How to kill with CreateBullet without using explosive rounds?

[Gizd]

Also, i cant remember that DoDamageBy exists, it isnt even in the scripting manual. :\
Did you try  DoDamage(i, Killer, 4000)

In 2.7.0 DoDamage replaces DoDamageBy.

And the problem is that you don't check for activeness of player(player can be alive and active). If that won't help try replacing GetPlayerStat(alive) with GetPlayerStat(health) > 0.

[croat1gamer]

Oh.
Is he using 2.7.0 or 2.6.5?

[Gizd]

2.6.5, in 2.7.0 all weapon parameters are byte not string.

[croat1gamer]

Yeh, i was thinking he was writing the script for 2.6.5, not 2.7.0. :\

[frosty]

actually what this segment does is kill all zombies in 400 metre radius of Victim if Killer has Barret and is in "sight"

heres the full script :(attached)

@croatgamer: correct, my host is using 1.6.5

SN: DoDamageBy is commented out in the script as its causing instability (amazing how commenting out ONE line fixes all issues :S)

edit: actually i removed the DoDamageBy line

From: July 02, 2010, 11:40:32 pmi just found out my host is using server version 2.6.6 for his customers

[frosty]

btw, if i use DoDamage with the syntax as DoDamageBy i get an "incorrect number of parameters" error so i have to use CreateBullet

[Swompie]

Because DoDamage has the additional parameter Shooter in the beta server and DoDamageBy was removed due to that.
Hint: eC's manual is already up-to-date with the beta server, so don't use it if your not knowing much about all the functions in soldat scripting ;f If you would you would've known this :/

[frosty]

well im not using 2.7.0, and DoDamage(Shooter,Victim,Damage) doesnt work so what else can i use? CreateBullet doesnt work too well because zombies are always near walls so the created bullets somehow miss their targets even tho the bullet is spawned on each zombie and goes straight up

and, i know about the functions i the ec help center, but thats for 2.7.0, NOT 2.6.6 which is more like 2.6.5, which is why i dont use the ec help center, it would be different if my host was actually using 2.7.0 then i WOULD use it, but since he isnt, i cant use it because the code there is incorrect for 2.6.6, how is it incorrect? well i copy and paste...lets say a function with a begin and end, sometimes only that is enough to cause errors, especially when its an updated function name

so, i ask again, what else can i use to kill zombies that are in range of a raycast effectively, without using explosive rounds? explosive rounds are the only things that do work 100%, but BULLETS MISS, and bullets have a hit rate of about 30% compared to explosive rounds and DoDamageBy(which i cant use apparently) hangs the server. how do i get around that, explosions are causing too much CPU usage on host

there MUST be something i can use, all help appreciated

[dnmr]

this sounds quite mysterious. Try it again with DoDamageBy, but add "if getplayerstat(i,'Active') = true then" after your "for i := 1 to  32 do"

[frosty]

Hung the server again

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if Weapon = 'Barrett M82A1' then begin
for i := 1 to 32 do
begin
x := GetPlayerStat(Victim,'x');
y := GetPlayerStat(Victim,'y');
x2 := GetPlayerStat(i,'x');
y2 := GetPlayerStat(i,'y');
if RayCast(x,y,x2,y2,Dist,400) then begin
if i <> Killer then begin   
if GetPlayerStat(i,'Alive') = true then begin
//WriteLn(IDtoName(i)+' is in range of Raycast');
CreateBullet(GetPlayerStat(i,'x'), GetPlayerStat(i,'y') - 0, 0,-1000,100, 3, Killer);
              if getplayerstat(i,'Active') then DoDamageBy(i, Killer, 99);
BioKills[Killer]:=BioKills[Killer]+1;
end;
end;
end;
end;
WriteConsole(Killer,'Bio-Kills: '+Inttostr(BioKills[Killer]),$EE81FAA1);
BioKills[Killer]:=BioKills[Killer]*0;
end;
full code in attachment

[DarkCrusade]

The way your script works is very inefficient. You access the position of Killer 32 times, in my version I only access it once. Also you must check whether the ID you are trying to access is active before trying to get values from it. Also this could be interesting for you:

Ineffective:

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if (...) then begin
  if (...) then begin
 
  end;
end;
Effective:

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if ((...) AND (...)) OR (...) then begin

end;
Also: Instead of "BioKills[Killer]:=BioKills[Killer]*0;" you can just set its value like "BioKills[Killer] := 0;".

