Mouse Cursor Aiming!

zero00 · 11:08 PM

I was inspired by the game, Sin and Punishment, recently and I wanted to try and make a cursor that moved in real time when the mouse moved. This experiment is working pretty well so far. (Had to do some difficult math and guesswork, though)

The cursor aiming code is bit "laggy", but I'll figure out to do fix it! (possibly...maybe)

BTW the spinning icosahedron is simply there for me to visually check for lag. It does nothing else. Also, after clicking the dot, do not resize the window, and if there any black bars around the window, please close the world and reopen it until they are gone.

Here it is!

Please download this and, if you want, see if you can find any way to improve this code!

Edit: I've streamlined the code a little. It runs much smoother!

Please download Test 2!

x2495iiii · 07-01-2011, 12:46 AM

Nice. Now we just need a way to detect whether a mouse click happens at the same time an object is under the cursor object (not the mouse cursor) without the use of physical bullets.

zero00 · **Update! Even Better! -** 07-01-2011, 09:11 PM

Thanks to this post, I was able to further optimize the mouse cursor...thing...

Anyway, here it is! Enjoy!

sfunk · 07-01-2011, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by x2495iiii

Nice. Now we just need a way to detect whether a mouse click happens at the same time an object is under the cursor object (not the mouse cursor) without the use of physical bullets.

you could always use my laser technique to do that (the elongated cylinder)

David B · 08-02-2011, 07:18 AM

I checked it out, and I thought it was pretty good!

zero00 · 08-02-2011, 07:21 AM

Thanks!

I've been thinking of some interesting uses for this world.

Nighthawk0973 · 08-02-2011, 10:10 AM

Try and make it more responsive. It would be nice if the crosshair would go wherever your mouse went.

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x2495iiii Super Moderator Status: Offline Posts: 3,508 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Somewhere in the Continental U.S.	07-01-2011, 12:46 AM Nice. Now we just need a way to detect whether a mouse click happens at the same time an object is under the cursor object (not the mouse cursor) without the use of physical bullets.

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David B Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 1,145 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: N/A	08-02-2011, 07:18 AM I checked it out, and I thought it was pretty good!

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zero00 Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 300 Join Date: Oct 2009	08-02-2011, 07:21 AM Thanks! I've been thinking of some interesting uses for this world. ==============Some of my Games and Ideas=========== Sky Warrior: http://www.alice.org/community/showthread.php?t=6291 Health Bars: http://www.alice.org/community/showthread.php?p=36968#post36968 Sky Warrior: Dual Force: http://www.alice.org/community/showthread.php?t=7174 Want to make your own space game? http://www.alice.org/community/showthread.php?t=6389

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Nighthawk0973 Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 240 Join Date: May 2011 Location: In front of my computer.	08-02-2011, 10:10 AM Try and make it more responsive. It would be nice if the crosshair would go wherever your mouse went.