Slide an object across the ground

[gitrinec 6]

Is it possible to keep an object next to the ground and move it. Not a setpos but where you can visually see it moving.  Not, walk or drive, etc. Would you have to attachto and hide a different object? 

[Grumpy Old Man 3549]

16 hours ago, gitrinec said:

Is it possible to keep an object next to the ground and move it. Not a setpos but where you can visually see it moving.  Not, walk or drive, etc. Would you have to attachto and hide a different object? 

You could always use one of the velocity commands, similar to this:

oneachframe {testObject setVelocity velocity player}

 

Cheers

[johnnyboy 3797]

Also, setVelocityModelSpace.  Here's the example from wiki:

car setVelocityModelSpace [0, 10, 0]; //pushes car forward in direction car is facing

You can use the one time to bump an object in some direction.  Or use it in onEachFrame as Grump suggested, to continuously move an object at a set speed.

[Larrow 2823]

If its just a simple object just use vectorLinearConversion.

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h = [] spawn {
	_timeTakenToMove = 10;
	_timeFrom = time;
	_timeTo = _timeFrom + _timeTakenToMove;
	
	_posFrom = player getPos[ 10, getDir player -45 ];
	_posTo = player getPos[ 10, getDir player +45 ];
	
	_object = createVehicle[ "Land_Pillow_camouflage_F", _posFrom, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE" ];
	
	while { time <= _timeTo } do {
		_curPos = vectorLinearConversion[ _timeFrom, _timeTo, time, _posFrom, _posTo, true ];
		
		_curPos set[ 2, 0 ];	//0 keep it on the ground
		_object setPosATL _curPos;
		_object setVectorUp surfaceNormal _curPos;	//rotate to match ground normal
	};
	
	_object setPosATL _posTo;	//time finished, just make sure object is at _posTo
};

 

 

[pierremgi 4909]

And, if you're skilled...

setVelocityTransformation

 

[Alert23 215]

On 1/9/2020 at 4:25 PM, Larrow said:

If its just a simple object just use vectorLinearConversion.

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h = [] spawn {
	_timeTakenToMove = 10;
	_timeFrom = time;
	_timeTo = _timeFrom + _timeTakenToMove;
	
	_posFrom = player getPos[ 10, getDir player -45 ];
	_posTo = player getPos[ 10, getDir player +45 ];
	
	_object = createVehicle[ "Land_Pillow_camouflage_F", _posFrom, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE" ];
	
	while { time <= _timeTo } do {
		_curPos = vectorLinearConversion[ _timeFrom, _timeTo, time, _posFrom, _posTo, true ];
		
		_curPos set[ 2, 0 ];	//0 keep it on the ground
		_object setPosATL _curPos;
		_object setVectorUp surfaceNormal _curPos;	//rotate to match ground normal
	};
	
	_object setPosATL _posTo;	//time finished, just make sure object is at _posTo
};

 

 

hi,

how is it possible to make this script slide an object between two positions in a loop?

Edited January 17, 2020 by Alert23

[Larrow 2823]

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h = [] spawn {
	_timeTakenToMove = 10;
	
	_posFrom = player getPos[ 10, getDir player -45 ];
	_posTo = player getPos[ 10, getDir player +45 ];
	
	_object = createVehicle[ "Land_Pillow_camouflage_F", _posFrom, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE" ];
	
	while{ true } do {
		_timeFrom = time;
		_timeTo = _timeFrom + _timeTakenToMove;
		
		while { time <= _timeTo } do {
			_curPos = vectorLinearConversion[ _timeFrom, _timeTo, time, _posFrom, _posTo, true ];
			
			_curPos set[ 2, 0 ];	//0 keep it on the ground
			_object setPosATL _curPos;
			_object setVectorUp surfaceNormal _curPos;	//rotate to match ground normal
		};
		
		_object setPosATL _posTo;	//time finished, just make sure object is at _posTo
		
		_tmp = _posFrom;
		_posFrom = _posTo;
		_posTo = _tmp;
	};
};

 

 

[7erra 629]

@Larrow If BI didn't change the setPos command family then it is not MP friendly. Last time I tested it the executing instance saw the object move smoothly while I saw it warp across the scenery as if only every nth command was broadcasted. This might be because the every frame refers to the frames that the script executor has and not the other clients'. This was like 2 years back though...

 

My two cents would be to use Keyframe Animation.

[Larrow 2823]

Both suffer from exactly the same problem. The keyframe animation uses setposASL from the server, the module is server execute only and is server authoritative.

This is me as a client on a local dedicated server.

Tell me which is a timeline keyframe animation and which is my script from above.

[7erra 629]

Hmm that's not good. Next two ideas:

1. Run the script on each client remotely with a createVehicleLocal object
2. Attach the object to an invisible unit, let that unit move from point A to point B

[Larrow 2823]

Number 1 is most likely the best option. Still have the server authoritative on when to stop/start the movement but with each client having their own local object and then just use serverTime to sync the vectorLinearConversion across all machines.

[noewon 1]

how did you go with this?  I'm attempting to set up a hidden panel that slides open when triggered but am having no joy with the animation of moving an object. 

[gitrinec 6]

 

This is for a vehicle, sorry for such a late reply, was away from editing for a while. The idea was to have a vehicle moving upside down and sliding on its roof.

On 1/18/2020 at 7:43 AM, Larrow said:

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h = [] spawn {
	_timeTakenToMove = 10;
	
	_posFrom = player getPos[ 10, getDir player -45 ];
	_posTo = player getPos[ 10, getDir player +45 ];
	
	_object = createVehicle[ "Land_Pillow_camouflage_F", _posFrom, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE" ];
	
	while{ true } do {
		_timeFrom = time;
		_timeTo = _timeFrom + _timeTakenToMove;
		
		while { time <= _timeTo } do {
			_curPos = vectorLinearConversion[ _timeFrom, _timeTo, time, _posFrom, _posTo, true ];
			
			_curPos set[ 2, 0 ];	//0 keep it on the ground
			_object setPosATL _curPos;
			_object setVectorUp surfaceNormal _curPos;	//rotate to match ground normal
		};
		
		_object setPosATL _posTo;	//time finished, just make sure object is at _posTo
		
		_tmp = _posFrom;
		_posFrom = _posTo;
		_posTo = _tmp;
	};
};