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[Peruanischer Speckkäfer]

Hey it's me again,
I'm currently performing a "confuse yourself, build stuff" project which is meant to last about a week. As such i built a hoverplatform today. After about 6 hours of being confused now i only have one question left. The coloured part makes my platform turn, however it only turns by the entered amount and not further, i want it do to something like:

0 + 45 = 45
45 + 45 = 90

(I'd use smaller values then)
It'd also be nice if the platform kept the value afterwards

@inputs Numpad Active RightRoll LeftRoll Right Left PitchForward PitchBackward Space Num5
@outputs Plateforward:vector Gyro:angle
@persist V:vector


interval(10)
Plate = entity()
Me = owner()
P = Plate:angles():pitch()
Y = Plate:angles():yaw()
R = Plate:angles():roll()
V = (Me:pos() - Plate:pos() + vec(0,0,-22)) * 500
Plateforward = Plate:forward()
    
    if(Active == 1){ 
        
        if(Space == 1){Plate:applyForce(Plateforward * 100)}
        if(Num5 == 1){Plate:applyForce(-Plateforward * 100)}
        if(Right == 1){Y = Y + 90} 
        if(Left == 1){Y = Y - 90}
        if(RightRoll == 1){R = R + 45}
        if(LeftRoll == 1){R = R - 45}
        if(PitchForward == 1){P = P + 45}
        if(PitchBackward == 1){P = P - 45}
        Gyro = -ang(P,Y,R) * 100   
        Plate:applyAngForce(Gyro + $Gyro * 5)
}

if(Numpad == 1){Plate:applyForce( V + $V * 5)}

A big box of cookies for the first one to deliver me a useful answer
advance payment:

[Whosdr]

timer and clk()? also Y=Y+90 use instead Y+=90

[Peruanischer Speckkäfer]

It's the same actually...i used += before but i was not sure whether it was the same.
Could you give an example for the timer code please?

[mjmr89]

Not really sure what you're asking, but that set of if statements is entirely unnecessary, replace it with something like

Plate:applyForce(Plateforward * 100*(Space-Num5))
Y += 90*(Right-Left)
R += 45*(RightRoll-LeftRoll)
P += 45*(PitchForward-PitchBackward)

[Peruanischer Speckkäfer]

ok still i want to make it turn like 10° left when i press left but don't want it to stop there, it should go on :/

[mjmr89]

Ok I think I got what you're saying - in that case,

P = Plate:angles()itch()
Y = Plate:angles():yaw()
R = Plate:angles():roll()

take these three lines out.

P.S. I wouldn't have $Gyro there if I were you - it'd be better done as Plate:angVel(), but also, if Right/Left/Rightroll etc is pressed it will screw that value up.

[Peruanischer Speckkäfer]

how is the chair meant to work without knowing it's own pitch roll and yaw?

[mjmr89]

Ah, I got you...you only want the yaw to be unrestricted? i.e. not at a specific degree? Then only delete this line

Y = Plate:angles():yaw()

and keep the other two in.

[Peruanischer Speckkäfer]

hmm, why does something like this not work? if(Right == 1){Y = Y + timer(TimerY,0)}
i want to add Y to the value of the timer

[chinoto]

@inputs Numpad Active RightRoll LeftRoll Right Left PitchForward PitchBackward Space Num5
@outputs Plateforward:vector Ang:angle
runOnTick(1)
Plate = entity()
V = owner():pos() - Plate:massCenter() + vec(0,0,-22)
Plateforward = Plate:forward()
    
if (Active) {
    if (Space|Num5){Plate:applyForce((Plateforward * 100 * (Space - Num5)) * Plate:mass())}
    Ang = ang(
        (PitchForward-PitchBackward)*45,
        (Right       -Left         )*90,
        (RightRoll   -LeftRoll     )*45
    )
    Plate:applyAngForce(((-Plate:angles():setYaw(0)-Ang)*25-Plate:angVel()*5) * Plate:inertia():length()/sqrt(3))
}

if (Numpad) {Plate:applyForce((V*10-Plate:vel())*Plate:mass())}

Validates in E2... Should work