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May 15, 2017, 11:49:11 AM

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Hardpoint directions.
« on: May 15, 2017, 11:49:11 AM »
How can I change the direction of where a hardpoint fires. I am trying to get a hardpoint that fires backwards with a coverage angle of 130 width

May 15, 2017, 01:11:06 PMReply #1

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Re: Hardpoint directions.
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2017, 01:11:06 PM »
I believe the direction a hardpoint fires is down to the orientation of the bone on the model itself, and then you use the hardpoint coding to control the size/angle of the cone.
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May 15, 2017, 02:57:16 PMReply #2

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Re: Hardpoint directions.
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2017, 02:57:16 PM »
I believe the direction a hardpoint fires is down to the orientation of the bone on the model itself, and then you use the hardpoint coding to control the size/angle of the cone.


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May 15, 2017, 02:57:53 PMReply #3

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Re: Hardpoint directions.
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2017, 02:57:53 PM »

Meh it's all wibbly wobbly hardpointy wointy magicy science...

lol yeah
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May 15, 2017, 04:23:26 PMReply #4

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Re: Hardpoint directions.
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2017, 04:23:26 PM »

Meh it's all wibbly wobbly hardpointy wointy magicy science...
And after the wibbly I just had a flash of Matt Smith as The Doctor telling wibbly wobbly timey whimey(or however it should be written) and when I saw wobbly right after I was literally laughing out so hard that my mother said she clearly heard it from 3 rooms away...
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May 15, 2017, 04:51:35 PMReply #5

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Re: Hardpoint directions.
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2017, 04:51:35 PM »
that's hysterical
do you know what really makes me mad? that the NR didn't make as many different SSDs as the empire. they would have won much faster had they done so. it's just not fair. but, if their were more NR SSDs, they would be absolute SUPER-CARRIERS.

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May 15, 2017, 05:05:21 PMReply #6

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Re: Hardpoint directions.
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2017, 05:05:21 PM »
is there anyone other than matt smith that the words wibbley wobbley would conjure?  Not only did he say it, his doctor WAS rather wibbley wobbley...
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May 15, 2017, 06:46:22 PMReply #7

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May 15, 2017, 08:51:08 PMReply #8

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Re: Hardpoint directions.
« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2017, 08:51:08 PM »
So I would need to import the model into 3DS max and check there

May 15, 2017, 09:01:42 PMReply #9

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Re: Hardpoint directions.
« Reply #9 on: May 15, 2017, 09:01:42 PM »
You would need to import them to reverse the bones to face where you want, yeah. I've never tried this before, but you could always try giving a negative value to the firing arc. Doubt that would work, though.
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May 16, 2017, 07:09:18 AMReply #10

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Re: Hardpoint directions.
« Reply #10 on: May 16, 2017, 07:09:18 AM »
A firing arc of 1 would fire in one direction, right?

 

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