Can't get C&C4 Flame Tower to fire its weapon

[Zocom7]

Instead of shooting it with a flamethrower (like the one from the Black Hand squad), it shoots with an orange line. Why?


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Here's the coding:

Gameobject xml

                        <ScriptedModelDraw
				id="ModuleTag_Draw_Gun"
				OkToChangeModelColor="true"
				ExtraPublicBone="MuzzleFx01 MuzzleFx02 MuzzleFlash_01 MuzzleFlash_02">
				<ModelConditionState
					ParseCondStateType="PARSE_DEFAULT">
					<Model
						Name="NSL_STRUCTUREF_SKN" />
					<WeaponLaunchBone
						WeaponSlotID="1"
						WeaponSlotType="PRIMARY_WEAPON"
						BoneName="05d72604" />
					<WeaponLaunchBone
						WeaponSlotID="2"
						WeaponSlotType="PRIMARY_WEAPON"
						BoneName="8620ffc5" />
					<ParticleSysBone
						BoneName="8620ffc5"
						FXParticleSystemTemplate="NUBlkHndPilotDistortion"
						FollowBone="true" />
				</ModelConditionState>

Weapon

			<WeaponSetUpdate>
				<WeaponSlotHardpoint
					ID="1"
					WeaponChoiceCriteria="PREFER_MOST_DAMAGE">
					<Weapon
						Ordering="PRIMARY_WEAPON"
						Template="NODBlackHandFlamethrowerFT" />
				</WeaponSlotHardpoint>
				<WeaponSlotHardpoint
					ID="2"
					WeaponChoiceCriteria="PREFER_MOST_DAMAGE">
					<Weapon
						Ordering="PRIMARY_WEAPON"
						Template="NODBlackHandFlamethrowerFT" />
				</WeaponSlotHardpoint>
			</WeaponSetUpdate>

Weapon template

	<WeaponTemplate
		id="NODBlackHandFlamethrowerFT"
		Name="NODBlackHandFlamethrowerFT" 
		AttackRange="300.0" 
		WeaponSpeed="180.0" 
		RadiusDamageAffects="ALLIES ENEMIES NEUTRALS"
		ClipSize="20"
		FireSound="NOD_BlackHand_FlameWeaponStart"
		AcceptableAimDelta="10d"
		ReAcquireDetailType="PER_CLIP"
		CanFireWhileMoving="true">
		<PreAttackDelay
			MinSeconds="0s"
			MaxSeconds="1s" />
		<FiringDuration
			MinSeconds="0.1s"
			MaxSeconds="0.1s" />
		<ClipReloadTime
			MinSeconds="1.0s"
			MaxSeconds="1.0s" />
		<Nuggets>
			<ActivateStreamNugget
				Lifetime="0.75s"
				StreamId="0"/>
			<DamageNugget
				Damage="100"
				Radius="25.0"
				DelayTimeSeconds="0.5s" 
				DamageType="GRENADE"
				DamageFXType="NOD_FLAMETHROWER"
				DeathType="BURNED" />
			<ProjectileNugget 
				WarheadTemplate="NODBlackHandFlamethrowerWarheadFT" 
				ProjectileTemplate="NODBlackHandFlamerProjectile"/>
			<SuppressionNugget
				Radius="25.0"
				Suppression="200"
				DurationSeconds="5s" />
		</Nuggets>
	</WeaponTemplate>

	<WeaponTemplate
		id="NODBlackHandFlamethrowerWarheadFT"
		Name="NODBlackHandFlamethrowerWarheadFT"
		HitStoredTarget="true" 
		RadiusDamageAffects="ALLIES ENEMIES NEUTRALS">
		<Nuggets>
			<DamageContainedNugget
				MaxUnitsToDamage="100"
				WindowBlastFX="FX_ClearGarrison"
				Damage="=$CLEAR_GARRISON_WEAPON_DAMAGE" 
				DamageType="GRENADE"
				DeathType="BURNED">
				<DamageObjectFilter
					Rule="NONE"
					Include="INFANTRY" />
			</DamageContainedNugget>
		</Nuggets>
	</WeaponTemplate>

The other part I am not sure of is the animation to fire from the structure which isn't coded with this structure. Most defensive structures do not mention animation attack codings.

[Bibber]

The orange line seems to be the StreamDraw. Did you check the projectile and its FX?

[Commander32]

Indeed its the StreamDraw variable, all flame based units and buildings have it where it actually is shown.

Acually, all units that use a constant stream as a weapon like the Tib troopers, Corrupters, ETC...

Take a look at either the flame tank or Black Hand to get some pointers.

Though IMO I prefer that tower to shoot fireballs of death instead. :P

[Lauren]

I really don't know why it's even still used for flame weapons. It was introduced in Generals to have something drawn if the user reduced particles to the bare minimum, but even in TW some particles of the flame weapons are always drawn.

[Commander32]

Its there, as always.

The Black hand has it, the tib trooper and corrupter as well.


BH example
<StreamDraw
id="ModuleTag_StreamDraw"
UseDistortionShader="false"
Velocity="200.0"
ArcHeightFactor="0.0625"
UVWorldSize="100.0"
NumTubeSides="8"
TubeRadius="0.5"
HitFx="FX_NOD_BlackHandFlameWeaponHit">
<!-- HitFx="FX_BulletHitGDI" -->
<!-- FX_NOD_BlackHandFlameWeaponHit = FX_BulletHitGDI - the bullet ricochet sounds! -->
<FXShader
ShaderName="Stream.fx"
TechniqueIndex="1">
<Constants>
<Texture
Name="Texture1">
<Value>FXFireStream</Value>
</Texture>
<Texture
Name="Texture2">
<Value>FXFireStream</Value>
</Texture>
</Constants>
</FXShader>
<ParticleSystems>
<ParticleSys>NUBlkHndStreamFlame</ParticleSys>
<ParticleSys>NUBlkHndStreamGlow</ParticleSys>
<ParticleSys>NUBlkHndStreamDistort</ParticleSys>
</ParticleSystems>
</StreamDraw>

Flame tank uses a different method though, relying on its weapon FX and particles to make it glow a fire glow.

[Zocom7]

Though IMO I prefer that tower to shoot fireballs of death instead. :P

It has never happened in C&C3 though, but some RA3 mods do have fireballs of death from a Flame Tower such as The Red Alert mod.

I am assuming the streaming draw of the flame might be blocked for its way out of the Flame Tower and instead turns into orange lines. I'll see what I can do to fix that.

[Zocom7]

After further testing, I found out that the StreamDraw refuses to bring out the weapon out of the structure, but if I add in the tracer draw of a fireball I get this:



I still haven't got that to work correctly.

[Commander32]

it might be the fact that the CnC4 flamer tower was ment to hurl firebomb projectiles rather than a typical flame thrower, thats just me though.

try doing a projectile type attack and see how that goes.

I also noticed the turret doesn't have a pitch logic with it...

hmmmm....

[Zocom7]

I also noticed the turret doesn't have a pitch logic with it...

That's because some of the animation files for this structure are missing. There's no correct weapon bone that can clearly fire it from there.

[Commander32]

That's because some of the animation files for this structure are missing. There's no correct weapon bone that can clearly fire it from there.

then your best bet is to make it use a projectile weapon with the projectile using a mortar type locomotion, as with the pitbull mortar, only way to make it look good...