owner():pos()

[Frechetta93]

This is definitely wrong, and there probably must be more added to this. But i'm trying to make a handheld flamethrower using applyForce and I just get the jist of it. What I have now is this:

interval(10)
applyForce((owner():pos())*entity():mass()*10)

What it does is not follow me, but it has downward thrust. When I throw it up into the air, it rockets back down to the ground. Help?

[Syranide]

applyForce doesn't take a world position (like pos), it takes a direction (like eye()).

Meaning that you need to take the position you want it to be at, and then the position where it currently is, and subtract those two, then you get a direction.

EDIT: Also, use runOnTick(1) instead of interval(10)

[malum]

Damn, Syr beat me

[Drunkie]

This is definitely wrong, and there probably must be more added to this. But i'm trying to make a handheld flamethrower using applyForce and I just get the jist of it. What I have now is this:

interval(10)
applyForce((owner():pos())*entity():mass()*10)

What it does is not follow me, but it has downward thrust. When I throw it up into the air, it rockets back down to the ground. Help?

Do this

@outputs V:vector Mul

runOnTick(1)

Mul = entity():mass()

V = owner():shootPos - entity():massCenter()

applyForce(V*Mul*10 + $V*Mul*20)


# THis should work just fine

[Frechetta93]

I tested both and I got it to work with both:

runOnTick(1)
applyForce((entity():pos()-owner():shootPos())entity():mass()*10)

@outputs V:vector Mul

runOnTick(1)

Mul = entity():mass()

V = owner():shootPos - entity():massCenter()

applyForce(V*Mul*10 + $V*Mul*20)

But now I need it to stay in place because it keeps on going past me and then coming back and passing me again. And I need it to aim where i'm aiming. This happens for both. How would I manage to fix this?

[Frechetta93]

So how would I make it aim where I look?

[Tangoz]

I tested both and I got it to work with both:

runOnTick(1)
applyForce((entity():pos()-owner():shootPos())entity():mass()*10)

@outputs V:vector Mul

runOnTick(1)

Mul = entity():mass()

V = owner():shootPos - entity():massCenter()

applyForce(V*Mul*10 + $V*Mul*20)

But now I need it to stay in place because it keeps on going past me and then coming back and passing me again. And I need it to aim where i'm aiming. This happens for both. How would I manage to fix this?

Check this thread out. Someone had the same problem.

My favorite code from that thread:

@inputs TargVec:vector
interval(10)
EE=entity()
applyForce(((TargVec-EE:pos())*10-EE:vel())*EE:mass())

Don't multiply vel.

[Frechetta93]

To make it aim, would I use applyOffsetForce()? If so, how would I utilize it?

[Frechetta93]

See, i'm trying to use applyAngForce to the pitch and yaw of where i am aiming. For example:

interval(10)
E=entity()
Pitch = ang(owner():aimPos()):pitch()
Yaw = ang(owner():aimPos()):yaw()
Ang = ang(Pitch, Yaw, 0)
applyAngForce((ang(EE:pos())-Ang))

There is more code to it, the part to make it follow me, but when i apply this, the cube spins around in all crazy directions. (The expression is the model of a cube)

[Frechetta93]

Anything? I really need some help with this.