how do I limit angle max amount of rotation without using too many events?

[PotatoMerchantz5]

and alt values?

I can do this using alot of alt values and checks but I need to do this in a few lines, I need to correct for or check if the object is flipped or not, here is an example of what I mean:

set_angle_limitrot.mfa

it doesnt quite work, it almost works but its wrong
please note, im trying to do this without "Set Direction"

[gamedreamerjjg]

set angel(of the object) to OAngle( "Active", XMouse, YMouse ) that what you looking for?

[PotatoMerchantz5]

ah no, i just need to rotate towards the mouse with a fraction of its overall rotate so it doesnt rotate fully in either direction, but also flipped, and without using "Set Direction", just math.

[schrodinger]

Don't understand what you need to do,
would ask a couple questions to understand:

1) Why do you need to "flip" the object?
You want it not to be rotated "upside down" when facing opposite direction from starting one?

2) You want to gradually rotate towards target direction and not instantly facing the angle to target?

[PotatoMerchantz5]

Yes to the first question, I want to basically have it flip and only rotate a fraction of an angle towards a point within bounds. But I want to do it without using alot of events.

I want it do that but not reach the target direction.

basically I am rotating a very heavy object to a tiny point on screen, and because of its simulated "mass" I want it to only be able to rotate a fraction of the angle towards a point to the right or left of it, and it flips much like setting negative x scale but I want it to also preform the same math to its left facing while flipped.

[schrodinger]

here's a quick example of rotation
but not sure why you would want to flip horizontally
would look "strange" to me?

set_angle_limitrot_1.mfa

[PotatoMerchantz5]

here is a better illustration of what I am trying to accomplish, I just realized that when flipping horz with the effect built in it flips the rotational axis and makes 360/0 switch places with 180, and of all things, makes 270 invert to 90.

if someone could explain this to me I'd appreciate it, thank you: set_angle_limitrot_2.mfa

[BartekB]

Is this what you're looking to achieve? limiting_angle_and_flip.mfa

[PotatoMerchantz5]

thats what I needed, thanks, can you tell me though when it is flipped why you switched the order of this:
not flipped:

ATan2(YMouse - Y( "spotlight" ), X( "spotlight" ) - XMouse )

flipped:

ATan2(Y( "spotlight" ) - YMouse, XMouse - X( "spotlight" ) )

and I see here:

( AngleMouse( "spotlight" ) / ( 180.0 / AngleLimit( "spotlight" ) ) )

is the angle limit being divided by half of 360 degrees for a reason? I'm guessing its because its the limit of range of motion divided by range in degrees allowed to move?

do you divide this number by the angle from the mouse to get what someone would need? I'm pretty sure im looking at this wrong, any help to understand would be appreciated, thanks again.