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[zimberzimber]

Hm.
Is there a way to cause a projectile to deal damage to only one monster, similar to how arrows and throw items work?

[AndakRainor]

Yes, if you use the onHit function and don't spawn a tiledamager.

[zimberzimber]

Yes, if you use the onHit function and don't spawn a tiledamager.

But then I have to run a damaging function, which monsters don't have.
Or are you referring to something else?

[AndakRainor]

Sure you will have to create your own damage function for that (it does not exist for monsters if I remember...). In my case I did exactly that for the drain life bolt, which was not really normal damage anyway... You will need to check resistances, monsters type , health level...

[zimberzimber]

Sure you will have to create your own damage function for that (it does not exist for monsters if I remember...). In my case I did exactly that for the drain life bolt, which was not really normal damage anyway... You will need to check resistances, monsters type , health level...

I was hoping I could do without that... Oh well, its not that hard I guess.

[AndakRainor]

Maybe there is another way, I don't really know.

For example, spawning a tiledamager with TileDamagerComponent.onHitMonster(self, monster) returning false for all monsters except the one that has the same id as the entity that was hit by ProjectileComponent.onProjectileHit(self, what, entity) ???

[zimberzimber]

When is protection taken into account, before, or after resistance? (in cases where you change the monsters physical resistance)

[Isaac]

How is ItemComponent:throwItem() used?

*Presumably, ItemComponent:throwItem(party.facing, 4)
But whatever happens from that, it's not what one might expect.

Also: What [exactly] is broken about shootProjectile() ?
(...and why wasn't it fixed in the 2.2.1 Beta?)

[minmay]

shootProjectile() is an obsolete leftover from Grimrock 1, there is no reason to try to use it now that ProjectileComponent and ItemComponent:throwItem() exist.

ItemComponent:throwItem(facing, velocity) throws the item in direction facing with velocity velocity, a falling velocity of 2, an angular velocity of the ItemComponent's projectileRotationSpeed, and a gravity of 15. You can easily change these if you want:

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e.item:throwItem(3,1.45)
e:setWorldRotationAngles(27,240,210)
e.projectile:setFallingVelocity(10.5)
e.projectile:setAngularVelocity(4)
e.projectile:setGravity(11)

[Isaac]

Hm.
Is there a way to cause a projectile to deal damage to only one monster, similar to how arrows and throw items work?

Offset the projectile when spawned.



https://www.dropbox.com/s/hk66j7axy0pra ... e.zip?dl=0