Mind me, but what do you think of using one of the unused params for the events? If I remember correctly there are at least two vector params...
----- Original Message ----- From: "Commando" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 8:27 PM Subject: Re: [hlcoders] arg, client based CBaseEntity ! > Cortex > > What you need to remember is that most of the methods in CBasePlayer and > CBaseWeapon on the client side are just empty stubs that do nothing, or if > they do something, they need to do it using different information than on > the client side. I ran into the same problems as you when I was basing our > accuracy on the player's stamina. You have a few choices, first, you need > to duplicate the calculation of your m_precision on the client side using > whatever information on the client side you have. This can be difficult > because as you have seen, the client doesn't always have all of the > information and some of the member variables are just 0. I had to do the > same calculations using completely different variables based on information > we were transmitting to the HUD. The other problem with this method, is > that if you change the way you calculate your precision on the server, you > have to make the same update on the client which you will probably forget > to do once in awhile. > > Your second option is to transmit m_precision with all of your client > player updates. You will probably need to modify your delta.lst for this too. > > Client side weapons are a bit of a pain eh ;-) > > Good luck > > Rob Prouse > Tour of Duty Mod > http://www.tourofdutymod.com > > At 08:05 PM 25/03/2002 +0100, you wrote: > >Hello, > > > >Recently, I wanted to make the players shoots dependant of their accuracy > >and the weapon they carry. I've added a "m_precision // m_accuracy in > >english :D" variable to CBasePlayerWeapon and CBasePlayer. I set them > >correclty in my Gamerules. So, all right. > > > >The problem I'm encountering with the CBasePlayer variable is that on the > >client side, in CBaseEntity::FireBulletPlayers(...), the CBasePlayer class > >isn't set according to the server one. Indeed, pPlayer->m_precision is > >always zero on the client whereas it's the normal value for the server's > >pPlayer->m_precision ! > > > >Really annoying... Any idea how I could get around this ? > > > > - Cortex : mapper & coder www.hlalbator.fr.st > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >please visit: > >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
