You could just zero out the pitch component of the look vector.
On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 10:15 AM, cheeseh-bu <chew...@gmail.com> wrote:
> changing the offset should do it as previously stated, however you want it
> to be above the players head, therefore you use the Z axis not the X axis
>
> Vector offset = GetAbsOrigin() + Vector(0,0,92);
>
> this will set the origin for the bubble 92 units above the players
> ('centre') of origin. Also this will not affect the position if the player
> is looking up/down
>
> if you have any more probs can you post/upload screenshots?
>
> -[rcbot]Cheeseh
>
> On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 5:55 AM, Yaakov Smith <m4ngr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm implementing the chatbubble in the OB SDK beta, but I ran into a
> slight
> > problem.
> >
> >
> >
> > When the player is looking down, the bubble is in front of them rotated
> to
> > what I guess is the players origin.
> >
> > When the player is looking up, the bubble is behind them, rotated as
> above.
> >
> >
> >
> > How do I get it to stay above them?
> >
> >
> >
> > Code:
> >
> > #define CHAT_BUBBLE_MODEL "models/extras/info_chatbubble.mdl"
> >
> > class CChatBubble : public CBaseAnimating
> >
> > {
> >
> > public:
> >
> > DECLARE_CLASS(CChatBubble, CBaseAnimating);
> >
> > CChatBubble::CChatBubble()
> >
> > {
> >
> > UseClientSideAnimation();
> >
> > }
> >
> > virtual void Spawn()
> >
> > {
> >
> > SetModel(CHAT_BUBBLE_MODEL);
> >
> > SetSolid(SOLID_NONE);
> >
> > SetMoveType(MOVETYPE_NONE);
> >
> >
> >
> > BaseClass::Spawn();
> >
> >
> >
> > }
> >
> > virtual void Precache()
> >
> > {
> >
> > PrecacheModel(CHAT_BUBBLE_MODEL);
> >
> > }
> >
> > };
> >
> > LINK_ENTITY_TO_CLASS(chat_bubble, CChatBubble);
> >
> > PRECACHE_REGISTER(chat_bubble);
> >
> > void CBasePlayer::MakeChatBubble(int iChatBubble)
> >
> > {
> >
> > //Tony; incase there already is one, and another check failed.
> >
> > if ( m_lifeState != LIFE_ALIVE || GetTeamNumber() == TEAM_SPECTATOR)
> >
> > {
> >
> > KillChatBubble();
> >
> > return;
> >
> > }
> >
> >
> >
> > //Tony; don't make new ones if you already have one.
> >
> > if (m_hChatBubble.Get() != NULL)
> >
> > return;
> >
> >
> >
> > Vector fr, rt, up;
> >
> > AngleVectors(GetAbsAngles(), &fr, &rt, &up);
> >
> > Vector offset = GetAbsOrigin() + up * 92;
> >
> >
> >
> > CChatBubble *pBubble = (CChatBubble*)CBaseEntity::CreateNoSpawn(
> > "chat_bubble", offset, GetAbsAngles(), this );
> >
> > if (pBubble)
> >
> > {
> >
> > pBubble->Spawn();
> >
> > pBubble->FollowEntity(this, false);
> >
> >
> >
> > m_hChatBubble = pBubble; //Tony; assign it
> >
> > }
> >
> >
> >
> > }
> >
> > void CBasePlayer::KillChatBubble()
> >
> > {
> >
> > if (m_hChatBubble.Get() != NULL)
> >
> > {
> >
> > m_hChatBubble.Get()->FollowEntity(NULL);
> >
> > m_hChatBubble.Get()->SetThink(&CBaseEntity::Remove);
> >
> > m_hChatBubble.Get()->SetNextThink(gpGlobals->curtime + 0.001);
> >
> > m_hChatBubble = NULL;
> >
> > }
> >
> > }
> >
> >
> >
> > void CBasePlayer::CheckChatBubble( CUserCmd *cmd )
> >
> > {
> >
> > if (!cmd)
> >
> > return;
> >
> >
> >
> > if (cmd->chatenabled)
> >
> > MakeChatBubble(cmd->chatenabled);
> >
> > else
> >
> > KillChatBubble();
> >
> > }
> >
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