[c0ldfyr3]

Hey folks.

Given two Vectors, if they are in too close a proximity, I want to move one of them away from the other one.
I can already check if they are too close, it’s the trig side of finding out how to move them directly away from one another that I can't get my head around.

Vector vecDir = pInflictor->WorldSpaceCenter() - pVictim->WorldSpaceCenter();

Looks like a likely candidate but I'm unsure.

If anyone could think of anything off hand I'd appreciate it.

Thanks in advance.

- Jason Croghan

[PM]

You have two positions (x and y) and want to move one of them (y) away?

Vector direction = y - x;
direction.Normalize();
y += direction * some_distance_scalar;

Or something like that might work.

The idea is:
1) let direction be y-x. Then direction is the vector you need to add to x in order to get y. So direction is a vector facing directly towards y when its origin is placed on x.
2) Normalize the vector and multiply it by the amount of units you want to move the thing away
3) Add that direction vector to y; thus moving y away from x.

[PM]

It's not like I'm not calm usually but at the moment I'm getting really FRUSTRATED about this shitty topic. I feel like SCREAMING - I mean, WTF, it's been a week and there's still no answer - either say YES IT WORKED or say NO IT DIDN'T, it did this instead or please at least say "I'll test it later but I HAVE READ YOUR FREAKING REPLY"

Sorry for the caps

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Bad PM.

[c0ldfyr3]

Whoa PM sorry, yeah you were correct. Garry Newman replied to my post on hlcoders about 10 mins before you posted here. I read this, hit Reply and dunno what happened then =P

Cheers for the quick reply, and you were 100% correct, as usual =P

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[c0ldfyr3]

I'd credit that =)

[c0ldfyr3]

For a seperate function:

So, if i subtract one vector from another, that gives me a location in the center of both (normal)? Regardless of which I subtract from which..

My mind and trig were never meant to be :\

EDIT: LMFAO: nvm, The_WuH helped me out here.
I had thought this was how, but then thought it was too simple for it.

Vector MidPoint(Vector p1,Vector p2) 
{
   Vector p;

   p.x = (p1.x + p2.x) / 2;
   p.y = (p1.y + p2.y) / 2;
   p.z = (p1.z + p2.z) / 2;

   return p;
}