object affects avatar

i have been looking at collision scripts


what i want is for an object - pysical - like a football i kick at a friend and when it hits him he triggers an animation like diving save or similar

so

physical object - is hits another avatar - that object is called say football

the avatar has boots on or prims on their feet with a script in that detects the ball hitting it and say to the avatar dive and the avatar dives for the ball then stands up again

i think its going to be a mixture of




in worn prim boots etc
/////from the wiki on collisions////

//Will turn phantom when someone bumps into it if on the list

list access_list = ["football"];

default
{
collision(integer num_detected)
{
if(~llListFindList(access_list, (list)llDetectedName(0)))
{


((((((((((((do stuff))))))))) Trigger animations trigger sounds etc


}
}
}


even though i put in animations into the boot no matter what i do the animations will not happen is this not possible

hope you can all help on this one thanks

It's quite probable the football isn't colliding with the boot, but with the avatar, and so the collision isn't being triggered.

yes but can an external object (ball for example) trigger an animation on another person if that person is wearing boots or a prim on their legs that it hits

i mean without having agreed to be animated first - as the object they are wearing - by definition and by wearing it is the pre agreement surely?

the ball is definitely hitting the avatar as it was tested inside a hollow prim almost the same size as the av so no way could the ball have passed without hitting it

also the audio trigger worked just the animation is the problem

collisions aren't detected by attachments IIRC. if the ball collides with the av, then sends a message which the 'boots' they are wearing receives, then the 'boots' could trigger an animation without a dialog.

i just seem to get

'Unable to find specified agent to request permissions.'

is there a snippet on how to send that message

llRegionSay(-29854,"Dive";

That's actually how I'd expect it to be done, when the ball senses the collision, messages the boots which then would animate the avatar.

you still have to request the permissions in the attachment, it's just that theyonly need to be granted once

key gKeyWorn;

default{
  attach( key vKeyWorn ){
    if (vKeyWorn){
      if (!(llGetPermissionsKey() == vKeyWorn || PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION & llGetPermissions())){
        llRequestPermissions( gKeyWorn = vKeyWorn, PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION );
      }
    }
  }

  run_time_permissions( integer vBitPermissions ){
    if (PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION & vBitPermissions){
      llListen( -42, "football", "", gKeyWorn );
    }else{
      llOwnerSay( "Unable to animate without permissions, rewear to trigger request again" );
    }
  }

  listen( integer vIntNull, string vStrNull, key vKeyNull, string vStrHeard ){
    llStartAnimation( "dive" );
  }

  changed( integer vBitChanges ){
    if (CHANGED_OWNER & vBitChanges){
      llResetScript();
    }
  }
}

THANKS VOID (and others) i will give it/that a try

gKeyWorn;

syntax error changed to

key gKeyWorn

but then there is error here

PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION & llGetPermissions())) between brackets

even with fiddling or removing or increasing brackets or adding; and so on no matter what i try the errors are still there

but i am hopeless at all this anyway

slight bracketing change in edit, should work now

wont compile :z

i switched triggeranimation for llStartAnimation("dive";

that helped but then it jumped up to a syntax error on this line

if (vKeyWorn && !((llGetPermissionsKey() == vKeyWorn) || (PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION & llGetPermissions()))){

and no amount of shifting brackets seems to fix it very odd

might have helped to know what the compile error was...

type mismatch

it didn't want to test a key and integer returns at the same time (even seperated) which is stupid, but there ya go, the above now compiles

thanks will give it a try later

hmmm i tried it but i think maybe my ball is not communicating with the worn prim

i tried this in the ball what have i done wrong


integer flags;


default
{
collision_start(integer total_number)
{
if(llDetectedType(0) == 3)
{
llWhisper(-42,"football";


}
}
}

(the prim is called 'football' also)
but when i hit the worn prim with the football prim animation script in above the av does not animate so all i can guess is something is not hearing or saying something right :\



Update

I even tried a basic collision no frills that actually said on channel 0 when it was hit out loud so i know the ball is saying the command the animation script above simply does not trigger any animations - perhaps its not possible

i think the best way to test this is

put the script above you compiled into a prim wear the prim with an animation of any kind renamed to "dive"

type out in chat /-42 football

and see what happens - nothing

and thats the problem - oh well

Typing a negative channel into chat will NEVER work. A script will only accept instructions on a negative channel from an object. If you want to test your script, change the channel temporarily to a postive integer.

ETA: Besides, it isn't listening for the word "football" anyway. Look at the Listen handle >>> llListen( -42, "football", "", gKeyWorn ); It's listening for the object named "football" to say its key (gKeyWorn), to be sure that the correct boot kicks the football.

my version takes a key to activate, namely the key of the av it hit... and only listens to the object named football

ooops.... Yeah, what Void said. Anyway, it's listening for a key, not a word.

yeah but it still doesnt work

i tried your way copy paste and nothing into a prim wore the prim and hit a prim called football at it

nothing happened

have you tried it in a prim worn it then walked into a prim called football

the av doesnt animate - is it actually possible to animate and avatar in this way?

as that maybe the problem

ETA: Besides, it isn't listening for the word "football" anyway. Look at the Listen handle >>> llListen( -42, "football", "", gKeyWorn ); It's listening for the object named "football" to say its key (gKeyWorn), to be sure that the correct boot kicks the football.


how does the football say its key

just naming the object 'football' is not enough?

not the key of the football (which would be llGetKey), it's waiting to hear the boot owners key (which would look like...

collision_start( integer vIntTotal ){
  llSay( -42, (string)llDetectedKey( 0 ) );
}

and for some reason collision start isn't listed in the events or collisions category in the portal... will fix that today (EDIT: or not... =/ I can't see why it's not showing in the listing)

ETA:
this also may not trigger in time for a fast moving ball... especially the first time. YMMV.

ok to sum up


<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<PUT THIS IN A PRIM AND WEAR IT and Add a animation to the prim call dive>>>>>>>>>>>>>

key gKeyWorn;

default{
attach( key vKeyWorn ){
if (vKeyWorn){
if (!(llGetPermissionsKey() == vKeyWorn || PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION & llGetPermissions())){
llRequestPermissions( gKeyWorn = vKeyWorn, PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION );
}
}
}

run_time_permissions( integer vBitPermissions ){
if (PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION & vBitPermissions){
llListen( -42, "football", "", gKeyWorn );
}else{
llOwnerSay( "Unable to animate without permissions, rewear to trigger request again" );
}
}

listen( integer vIntNull, string vStrNull, key vKeyNull, string vStrHeard ){
llStartAnimation( "dive" );
}

changed( integer vBitChanges ){
if (CHANGED_OWNER & vBitChanges){
llResetScript();
}
}
}


<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<PUT THIS IN A PRIM AND CALL THE PRIM FOOTBALL>>>>>>>>>>>>>



default
{

collision_start( integer vIntTotal ){
llSay( -42, (string)llDetectedKey( 0 ) );
}
}



RESULT when the ball hits avatar = nothing :)))

check your animation priority and whter you have an AO on... works fine.

never worn an AO

tried a few animations what priority do you suggest 4?

as i have that - still no go

seriously this doesnt work good try though but it simply will not animate the avatar

which is why i came here in the first place because i think SL have some block on this or something anyone here can try it do what i suggested above and see what happens - nothing happens

i can even video it not working

it compiles but thats not the same as it actually working