killing me softly...

[bedges]

i have a mission here where i need to create a corpse. simple, you might think - just setdamage to 1, what's the problem?

the problem is that the above method creates a corpse that looks like it's been run over by an exploding lawnmower. what i need is a body that is 'dead' but unmarked.

what i have so far is a unit which has been given a "combatdead" switchmove, i've set the facemimic to stop the changing expressions, and i've set the face animation to stop him blinking. it looks splendid: the only problem now is that if you shoot the 'dead' loon, he says "ouch! stop that!"

any ideas?

[h-]

createVehicle the unit and switchmove it.
This way you create an empty shell of a soldier looking dead, if you shoot it it bleeds but doesn't shout anything..

[limmy3]

Hi all,

well, all animation figures are blinking.

createVehicle the unit and switchmove it.

Why didn't you write your code?

I did this

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_soldier = "SoldierWB" createVehicle getmarkerpos "tankFactory"and got that

_soldier = "SoldierWB" createVehicle getmarkerpos "tankFactory" : ERROR local variable in global space

Then I did this

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_soldier = "SoldierWB" createVehicle getmarkerpos "tankFactory"; this PlayMove "CombatDead"and didn't get an ERROR.  
But the soldier didn't dy.

Here is my dead animation as zip file which I did for simular purpose.

Regards limmy3


Edit: attachment (Switch- PlayMove commands.Intro.zip) lost in the crash of 2009 - WEK

[Mr.Peanut]

What happens if you use camCreate?

[h-]

Why didn't you write your code?

Because I was answering to bedges and I know he knows what to do   
And besides, you learn when trying to figure things out by yourself, not by someone telling you "do this, don't care why"


Where did you put your creation code?
The 'global space' suggests you used it in either a unit's init field or in a trigger where local variables (with the underscore, such as your _soldier) do not work.

As for the anim not working, use switchMove, not playMove.
Because some anims work with switchmove only, and it's possible that createVehicled unit doesn't comply with playmove..

Then I did this

Which makes no sense.
First you create a soldier referenced with variable _soldier and then you playMove something referenced with this.
If that code was in a trigger or in a unit's init field this refers to the trigger/unit, not the created soldier..

If you wish to use the trigger/unit's init field

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someloon="SoldierWB" createVehicle someposition; someloon switchMove "combatdead"In a script executed from somewhere

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_soldier = "SoldierWB" createVehicle someposition
_soldier switchMove "combatdead"

[limmy3]

Hello,

And besides, you learn when trying to figure things out by yourself, not by someone telling you "do this, don't care why" 

Sure but I never had the feeling that it was that easy with "do this, don't care why" 

Then I did this

Which makes no sense.

There's a lot more to clearn for me.
Finding your code would be playing lotto for me. 

Regards limmy3

[h-]

Any of the above examples work for you?

[bedges]

i'm without my pc for the time being, so i'll give these suggestions a try when i am reunited with my love.

thanks meantime gents. 

[THobson]

If they you don't mind a single wound, you could camcreate a bullet inside them.  They won't look all bloody, except where the bullet was, and they certainly won't blink.