does anyon know how to make it so a cirtain object only collides with people and not ships, so it is something like the hangar shields in the space maps?

If you have an example of something that does what you want, why don't you just look up that something (the hanger shield in this case) in the assets and see what it uses?

this is done via prefixes for the collision in xsi
the most collisionprimitives are called p_-svbot-xxx
the charachters stand for different colisiontypes:
s-soldier
v-vehicle
b-building
o-ordnance
t-terrain

you can have various collisions for various types via the prefixes, like p_-sbot or p_-so would be the prefixes for the hangarshields

there are also odf-lines that can qassign primitives to collisiontypes but i think they are overwritten by the prefixes..

Instead of telling him all that, you could have just referred him to the art_guide.doc.

I can't speak as to whether or not collision primitives override the ODF lines (I referred him to the one that he needs in the first reply), but I do know that it would be best to test the ODF lines first instead of importing an object into XSI, redoing the collision, then having someone export it with the full version.

why is it bad to tell him this? posts not words are counted


the shield uses the prefixes an no odf-commands by the way

i think splat has the full version of xsi or atleast someone who can export stuff for him

If he is creating objects from scratch then doing it in XSI is the better way.
If using stock models then you can put parameters in the odf like:
VehicleCollision = "none" that will make it so the object does not have vehicle. collision.
You would do that in the odf of the object you do not want to collide with not the vehicles odf. BTW this would affect flyers as well as any other vehicle.
You can do the same thing for Soldier, Ordnance and Building collisions, wouldn't recommend it for terrain or you will be under your map.

thx, so i would have to name the collision in xsi p-vbot-xxx? That would allow flyers through?

it would be p_-sbot-somename

given what D.U.C.K. said earlier v is for vehicle so it cannot be in the name.

also make sure you understand what you can and cannot do with primitives when it comes to sizing and scaling, only cubes can be scaled the others have to be done in the pop up creation box. And do not freeze a primitive, this means for both transforms and model if you do it loses it's pimitiveness and will not work properly in game.

FragMe! wrote:If he is creating objects from scratch then doing it in XSI is the better way.
If using stock models then you can put parameters in the odf

Agreed, I was assuming that he was talking about using stock models, my mistake.

DarthD.U.C.K. wrote:the shield uses the prefixes an no odf-commands by the way

Wrong:
imp_cap_stardestroyer_shield.odf
cis_fedcruiser_shield_blue.odf

DarthD.U.C.K. wrote:...the characters stand for different collisiontypes:
s-soldier
v-vehicle
b-building
o-ordnance
t-terrain

You forgot one(undocumented):
f-flag
Allows flyers to pick up the flag like in space ctf, this one is used alone in stock examples.

Frisbeetarian wrote:

DarthD.U.C.K. wrote:the shield uses the prefixes an no odf-commands by the way

Wrong:
imp_cap_stardestroyer_shield.odf
cis_fedcruiser_shield_blue.odf

Right:
all_cap_rebelcruiser_shield.odf

...which is not used, check ZE.

you are right 0.o
wierd that i opened the only shield odf and msh thats has primitivecollision and ist unse dingame