Mouse Controlled Gun - Help Needed!

[Dare]

Building a mouse controlled gun turret, but I have a big problem. Every time the laser hits the box to spawn the bullet, its collideset and colour are changed! This means that the laser no longer hits the box and makes bullets.

I have no idea how to fix this, does anyone else have this problem or can help?

[scene]45636[/scene]

E to fire.

[Mystery]

Easy fix.

You made the mistake of writing = instead of := in the spawn code.
= Mean to change an existing variable
:= Means to create a variable

scene.addbox({
pos = e.pos;
size = [0.2, 0.07];
color = [1.0, 0.9, 0.0, 1.0];
collideset = 8;
drawborder = true;
restitution = 0.5;
friction = 0.0;
vel := (e.normal * (20))
})

Algodoo reads the highlighted text as "change collideset to 8", since the only collideset variable the laser sees is the laser's it will try and change that one instead.

scene.addbox({
pos := e.pos;
size := [0.2, 0.07];
color := [1.0, 0.9, 0.0, 1.0];
collideset := 8;
drawborder := true;
restitution := 0.5;
friction := 0.0;
vel := (e.normal * (20))
})
Now algodoo will read the highlighted text as "create collideset that equal 8"


Also with the laser change maxrays to 1, and i recommend making the bullets either change rotation to fit the angle of the shot or to simply be circle. Good luck.

[Dare]

Cool, thanks a lot!