GetNextSphereCastAllHit

[jeanfabre]

Hi,

 Following a request: http://hutonggames.com/playmakerforum/index.php?topic=3658.0

Please find a action that will loop through all hits of a sphereCast, it's the same as a ray cast only you give a radius to give a volume to the casting.

 Bye,

 Jean

[doppelmonster]

Thanks for the action.
But i dont understand the Hit Events.
how does the "Loop Event" work? Is it similar to a Hit (True) Event?

Also the Spherecast is very slow compared to the Raycast. Is this due to its nature or because of the ALL HIT LOOPING function (which i dont realy understand)?

Compared to the Raycast action there is also no Repeat Interval

[doppelmonster]

I forgot to delete a "wait" action wich caused my FSM to be slow! So forget about that.

[doppelmonster]

Can you explain the Looping function?
I dont understand the Next and Finished Events.
Could you compare it to the Events in the Raycast action?

With Raycast i just have a HIT Event to jump out of the state. With no hit it just passes on in the state (FINISHED).

Thanks,
Matthias

[jeanfabre]

Hi,

if the cast detects more than one object, it will trigger the "LOOP" event and within that loop you can use the RayCast Hit get info:

https://hutonggames.fogbugz.com/default.asp?W491


when all objects are looped, it fires the End event.

does that make more sense?


 bye,

 Jean

[doppelmonster]

Okay, i think i understand it.

Just to clarify.
When i just need a Yes/No Hit detection,
i would set "Loop" and "Finished" to the same Event (Yes Hit), Right?

Thanks,
Matthias

[jeanfabre]

hi,

 I guess you could, but I would actually still use a regular loop and simply never come back to the state, then it's easier. it' only goes to the next hit if you come back to the state with that action after the LOOP event has been fired, that's all,

bye,

 Jean

[doppelmonster]

Hmm, then this will not work for my purpose. I just have to check for free ways.
I loop through all holes (4) and balls (9 per player) on a table with "get next child" so i have to definitley come back to the state quiet often....

You didnt add a simple "HIT" Event. So you can only use Loop Event for that.

Looping through the results is not necessary and not wanted in my case. so i have to disable/reset that feature somehow.

[jeanfabre]

Hi,

 ok, I have created a regular sphereCast:

http://hutonggames.com/playmakerforum/index.php?topic=3718.0


bye,

 Jean