Need help making an online game

WilliamBoersma31 · February 24, 2021, 2:31pm

@Leonidas I used the code you gave in the example and it told me
getEularAngles is undefined

Leonidas · February 24, 2021, 2:32pm

Try then debugging your this.PCOLLSION property, since it’s undefined. If you can provide the full code of that method I may be able to know more.

WilliamBoersma31 · February 24, 2021, 2:33pm

Leonidas · February 24, 2021, 2:34pm

So before anything else, it’s getEulerAngles() not getEularAngles().

WilliamBoersma31 · February 24, 2021, 2:35pm

ok Thanks

Leonidas · February 24, 2021, 2:36pm

Make sure to give the docs a look when you get errors, that’s where you can find the correct names for the engine API.

https://developer.playcanvas.com/en/api/pc.Entity.html

WilliamBoersma31 · February 24, 2021, 2:36pm

ok thank you

WilliamBoersma31 · February 24, 2021, 2:39pm

@Leonidas now the sending part works but when it tries to rotate the other player it doesn’t work

Leonidas · February 24, 2021, 2:40pm

Check using the browser console if the angle is correctly received, it’s the number that you are sending.

WilliamBoersma31 · February 24, 2021, 2:41pm

how do I access the browser console?

Leonidas · February 24, 2021, 2:43pm

That’s something you will have to learn eventually, it’s not specifically for PlayCanvas only but a skill you should have when doing web dev.

Try searching online for “how to debug using the browser” and you will plenty of materials. It may take a while but be patient and learn how to do that. It will help you resolve many of the problems you had in this thread.

WilliamBoersma31 · February 24, 2021, 2:47pm

@Leonidas thank you also do you know how to make button cool down?

Leonidas · February 24, 2021, 2:48pm

Which button are you referring to?

WilliamBoersma31 · February 24, 2021, 2:49pm

like fo jumping so if you press space then it will apply a force and start a cool down where you cant press it again

Leonidas · February 24, 2021, 2:51pm

So the simplest way to do this is using a timeout, much like the first person movement engine example does it:

https://playcanvas.github.io/#camera/first-person.html

If you jump up, you are allowed to jump again only after 0.5 sec has passed. Here is the relevant piece of code:

github.com

playcanvas/playcanvas.github.io/blob/master/scripts/camera/first-person-camera.js#L38


        }
        this.entity.rigidbody.linearVelocity = tmp;
    }
};

CharacterController.prototype.jump = function () {
    if (this.onGround && !this.jumping) {
        this.entity.rigidbody.applyImpulse(0, this.jumpImpulse, 0);
        this.onGround = false;
        this.jumping = true;
        setTimeout(function () {
            this.jumping = false;
        }.bind(this), 500);
    }
};

// update code called every frame
CharacterController.prototype.update = function (dt) {
    var pos = this.entity.getPosition();
    this.rayEnd.add2(pos, this.groundCheckRay);

WilliamBoersma31 · February 26, 2021, 2:05am

I need code to have the player’s marker’s rotation match the rotation of the player themself.
@Leonidas You have been helpful in the past. (the code you gave me last time didn’t work it just made the character disappear)

Gabriel_Dobrzynski · February 26, 2021, 8:34am

Hello @WilliamBoersma31
If you are willing to do that, I suggest to make a thread about it!

yaustar · February 26, 2021, 8:34am

I merged the thread as they asked about player rotation earlier in this thread.

yaustar · February 26, 2021, 8:36am

I recommend learning how to debug in the browser. It’s an incredible useful skill to help solve issues that you run into https://developer.playcanvas.com/en/user-manual/scripting/debugging/