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MrMoke
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Thumbs up 06-25-2015, 09:12 AM

I'm onboard with you AzGrimm. Instant hits only work if the target is inanimate, or you're using a Phaser. Time lag and target movement are important parts of the puzzle that saved me several times.

Tricks:
1) Assuming that the axis of the gun is not the barrel, manually position the bullet inside the barrel so that it points forward.
2) Drop a Dummy on the bullet, and make the barrel it's vehicle.
3) Use the Dummy as the bullet's vehicle only when it's loaded/reloaded. This way it comes out of the barrel instead of the gun's axis. Definitely necessary if you are using a tank :-)

The idea of using subparts for collision detection is interesting, and might involve some tricky logic assuming that the axis of any given sub-part is a single point in space that's pretty close to the others. The proximity game is just another challenge for gifted young programmers to experiment with and solve.

Summer Camp Fun.

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