Jed Where is this mod you are talking about? I wants to try it!
On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 9:22 AM, Jed <j...@wunderboy.org> wrote: > Nick, > > You are doubtless right and there is a simpler way. > > The reason I did it with it's own entity just happened to be the way we > utilize head wear in the mod. There was a lot of "fluff" I left out but we > have additional functions and such to handle things such as pre-caching all > the helmet models, selecting a random one for the players class and stuff to > prevent the local player having it's head wear drawn in first person view > and handle the helmet getting shot or blown off. > > // Jed > > > > > On 11 December 2012 16:15, Nick <xnicho...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Jed's use of the model script to determine where to put the "prop" on >> the player is correct from what I have seen. >> >> His code, i don't believe is necessary. Merely attaching a prop with >> the correct "bonemerge" should work perfectly. >> >> On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 5:57 AM, Jan Hartung <jan.hart...@gmx.de> wrote: >> > Hi Jed, >> > >> > >> > >> > Thanks for the detailed reply, I’m sure this will help us to make items >> > show >> > on the player. I’ll let you know the results once I’m done implementing >> > and >> > the models are properly set up. May take a few days though as there’s >> > first >> > some work to do on my dev system. >> > >> > >> > >> > Jan >> > >> > >> > >> > Von: hlcoders-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com >> > [mailto:hlcoders-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] Im Auftrag von Jed >> > Gesendet: Freitag, 7. Dezember 2012 19:08 >> > >> > >> > An: Discussion of Half-Life Programming >> > Betreff: Re: [hlcoders] Show a model on the player >> > >> > >> > >> > Jan, >> > >> > I wrote code to attach models to the play as part of the Ham and Jam >> > mod. We >> > use it to put random helmet models on the players as a means of trying >> > to >> > not make them all look the same. I use bone merging as the general >> > method >> > rather than attachments but it seems to work fine for me. >> > >> > I'm afraid I haven't opened Visual Studio for over a year but the basics >> > are >> > thus. >> > >> > Set-up your player models and create the bones where you want your >> > models to >> > be attached. You need to then define them as used for bone merging with >> > the >> > $bonemerge directive in your QC file. >> > >> > In the models you want to attach to the player, you need to have a bone >> > in >> > the model with the same name as the bone you will attach to. The general >> > technique I used is to place the actual prop model on the player model >> > so >> > it's how you want it to appear on the player model and then create a new >> > bone in the same position and orientation and the bone I will attach >> > too, >> > call it something different and weight the attachment model to the new >> > bone. >> > I then move the new bone and the model down so that it's origin is 0,0,0 >> > and >> > export the SMD. In the QC file I use $renamebone to rename the extra >> > bone to >> > the same as the bone it will attach to. >> > >> > So, at this point you should have a player model with named and defined >> > attachment bones and models you will attach to it with named bones that >> > match the attachment points. >> > >> > Codewise what I did was this. >> > >> > I created a new client and server sidee class called C_PlayerHelmet baed >> > on >> > on C_PhysicsProp: >> > >> > class C_PlayerHelmet: public C_PhysicsProp >> > { >> > typedef C_PhysicsProp BaseClass; >> > public: >> > DECLARE_CLIENTCLASS(); >> > >> > C_PlayerHelmet(); >> > ~C_PlayerHelmet(); >> > >> > virtual bool ShouldDraw( void ); >> > }; >> > >> > It's only function, ShouldDraw, basically just does checks to see if it >> > should draw the helmet, based on if we're the local player or not and >> > such. >> > >> > bool C_PlayerHelmet::ShouldDraw( void ) >> > { >> > // TODO: This needs some refinement... >> > >> > // if we don't have an owner entity... >> > if ( !GetOwnerEntity() ) >> > return BaseClass::ShouldDraw(); >> > >> > if( GetOwnerEntity() == C_HajPlayer::GetLocalHajPlayer() ) >> > return input->CAM_IsThirdPerson(); >> > } >> > >> > On the server side I have the same class with basically a Spawn function >> > which calls PreCache and then BaseClass::Spawn(); >> > >> > That's it - that just the entity to handle the helmet model for the >> > player. >> > >> > As for actually getting it onto the player model. Well I have a whole >> > bunch >> > of player class functions to handle that but basically in my player >> > model >> > class I create an instance for the helmet as: >> > >> > CHandle<CBaseEntity> m_hHelmetEnt >> > >> > When I actually want to attach a helmet to the player: >> > >> > // create the helmet entity >> > if ( !m_hHelmetEnt ) >> > { >> > m_hHelmetEnt = (CBaseEntity*)CreateEntityByName( "player_helmet" >> > ); >> > >> > // failure! >> > if ( !m_hHelmetEnt ) >> > { >> > DevMsg(1, "Could not create player helmet entity!"); >> > m_bHasHelmet = false; >> > return; >> > } >> > >> > // get the helmet index >> > unsigned int n = ChooseHelmet(); >> > >> > if ( n > HELMET_NONE ) >> > { >> > m_hHelmetEnt->SetOwnerEntity( this ); >> > m_hHelmetEnt->SetModel( g_pszHelmetModels[n] ); >> > >> > // must spawn before attaching. >> > m_hHelmetEnt->Spawn(); >> > >> > m_hHelmetEnt->FollowEntity( this, true ); >> > m_hHelmetEnt->AddEffects( EF_BONEMERGE_FASTCULL ); >> > m_hHelmetEnt->AddEffects( EF_PARENT_ANIMATES ); >> > m_hHelmetEnt->RemoveEFlags( EFL_USE_PARTITION_WHEN_NOT_SOLID >> > ); >> > >> > SetHelmet( n ); >> > m_bHasHelmet = true; >> > } >> > } >> > >> > To take the helmet off: >> > >> > if ( m_hHelmetEnt ) >> > { >> > UTIL_RemoveImmediate( m_hHelmetEnt ); >> > m_hHelmetEnt = NULL; >> > } >> > >> > That's pretty much the basics. What it does is short is create the >> > attachment model as it's own entity and have it bonemerge and follow the >> > player around. >> > >> > I had a bunch of other stuff which handles the helmet getting shot or >> > blown >> > off and just spawning it into the world as a non solid gib that vanishes >> > after a while. >> > >> > // Jed >> > >> > >> > >> > On 30 November 2012 18:32, Jan Hartung <jan.hart...@gmx.de> wrote: >> > >> > Thanks Nick, the page you linked to might help. I'll check it in detail >> > later. >> > >> > Jan >> > >> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- >> > Von: hlcoders-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com >> > [mailto:hlcoders-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] Im Auftrag von Nick >> > Gesendet: Freitag, 30. November 2012 17:50 >> > An: Discussion of Half-Life Programming >> > Betreff: Re: [hlcoders] Show a model on the player >> > >> > i am not sure... but someone did a mod where weapons were added on the >> > player back. >> > >> > Also, I knew of amodeler named Flare and who was able to set the >> > attachment point on the prop.. And that attachment point on the prop >> > determined where the model was attached to the player. >> > >> > If the prop is setup correctly, it should be perfectly setup when >> > attached to a player with HLMV, no code would be required. >> > http://www.halfwit-2.com/?page=resources&action=view&item=14 >> > >> > On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 11:19 AM, Jan Hartung <jan.hart...@gmx.de> >> > wrote: >> >> I’ve been trying different things now, but none of them work as they >> >> are supposed to. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> A combination of LookupAttachment and GetAttachment and setting the >> >> origin and angles of the entity I want to attach to the player to what >> > >> >> GetAttachment returned followed by a call to FollowEntity does not >> >> help. The entity seems to be glued to the players feet then. >> >> >> >> Calling SetParent and afterwards SetParentAttachment yields better >> > results. >> >> The entity is shown on the attachment point and moves completely >> >> relative to the player. The problem here is, that the weapon is no >> >> longer in the player’s hands and the whole player model jerks around. >> >> Additionally the console prints the error message “*** ERROR: Bone >> >> access not allowed (entity 1:player)”. I tried to solve that by >> >> calling PushAllowBoneAccess on the player (client side). Doesn’t help, >> > >> >> the error message does not disappear and the player keeps on jerking >> > around. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Any ideas? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Jan >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Von: hlcoders-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com >> >> [mailto:hlcoders-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] Im Auftrag von Cale >> >> Dunlap >> >> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 3. Oktober 2012 20:21 >> >> An: Discussion of Half-Life Programming >> >> Betreff: Re: [hlcoders] Show a model on the player >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I haven't personally done what you're trying to do, but perhaps >> >> looking at bone followers would provide some insight. I'm not sure if >> >> they'll address what you're asking. Other members of the list can >> > correct me if I'm wrong. >> >> I've actually been curious about this myself. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Cale >> >> >> >> On Thursday, September 27, 2012, Jan Hartung wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I’m trying to render different items (models) on the player model. The >> > >> >> player model has been set up with various attachments where I could >> >> render the items. My problem is that I couldn’t find a way to attach >> >> an item to any of the attachment points. The net doesn’t really help >> >> with this and I couldn’t find the code used to show the weapons on the >> > >> >> player models. Any hints on how to render models on attachment points? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Jan >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> > >> >> please visit: >> >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >> >> >> >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> > please visit: >> > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> > please visit: >> > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> > please visit: >> > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >> > >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >> > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
