Move/slide entitys through scripting

[DeTeEff]

Probably really easy but I need an object to move/slide to set origins via scripting.

 

"Press button 1 and the entity moves to position 1"

 

"Press button 2 and the entity moves from position 1 to position 2"

 

"Press button 1 and the entity moves to position 1 again"

 

"Press button 3 and the entity moves to position 3"

 

The idea is that the thing shouldn't care about its former origin. Just slide to the new one...

 

I have the script but can only use setOrigin and of course it snaps. I want it to slide...

 

How do I do that through scripting?

[DeTeEff]

Translate! Now how do I do that...

 

More like what is the syntax for a translation?

 

$entity.translate('0 0 3');

 

doesn't work

Edited August 1, 2013 by Fieldmedic

[Obsttorte]

Use a func_mover and the scriptfunction void moveToPosition(vector position). If the positions are fixed, you can use the origin of some non-solid func_statics or so. Or you just use the elevator setup.

[Sotha]

From doom3_events.script (tdm_base01.pk4)

 

/***********************************************************************
func_movers
***********************************************************************/
// Stops any translational movement.
scriptEvent void  stopMoving();
// Stops any rotational movement.
scriptEvent void  stopRotating();
// Sets the movement speed. Set this speed before initiating a new move.
scriptEvent void  speed( float speed );
// Sets the movement time. Set this time before initiating a new move.
scriptEvent void  time( float time );
// Sets the deceleration time. Set this deceleration time before initiating a new move.
scriptEvent void  decelTime( float time );
// Sets the acceleration time. Set this acceleration time before initiating a new move.
scriptEvent void  accelTime( float time );
// Initiates a translation to the position of an entity.
// Uses the current speed/time and acceleration and deceleration settings.
scriptEvent void  moveTo( entity targetEntity );
// Initiates a translation to an absolute position.
// Uses the current speed/time and acceleration and deceleration settings.
scriptEvent void  moveToPos( vector pos );
// Initiates a translation with the given distance in the given yaw direction.
// Uses the current speed/time and acceleration and deceleration settings.
scriptEvent void  move( float angle, float distance );
// Initiates an acceleration to the given speed over the given time in seconds.
scriptEvent void  accelTo( float speed, float time );
// Initiates a deceleration to the given speed over the given time in seconds.
scriptEvent void  decelTo( float speed, float time );
// Initiates a rotation about the given axis by decreasing the current angle towards the given angle.
// Uses the current speed/time and acceleration and deceleration settings.
scriptEvent void  rotateDownTo( float axis, float angle );
// Initiates a rotation about the given axis by increasing the current angle towards the given angle.
// Uses the current speed/time and acceleration and deceleration settings.
scriptEvent void  rotateUpTo( float axis, float angle );
// Initiates a rotation towards the given Euler angles.
// Uses the current speed/time and acceleration and deceleration settings.
scriptEvent void  rotateTo( vector angles );
// Initiates a rotation with the given angular speed.
// Uses the current speed/time and acceleration and deceleration settings.
scriptEvent void  rotate( vector angleSpeed );
// Initiates a rotation towards the current angles plus the given Euler angles.
// Uses the current speed/time and acceleration and deceleration settings.
scriptEvent void  rotateOnce( vector angles );
// Initiates a translation back and forth along the given vector with the given speed and phase.
scriptEvent void  bob( float speed, float phase, vector distance );
// Initiates a rotation back and forth along the given angles with the given speed and phase.
scriptEvent void  sway( float speed, float phase, vector angles );
// Opens the renderer portal associated with this mover.
scriptEvent void  openPortal();
// Closes the renderer portal associated with this mover.
scriptEvent void  closePortal();
// Sets the sound to be played when the mover accelerates.
scriptEvent void  accelSound( string sound );
// Sets the sound to be played when the mover decelerates.
scriptEvent void  decelSound( string sound );
// Sets the sound to be played when the moving.
scriptEvent void  moveSound( string sound );
// Enables aligning the mover with the spline direction.
scriptEvent void enableSplineAngles();
// Disables aligning the mover with the spline direction.
scriptEvent void disableSplineAngles();
// Subtracts the initial spline angles to maintain the initial orientation of the mover.
scriptEvent void removeInitialSplineAngles();
// Starts moving along a spline stored on the given entity.
scriptEvent void startSpline( entity spline );
// Stops moving along a spline.
scriptEvent void stopSpline();
// Returns true if a mover is moving
scriptEvent float isMoving();
// Returns true if a mover is rotating
scriptEvent float isRotating();
// Enables the mover/trigger
scriptEvent void  enable();
// Disables the mover/trigger
scriptEvent void  disable();

 

MoveToPos and moveTo are probably interesting for your cause. Maybe the others will help you too. Later when you want to figure out how to do things in scripting, examine doom_events.script and tdm_events.script. These live in tdm_base01.pk4.

[DeTeEff]

Of course...I did this in Real as you sow for the camera movement in the outro...thanks Obs

[Obsttorte]

Can be found here, too: http://wiki.thedarkmod.com/index.php?title=TDM_Script_Reference

[DeTeEff]

It worked with

 

$entity.moveToPos('xyz')