FireWeaponAtLoc() function

[Berserk Cyborg]

Fire a weapon at the given coordinates.

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//-- \subsection{fireWeaponAtLoc(x, y, weapon_name)}
//-- Fires a weapon at the given coordinates (3.2.4+ only).
static QScriptValue js_fireWeaponAtLoc(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *)
{
	int xLocation = context->argument(0).toInt32();
	int yLocation = context->argument(1).toInt32();

	QScriptValue weaponValue = context->argument(2);
	int weapon = getCompFromName(COMP_WEAPON, weaponValue.toString());
	SCRIPT_ASSERT(context, weapon > 0, "No such weapon: %s", weaponValue.toString().toUtf8().constData());

	Vector3i target;
	target.x = xLocation;
	target.y = yLocation;
	target.z = map_Height(xLocation, yLocation);

	WEAPON sWeapon;
	sWeapon.nStat = weapon;
	// send the projectile using the selectedPlayer so that it can always be seen
	proj_SendProjectile(&sWeapon, nullptr, selectedPlayer, target, nullptr, true, 0);
	return QScriptValue();
}

Works fine on the first fire. Unfortunately after that a small, immobile projectile texture shows up where it is about to hit and then it fires with a delay. That issue only happens in campaign.

[Berg]

Be nice to insert s quick vid showing the las sat firing in the top left or right corner of game screen one can only wish

[NoQ]

A skirmish map that gets slowly sandwiched by neutral lassat strikes, forcing the players to move the base around. Mmm.

Do we want to unhardcode the weapon name to add various nukes eventually?

[Berserk Cyborg]

I changed it into fireWeaponAtLoc(x, y, weapon) so that is no longer hardcoded.

Edit:
It is now in the master branch.

[Twister22]

Say is this feature for only the laser satellite?
or can you use this with other weapons as well.

[Twister22]

I tried your new feature but then a problem occured with the rules.js when adding the following line


fireWeaponAtLoc(40, 40, LasSat);

[Berserk Cyborg]

fireWeaponAtLoc(40, 40, "LasSat"). Otherwise that would be passing in a, likely undefined, variable.

[Twister22]

fireWeaponAtLoc(40, 40, "LasSat"). Otherwise that would be passing in a, likely undefined, variable.

Thanks i forgot the quotes on the weapon
it did work but nothing happened to my command center though
here's the coordinates For Sk-rush ""The First one not the second""
x:20 y:73
I played as player 3 but then nothing happened to my command center

[Berserk Cyborg]

It uses world coordinates, not tile coordinates (use the ones inside the brackets [] in debug mode). What you were firing at is effectively the NW corner of the map. fireWeaponAtLoc(2200, 2200, "LasSat") would destroy part of player 0's base on the Rush map.