Custom homing marker

[SpoonMaster44]

hello so on my mod, (witch i already had help on) i want to put a custom homing marker instade of the triangle that aprease, any help?
the homing marker sprite i want to use is below the mod is also below

 

[BlueEC]

Replace the already existing SRB2 Homing Marker, easy.

 

[CloneFighter]

Replace the already existing SRB2 Homing Marker, easy.

That would replace it for Fang's pop gun too.

 

[troplucky]

Uhh why is there a character
Thats not very legal

 

[SpoonMaster44]

Uhh why is there a character
Thats not very legal

oh ok i just keept it their for code ill remove it lol

 

[NARbluebear]

hello so on my mod, (witch i already had help on) i want to put a custom homing marker instade of the triangle that aprease, any help?
the homing marker sprite i want to use is below the mod is also below

With the use of P_LookForEnemies(), you could store the closest enemy into a variable, then use P_SpawnLockOn() to draw a lock-on target over the enemy's head.

freeslot("SPR_EXMP", "S_CUSTOMMARKER") -- SPR_EXMP and S_CUSTOMMARKER can be swapped out for whatever names you think fit best. SPR_* constants have to use four letters, whereas states can use around 24 afaik
states[S_CUSTOMMARKER] = {
    sprite = SPR_EXMP,
    frame = A,
    duration = -1,
    nextstate = S_CUSTOMMARKER
}

addHook("PlayerThink", function(player)
    if player.mo and player.mo.skin == "skinname" then -- skinname is just a placeholder. Replace it with your character's skin name.
        player.lockon = P_LookForEnemies(player) -- Store an enemy into a variable.
        if player.lockon and player.lockon.valid then -- Does the enemy exist?
            P_SpawnLockon(player, player.lockon, S_CUSTOMMARKER) -- Spawn a lock-on target with our custom sprite.
        end
    end
end)

 

[CloneFighter]

With the use of P_LookForEnemies(), you could store the closest enemy into a variable, then use P_SpawnLockOn() to draw a lock-on target over the enemy's head.

freeslot("SPR_EXMP", "S_CUSTOMMARKER") -- SPR_EXMP and S_CUSTOMMARKER can be swapped out for whatever names you think fit best. SPR_* constants have to use four letters, whereas states can use around 24 afaik
states[S_CUSTOMMARKER] = {
    sprite = SPR_EXMP,
    frame = A,
    duration = -1,
    nextstate = S_CUSTOMMARKER
}

addHook("PlayerThink", function(player)
    if player.mo and player.mo.skin == "skinname" then -- skinname is just a placeholder. Replace it with your character's skin name.
        player.lockon = P_LookForEnemies(player) -- Store an enemy into a variable.
        if player.lockon and player.lockon.valid then -- Does the enemy exist?
            P_SpawnLockon(player, player.lockon, S_CUSTOMMARKER) -- Spawn a lock-on target with our custom sprite.
        end
    end
end)

That would make it never disappear though. I'd recommend doing the following changes:

states[S_CUSTOMMARKER] = {
    sprite = SPR_EXMP,
    frame = A,
    duration = 2, -- It appears for at least one frame
    nextstate = S_NULL -- then disappears
}
-- ...

Even then, it'd float ABOVE the enemy, so

 

[Chezi]

That would make it never disappear though. I'd recommend doing the following changes:

states[S_CUSTOMMARKER] = {
    sprite = SPR_EXMP,
    frame = A,
    duration = 2, -- It appears for at least one frame
    nextstate = S_NULL -- then disappears
}
-- ...

Even then, it'd float ABOVE the enemy, so

For the floating above part, wouldn’t you just set an offset for the sprite?

 

[CloneFighter]

For the floating above part, wouldn’t you just set an offset for the sprite?

Still bobs up and down.

 

[Chezi]

Still bobs up and down.

You can’t code it to be still?

 

[CloneFighter]

You can’t code it to be still?

P_SpawnLockon doesn't return anything, so no.