What Are Bounding Boxes and How Do I edit them?

shinigami · #1 January 29th, 2007, 06:43 PM

I think I've figured it out, AT. You've rotated your models in the XFileClasses but the box stays with the model's original orientation. It can be fixed, but you're not going to be happy.

You would have to go back and rotate the models in the .x file. The downside is that doing this will screw up all your engine glows and firing points.

Atrocities · #2 January 29th, 2007, 08:59 PM

Thanks, I just won't worry about it then for the time being.

Spoo · #3 January 29th, 2007, 10:59 PM

I'm a little concerned that bounding boxes might be abusable by "cheat sets".

For example, if you put the bounding box outside of the ship, does that mean that all shots fired at that ship will miss?

President_Elect_Shang · #4 January 30th, 2007, 12:08 AM

I wouldn't worry too much about it myself Spoo. Any cheat sets that surface will be quickly IDed and banned from play-be-web etc. The only place they will surface would be solo games and lets face the truth. If anyone is using a cheat set in a solo game it is either to test something or the AI has been improved that much. Oh and lets not forget about the consequences to reputation for the person who puts out a cheater set. They would be blackballed and it would take several more fresh non-cheat sets to repair the damage. It's not like you can say it was an honest mistake.

Atrocities · #5 January 30th, 2007, 12:12 AM

Bounding boxes don't work that way. They are a final line of hit detection only after all other calucations are made. Right now there is no way to alter the Bounding Boxes so don't worry about it. Ships are still damaged and destroyed as proven by many many combat tests.

Spoo · #6 January 30th, 2007, 11:03 AM

Okay. Good to know.

Slick · #7 January 30th, 2007, 12:17 PM

There must be something I don't understand. Why would the model or boxes have anything to do with determining hits in combat?

I would think that the calculations and determination of hit/miss would be done by the game engine and a hit/miss decided; then the game graphics would be drawn to show a hit/miss as appropriate. Sounds fishy.