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Procedure OnPlayerKill(Killer,Victim:Byte; Weapon:String);
var
  X1,X2,Y1,Y2:Single
  i:Byte;
begin
  if Weapon = 'Barrett M82A1' then begin
GetPlayerXY(Victim,X,Y)
  for i := 1 to 32 do if (GetPlayerStat(i,'Active') = true) then begin
GetPlayerXY(i,X2,Y2);
if RayCast(X1,Y1,X2,Y2,Dist,400) AND (i <> Killer) AND (GetPlayerStat(i,'Alive') = true) then begin
//WriteLn(IDtoName(i)+' is in range of Raycast');
CreateBullet(GetPlayerStat(i,'x'), GetPlayerStat(i,'y') - 0, 0,-1000,100, 3, Killer);
                                DoDamageBy(i, Killer, 99);
BioKills[Killer]:=BioKills[Killer]+1;
end;
end;
WriteConsole(Killer,'Bio-Kills: '+Inttostr(BioKills[Killer]),$EE81FAA1);
BioKills[Killer] := 0;
end;


[frosty]

ooh i see, many thanks Dark

this might help me with other scripts also

[zyxstand]

wow, just had to comment on the line
BioKills[Killer] = BioKills[Killer] * 0

.........seriously?!

Without trying to sound condescending, I think you should go learn assembly and then C++ to have a better understanding of how the computer works.  You'll learn how to be much more efficient with programming concepts.  In my opinion, people should learn in this order:
1- physics
2- chemistry
3- electronic theory
4- analog design
5- logic design
6- digital design
7- microprocessors and assembly
8- C++
9- youdotherest

[dnmr]

Without trying to sound condescending, I think you should go learn assembly and then C++ to have a better understanding of how the computer works.  You'll learn how to be much more efficient with programming concepts.  In my opinion, people should learn in this order:
1- physics
2- chemistry
3- electronic theory
4- analog design
5- logic design
6- digital design
7- microprocessors and assembly
8- C++
9- youdotherest

you forgot
0- common sense

[zyxstand]

Without trying to sound condescending, I think you should go learn assembly and then C++ to have a better understanding of how the computer works.  You'll learn how to be much more efficient with programming concepts.  In my opinion, people should learn in this order:
1- physics
2- chemistry
3- electronic theory
4- analog design
5- logic design
6- digital design
7- microprocessors and assembly
8- C++
9- youdotherest

you forgot
0- common sense

haha, i ddin't put it because i thought it was common sense to have common sense (but you're right)

[frosty]

OMFG my server is such a f**king douche, it hung again, with that code

From: July 14, 2010, 07:19:18 pmi think DodamageBy is for 2.7.0 not 2.6.6 since my server doesnt like it, so ill just have to put up with BioKills not working right, unless i put a bullet to the left and right going into the player at high velocity, like my sig says, if at first you dont succeed, improvise

unless there is something OTHER THAN DoDamageBy AND CreateBullet, if there isnt, just say so, im getting sick of going round in circles here

if zombies all happen to be in the air, then the createbullet works fine 100%, but if they near wall, most of the bullets miss, and hit at 0-30%, i need something thats EFFICIENT (works 100%) and is NOT CreateBullet OR DoDamageBy

[DarkCrusade]

The server can crash when you choose a too high velocity.

Change...
CreateBullet(GetPlayerStat(i,'x'),GetPlayerStat(i,'y') - 0, 0,-1000,100, 3, Killer);
To...
CreateBullet(GetPlayerStat(i,'X'),GetPlayerStat(i,'Y'),0,0,350,5,Killer);

DoDamageBy() works just fine. It's all about CreateBullet(). I changed the bulletstyle to 5 (flames) and the hit multiplier to 350%. This should totally work now.

[Swompie]

The server can crash when you choose a too high velocity.

Not really.

Just freakin' ask eC if he knows why DoDamageBy doesn't work correctly, either way your a fucking stupid cunt or, well there's no real or.
It works, prolly it's because of some other script you use, learn2debug.

[DarkCrusade]

I already crashed my server with 8 CreateBullets with high velocity..

[frosty]

well why is it that the server works perfect as soon as i REMOVE DoDamageBy?

i dont get it, and how the hell would i debug whats causing DoDamageBy to not work? and whats your server version Dark? if its 2.7.0 then thats the problem because mine IS NOT 2.7.0.....

also, if i use flames in CreateBullet, with No bullet Velocity, just 1 CreateBullet with flames lags the server to shit