Actor roll scripting is annoying

[Skemech]

Can Anyone explain why when scripting...

script 1 (void) {
	SetActorRoll (1, 180);
}

... Doesn't roll the actor a full 180/upside down. I'm more specifically referring to the thing labeled "Aiming camera" (type 9073).

[rouge_means_red]

Not sure what result you're seeing but

 

https://zdoom.org/wiki/SetActorRoll

 

Quote

angle: the roll angle to set. This is a fixed point angle in the range of 0.0 to 1.0

 

[Skemech]

ok, wow. I feel a little stupid. but one other question, how would I continuously add to the roll? A mock up example\/...

 

script 1 ENTER {
	SetActorRoll (1, +0.1);
	Delay (20);
	Restart;
}

 

[kevansevans]

script 1 ENTER 
{ 
	while (true)
	{
		SetActorRoll (1, +0.1); 
		Delay (20);
	}
}

Be sure to keep that delay function in an ACS while loop, otherwise that script will freeze your source port.

[Skemech]

Is the plus sign actually meant to work? cause it doesn't... by all means I will (If I have to) write out...

script 1 (void){
	setactorroll (1, 0.01);
	delay (10);
	setactorroll (1, 0.02);
	delay (10);
	setactorroll (1, 0.03);
	delay (10);
	setactorroll (1, 0.04);
	delay (10);
	ect.
}

... but god do I not really wanna

[boris]

18 minutes ago, Skemech said:

Is the plus sign actually meant to work?

 

No. It just explicitly states that the value is positive. What you probably want to do is to get the current roll value and then add a small value to it.

Edited March 30, 2024 by boris

[rouge_means_red]

Use GetActorRoll(1) + 0.1 for the value

 

There's also ChangeActorRoll which might give a smoother result than SetActorRoll if you enable interpolation

[aRottenKomquat]

2 hours ago, Skemech said:

Is the plus sign actually meant to work? cause it doesn't... by all means I will (If I have to) write out...

script 1 (void){
	setactorroll (1, 0.01);
	delay (10);
	setactorroll (1, 0.02);
	delay (10);
	setactorroll (1, 0.03);
	delay (10);
	setactorroll (1, 0.04);
	delay (10);
	ect.
}

... but god do I not really wanna

 

https://zdoom.org/wiki/Loops

[Skemech]

Or if anyone having a similar issue as me who best learns via our lord and savior youtube... 

 

 

[Skemech]

Here is the exact script I'm using in my wad...

 

bool penis = true;

script 56 ENTER {
	while (penis == true) {
		ChangeActorRoll (92, GetActorRoll (92)+0.001, false);
		delay (1);
	}
}

Edited March 31, 2024 by Skemech