0018768: Allows shots to be produced at an absolute angle heading

ID	Project	Category		Date Submitted	Last Update

0018768	Starward Rogue	Suggestion		Mar 4, 2016 7:59 pm	Mar 5, 2016 3:56 pm

Reporter	ptarth	Assigned To	keith.lamothe
Severity	feature
Status	resolved	Resolution	fixed
Product Version	1.016-1.017
Fixed in Version	1.016-1.017

Summary	0018768: Allows shots to be produced at an absolute angle heading
Description	Currently shots are either produced relative to the target or relative to the current heading of the firing system/entity. I would like to be able to spawn a shot that is created using an absolute angle (e.g., always appears pointing straight up at 0 degrees). Two apparent ways that it could be done. The first is to have relative="false" in the bullet pattern definition that makes angle reflect the absolute angle. The second is to have a special tag (e.g., absolute_angle) in bullet patterns that specify the absolute angle. Uses Zharmad's Blademorphs Orienting Pattern shots while ignoring boss heading, angle, and position. Note This currently can be achieved, mostly, by spawning an additional entity that always spawns at 0 angle and does not change facing. That entity then spawns the shot system that needs the absolute angle.
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Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
Mar 4, 2016 7:59 pm	ptarth	New Issue
Mar 5, 2016 3:56 pm	keith.lamothe	Note Added: 0045368
Mar 5, 2016 3:56 pm	keith.lamothe	Status	new => resolved
Mar 5, 2016 3:56 pm	keith.lamothe	Fixed in Version	=> 1.016-1.017
Mar 5, 2016 3:56 pm	keith.lamothe	Resolution	open => fixed
Mar 5, 2016 3:56 pm	keith.lamothe	Assigned To	=> keith.lamothe

keith.lamothe Mar 5, 2016 3:56 pm administrator ~0045368	For 1.016: Added new attribute to xml schema for bullet node: initial_angle_is_absolute (bool) *makes the initial angle of the bullet not be relative either to the angle from the firing entity to the target entity or to the rotation of the firing entity Thanks :)