Createvehicle pos player = inaccurate

[iNeo 0]

I just noticed that when I use the createVehicle command and set the object's position to a player, the created object is created at a position at a random number of meters (max ca 10) away from the player.

However, setting its position using a marker (getmarkerpos) instead of a player (getpos) is accurate, so an easy work-around is to have a marker following the player(s) in real-time, and setting the created vehicle's position to the marker.

<span style='font-size:7.1pt;line-height:100%'>Just thought I'd mention this (didn't find anything about it using the search).</span>

[RED 0]

Does this happen if you use the position of an AI unit? I think it might have been done to avoid collision with a player unit that may look messy (just a guess)

RED

[AliMag 0]

Hi iNeo,

The problem is not only with player.

It seems that the createVehicle command will NOT create anything on an already occupied location. It will always put the new created vehicle a few meters aside. It works with markers because a marker is not occupying any space.

The workaround that I use is just creating the object at [0, 0, 0] location and move it afterwards.

Cheers

[iNeo 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (RED @ 04 May 2003,15:15)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Does this happen if you use the position of an AI unit? I think it might have been done to avoid collision with a player unit that may look messy (just a guess)<span id='postcolor'>

No, I used it on myself.

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (AliMag @ 04 May 2003,15:18)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">It seems that the createVehicle command will NOT create anything on an already occupied location. It will always put the new created vehicle a few meters aside. It works with markers because a marker is not occupying any space.

The workaround that I use is just creating the object at [0, 0, 0] location and move it afterwards.<span id='postcolor'>

Interesting. So to place an object 1 meter infront of the player...

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">_object = "objectType" createVehicle getpos player<span id='postcolor'>

What should I add after player (to place the object 1 meter ahead of him)?

Thanks for the replies.

[RED 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">

_x = getpos player select 0 + ((sin (getdir spieler))*1)

_y = getpos player select 1 + ((cos (getdir spieler))*1)

_z = getpos player select 2

_object setpos [_x,_y,_Z]

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Something like that will work.

RED

[iNeo 0]

Thanks, I will try it tonight