Reloadable cannon help

[Biodude]

[Biodude]

If I have to, I will just make it use some kinda func cannon code, but I really do no want to do that

[Karatorian]

From the sound of the instructions you gave, this must be for PSP, which I have no experience with, but the core concepts should be the same, so I'll try to help out where I can.

I'm assuming you've got some sort of +use system already set up. In the cannon's use system, you'll have to centerprint (or whatever) the instructions, then stuffcmd("exec cannon.cfg"). That config should rebind all the relevant keys to new cannon control impulses you'll have to add.

For the first draft, start with basically nothing. Add the impulses and make them do nothing other than display a simple text message. This will give you a framework to work with. (Of course, you should make the impulse bound to the use key restore the standard controls.

Once you've got that much working, add bits and pieces slowly. Make the fire impulse do something. If you want, an easy way would be to crib code from an existing weapon, adjusted as needed. This should be the easiest bit.

Make the reloading impulses function and adapt the fire function to monitor the variables they control.

Make the aiming impulses adjust an aim vector on the cannon entity. Also make them adjust the player's view, so the crosshair points where the cannon is aiming. Change the firing function to shoot where you're aiming at.

Once you've got the gameplay functional, worry about the eyecandy: mount and dismount animations, moving the cannon model, etc.

That's what I'd suggest anyway. (Seems in line with the way you're already headed with the idea.) There are several other ways this could be implemented. One would be to make using the cannon almost like any other weapon, but have the +use command change the player's movetype on them so they can't move. This might be easier.