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How to make a circle?

Hi, i first i'm sorry for my English. I from Poland.

I'm working on my Tower Defense Mod and I need to create circle of a range of turrets.

And I'm looking for a message which create a circle...

I use this:

PHP Code:


		
			
stock msg_beamring(id, startent, endent, spriteindex, life, width, Color[3], brithgness) 
{   
 message_begin(MSG_ONE_UNRELIABLE ,SVC_TEMPENTITY, _, id) //message begin   write_byte(TE_BEAMRING)    
write_short(startent)    
write_short(endent)   
write_short(spriteindex)    
write_byte(1)         
write_byte(1)    
write_byte(life)     
write_byte(width)   
write_byte(1)     
write_byte(Color[0])    
write_byte(Color[1])   
write_byte(Color[2])      
write_byte(brithgness)    
write_byte(1)  
message_end() }

and this

PHP Code:


		
			
stock msg_circle(id, vec1[3], sprite, Color[3], distance)
 {    
 message_begin(MSG_ONE, SVC_TEMPENTITY, vec1, id)    
 write_byte( 21 )   
  write_coord(vec1[0])   
  write_coord(vec1[1])   
  write_coord(vec1[2])   
  write_coord(vec1[0])  
   write_coord(vec1[1])   
  write_coord(vec1[2] + distance)   
  write_short( sprite )    
 write_byte( 0 ) // startframe 
    write_byte( 0 ) // framerate   
  write_byte( 11 ) // life    
 write_byte( 16 ) // width   
  write_byte( 0 ) // noise    
 write_byte( Color[0] ) // r    
 write_byte( Color[1]) // g    
 write_byte( Color[2] ) // b    
 write_byte( 255 ) //brightness     
write_byte( 0 ) // speed   
  message_end() }

and in 1 example I must create 2 entity which a spaced of towers about
(example)

1 entity: +700 units
2 entity: -700 units

and then I use TE_BEAMRING of ID this two ents.

It's work, but are problems.
The line of range is usually in the wrong place.

=====

So my question is:

there is a message that creates a circle based on Origin?

( I'm very sorry for my english, I'm 15)

Re: How to make a circle?

PHP Code:


		
			
circle(id, vec1[3], sprite, Color[3], distance)
{    
   message_begin(MSG_BROADCAST, SVC_TEMPENTITY, vec1)    
   write_byte(TE_BEAMCYLINDER)   
   write_coord(vec1[0])   
   write_coord(vec1[1])   
   write_coord(vec1[2])   
   write_coord(vec1[0])  
   write_coord(vec1[1])   
   write_coord(vec1[2] + distance)   
   write_short( sprite )    
   write_byte( 0 ) // startframe 
   write_byte( 0 ) // framerate   
   write_byte( 11 ) // life    
   write_byte( 16 ) // width   
   write_byte( 0 ) // noise    
   write_byte( Color[0] ) // r    
   write_byte( Color[1]) // g    
   write_byte( Color[2] ) // b    
   write_byte( 255 ) //brightness     
   write_byte( 0 ) // speed   
   message_end()
}

Re: How to make a circle?

Quote:

Originally Posted by didoWEE (Post 1944914)

PHP Code:


		
			
circle(id, vec1[3], sprite, Color[3], distance)
{    
   message_begin(MSG_BROADCAST, SVC_TEMPENTITY, vec1)    
   write_byte(TE_BEAMCYLINDER)   
   write_coord(vec1[0])   
   write_coord(vec1[1])   
   write_coord(vec1[2])   
   write_coord(vec1[0])  
   write_coord(vec1[1])   
   write_coord(vec1[2] + distance)   
   write_short( sprite )    
   write_byte( 0 ) // startframe 
   write_byte( 0 ) // framerate   
   write_byte( 11 ) // life    
   write_byte( 16 ) // width   
   write_byte( 0 ) // noise    
   write_byte( Color[0] ) // r    
   write_byte( Color[1]) // g    
   write_byte( Color[2] ) // b    
   write_byte( 255 ) //brightness     
   write_byte( 0 ) // speed   
   message_end()
}

also a life is an distance.

Re: How to make a circle?

Yes, but this ring is moving.

I was up to some "config" of "startframe", "framerate" e.t.c .. and it always moving .

( sorry for my english )

Ok to close. I've got answer in other forum. I was used sprite, sprite fixer.

Re: How to make a circle?

Quote:

Originally Posted by grs4 (Post 1944991)

Can you show how to do "not moving" TE_BEAMCYLINDER?
mayby link where you find your solution?
Thanks!

Re: How to make a circle?

one of the solutions that came up first on my mind is to make a sprite, and then change its scale

Re: How to make a circle?

Quote:

Originally Posted by lazarev (Post 1946791)

one of the solutions that came up first on my mind is to make a sprite, and then change its scale

but you cant do cylinder effect and also you need to a new entity for that.
( you can make cylinder effect with model but also you need to create entity )

Re: How to make a circle?