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PlayMaker Help & Tips => PlayMaker Help => Topic started by: Lane on July 17, 2012, 01:05:05 PM

Title: SimpleMove and others Vector 3 variable?
Post by: Lane on July 17, 2012, 01:05:05 PM

So this tool is made for artists so I'm going to assume that asking really stupid questions about a visual scripting tool or programming is okay =)

When I add an Action like Character > Simple Move... What is the vector 3 variable? I can't figure out what to do with that and every action i add seems to want it. The drop down is empty and I don't understand how to "get" the vector3 variable or whatever it wants.

I'm trying to do basic independent WASD movement on a top down shooter and aim at the mouse pointer.

Title: Re: SimpleMove and others Vector 3 variable?
Post by: Uttpd on July 17, 2012, 06:16:14 PM

check the video tutorials (all )--> for the controller the "Mouse pick" one was the key to get me in the right direction.

Vector3  stores the  x,y,z  position in space of any given point. with 3 floats (x,y,z,). This point can be your mouse click or the position of any given object etc...

I Eventually went with the "smooth look at" and "Move Towards" since them my controller is now a full spaghetti dish with animation graph and keyboard input... probably not the best example of best practices but it works as i imagined it!

Title: Re: SimpleMove and others Vector 3 variable?
Post by: Lane on July 17, 2012, 07:22:07 PM

Didn't have sound at the work computer so I was stuck without the videos. Thanks for the reply!

Just got home and started tinkering with it and ZOMGSWEETJEEBUS this is awesome.