art distance

/*Demoman*/ · Post by **/*Demoman*/** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 7:40 am

hey etpro team I was wonding if you would up the distance of the artillery.. its still based off of the RTCW code and because et maps are bigger... the artillery never reaches where you are aiming.. it'll end up firing short

best example of this is the helms deep map and shooting from the tower

http://www.nd80usa.net/slicks/2004-07-2 ... eep_a3.jpg

in g_weapon.c weapon_artillery

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//VectorMA &#40;muzzlePoint, 8192, forward, end&#41;; //derek adjusted for distance on big maps like hd
	VectorMA &#40;muzzlePoint, 16000, forward, end&#41;;

this allows players to shoot from one side of the map until the end of the other side

Kamel · Post by **Kamel** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 10:21 am

+zoom;+attack;-zoom

gotenks · Post by **gotenks** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 10:32 am

Kamel wrote:+zoom;+attack;-zoom

huh?

/*Demoman*/ · Post by **/*Demoman*/** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 10:32 am

what does that have to do with the distance

Kamel · Post by **Kamel** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 1:45 pm

sry... sleep deprivation does bad things to me

+>V<+CoFFeeeee · Post by **+>V<+CoFFeeeee** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 2:25 pm

anyway, back on topic

maybe it has something to do with the fog

ReyalP · Post by **ReyalP** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 2:33 pm

+>V<+CoFFeeeee wrote:

anyway, back on topic

maybe it has something to do with the fog

No, it is very simple, as demoman pointed out. The arty trace is 8192 long. If you try to arty farther than that, it won't work. That isn't an issue in any stock et maps, but is in some customs. Increasing the trace length shouldn't be a big deal, since you don't call arty that often (compared to, say an SMG firing). FWIW, sniper rifles alreayd get a 16384 trace.