Hi folks,

I need a simple bit of code that will drop an entity to the ground, and match the angle of the slope it hits. This code can't use any skills, must be resource friendly, and I need to be able to place it in pre-existing actions, etc.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

thanks

Hope this helps you:

Code:

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trace_mode = ignore_me + ignore_sprites + ignore_models + use_box;
my.z -= trace(my.x, temp);


vec_set(temp,nullvector);
temp.pan = -my.pan;


vec_rotate(normal.x,temp);


my.tilt = -asin(normal.x);
my.roll = -asin(normal.y);

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yes it does, but if ignore_models is set, wouldnt it pass through the terrain?

i don't know because i own sybex version... but i don't think so... just try it to find out :-)

terrains are separate from models. so you'd have to use ignore_terrain to make it go trough terrain.

ya, im sorry what i meant is my terrains are models, heh.

vec_set(ground_vec,vector(my.x,my.y,my.z + my.min_z));
vec_set(target,vector(my.x,my.y,my.z - 5000));
my.z -= c_trace(ground_vec,target, IGNORE_ME | IGNORE_PASSABLE) -1;
my.tilt = -asin(normal.x);
my.roll = -asin(normal.y);

thats what ended up working for me, based off of your post, thanks for the help.