE_PASSABLE|ACTIVATE_SHOOT|IGNORE_CONTENT|SCAN_TEXTURE|USE_POLYGON);
if (HIT_TARGET) // target hit?
{
if(you==NULL)
{
PARTICLE* p = ent_decal(NULL,test_decal,217+random(3),random(360)); // place a random sized decal at the hit entity
p.lifespan = 160; // remove decal after 100 seconds
}
else
{
PARTICLE* p = ent_decal(you,test_decal,217+random(3),random(360)); // place a random sized decal at the hit entity
p.lifespan = 160; // remove decal after 100 seconds
}
}
Here is the animated entity code:
Code:
action test_animate_simple()
{
var animsa;
while(1)
{
ent_animate(me,"run",animsa, ANM_CYCLE);
animsa+=5*time_step;
animsa%=100;
wait(1);
}
}
Video Example
[video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_kLlK1RXFo[/video]
Anyway, I would recommend you to avoid using such huge numbers like 800 etc for setting sizes... Setting size to 1 means it's actual size 1:1 (as far as I understood), so it's better to have sprites with good resolution and avoid using huge numbers to scale them up. Don't provoke Acknex, you'll end up with unexplainable errors and bugs 