Shooting and tracking with a mouse

[zolointo]

I'm having some problems getting the shoot action functioning properly with single mouse clicks.

When I use the "While the user holds the mouse button" condition, I can get a continuous stream. When I use the "When the user clicks" condition, I can't get a single shoot action to occur. This is not a problem when I use keyboard inputs.

Additionally, can anyone comment on the magic required to have a shoot command continuously track a moving mouse cursor? I can get a continous shot tracking a static object, but it's not the desired outcome.

Many thanks,
-Matt Zulawski

[zolointo]

I'm having some problems getting the shoot action functioning properly with single mouse clicks.

When I use the "While the user holds the mouse button" condition, I can get a continuous stream. When I use the "When the user clicks" condition, I can't get a single shoot action to occur. This is not a problem when I use keyboard inputs.

Additionally, can anyone comment on the magic required to have a shoot command continuously track a moving mouse cursor? I can get a continous shot tracking a static object, but it's not the desired outcome.

Many thanks,
-Matt Zulawski

[zolointo]

Never mind about the mouse tracking; I think it's just a matter of me figuring out how MMF handles objects.

Still confused about the single click shot.

[zolointo]

Never mind about the mouse tracking; I think it's just a matter of me figuring out how MMF handles objects.

Still confused about the single click shot.

[Popcorn]

It seems you are using the mouse control movement.
If you want to use that, make sure you test for joystick/firebutton 1 instead of the mouse button.

But in most situations it is best to have the movement set to static and add this event:
Always: set Xpos of object to XMouse and set Ypos of object to YMouse.

This way you can use the mouse commands as normal.

[Popcorn]

It seems you are using the mouse control movement.
If you want to use that, make sure you test for joystick/firebutton 1 instead of the mouse button.

But in most situations it is best to have the movement set to static and add this event:
Always: set Xpos of object to XMouse and set Ypos of object to YMouse.

This way you can use the mouse commands as normal.