Binding to the player's head

[grayman]

Is there a way to bind something to the player's head?

 

I'm trying to place a patch in front of the player's eyes, and when I bind it to the player, it pays no attention to the player's view angle.

 

Short of repositioning the patch every frame, I wondered if there was another way to guarantee that it stays in the view regardless of where the player looks.

 

Thanks.

[Springheel]

What joint did you bind it to?

[grayman]

I bound it to the player. No joint.

 

What joints are available? "Head"? (I don't know if the player's joints are the same as AI's joints.) Does that simply bind it statically to the head origin, or would it move as the head moves?

[Springheel]

The joints on the player are the same as other AI. "Head" would be the first one I'd try,

[grayman]

I just tried this:

 

$Object.bindToJoint($player1,"Head",1);

 

Object doesn't follow the eyes if I Iooked up or down, so I guess it doesn't pitch or roll with the player's POV.

 

And turning shows there's a lag as Object takes extra time to follow the movement. Exactly like having a heavy object in the grabber.

 

I guess I'll skip the binding method and reposition it each frame.

[grayman]

Repositioning the object before the player's eyes every frame works well.

 

Thanks for the comments.

[AluminumHaste]

Did you try making the patch a cylinder instead of a square and putting the cylinder over the players head like a hat?

[grayman]

I did. I even capped the cylinder at both ends. Since the object is a set of patches, it collects the light as you move around. Different parts of the cylinder would light up as you neared a torch, and it didn't look right. Plus, there was a lag in the cylinder movement when you turned, much like the lag you experience when carrying heavy objects. You're very aware that something's wrapped around you.

 

The solution had to be a single flat patch that extends beyond the edges of the view, and which is not bound to the player, but is repositioned in front of the player's eyes each frame, based on where he's looking. It also slightly changes its lighting as you near lit torches, but it's momentary and doesn't look bad. The color of the patch is the same as the ambient light in the area and the color of the potion bottle, so it all makes sense. (At least to me.)

[Lux]

flat patch that extends beyond the edges of the view

 

This is probably not taking in to account those players using 3 screens with an extended FOV?

[grayman]

This is probably not taking in to account those players using 3 screens with an extended FOV?

 

I don't know how TDM supports extended FOV, and I can't test it.

 

You and I can talk more about this in the WS3 beta test thread.

[PranQster]

Is there a way to apply the patch to the GUI, so it becomes an overlay like the light gem?

[grayman]

Is there a way to apply the patch to the GUI, so it becomes an overlay like the light gem?

 

For my situation, I can't use gui overlays because I want the HUD off, which also turns off any overlays.