needed: teleport script

I need a teleport script that simnplly when "touched" send the tougee to the cords set in the script.

edit- moved from the scripting library.

thanks

Not do-able, I don't think. The only method of teleporting short distances that I'm aware of is the Sit hack, but apparently LL is going to close that particular loophole at some point in the future.

No, it's not going to close that hack.

Not only is it used all over the grid by now, they've threatened to reduce it to 10m in TWO major releases and have refrained from doing so after the community responds with a thread requesting they not close it. If that pattern holds, the SitTarget trick will continue to stay open.

Telling people not to use it because LL has threatened to close it is not a good idea, because LL hasn't depreciated the function, nor have they included llTeleport like they suggested they might.

Dax, contact me in world, gimme details, I'll help ya out.

I think this is more or less correct...

// Silly simple 'teleport' script

vector gvTargetPos = < 0, 0, 0 > ;	// The target position, in Global coordinates, goes here

default
{
	state_entry()
	{
		vector relpos = gvTargetPos - llGetPos() ;	// Convert to a relative position
		if( llVecMag( relpos ) > 300 )			// Is it more than 300m away?
		{
			llWhisper( 0, "Error: target position out of range (300m)." ) ;
		}

		else
		{
			llSitTarget( relpos, ZERO_ROTATION ) ;
			llSitText( "Teleport!" ) ;
		}
	}

	changed( integer changed )	// Something has changed!
	{
		if ( changed & CHANGED_LINK )	// CHANGED_LINK applies to link changes and sitting
		{
			key sitter = llAvatarOnSitTarget() ;

			if ( sitter != NULL_KEY )	// Did someone sit on me?
			{
				llUnSit( sitter ) ;	// Unsit them!
			}
		}
	}
}

That's a good basic start, but if the teleporter is rotated in any way, they'll end up at the wrong location.

What, really? It actually cares about the rotation of the scripted object? How annoying! Though I suppose it would since its an offset. Huh.

I think I just broke my brain trying to figure out how to un-rotate things. I'm going to bed.

Hehehehe... I have the forumla for un-rotation. It took me an hour or two to solve it, but I have it. I -had- to solve it for my drag 'n drop auto-configuring teleporter system (only effective up to 100m).

I'll tell you it's definitely possible, but I'm not giving away the answer. Mostly because I'm jealous of my hard work, but also because I like being one of the few who can help out people who want really good teleporters.

If you're interested, I give away my teleporter at Abbotts Aerodrome. I handles being moved or rotated, and includes a funky retro-sci-fi teleport booth.

To find it, go to Abbotts, go to the east side of Level 2. On a shelf in the Flight Shop, there's a box with a teleporter in it. Right-click and "Buy" for zero dollars.

Yeah you cant rotate it or else it will bork. The formula I use is simply to multiply the rotation by the relative position vector...

since you're just using sit target for the teleporting, why not just use the standard methods for unrotating a root prim on a vehicle?

Get the rotation of the prim: llGetRot();

then invert/cancel the rotation of the prim:

rotation rot = llGetRot();
rotation inverse = rot;
inverse.s=-inverse.s;
rot*=inverse;

then put in rot for your rotation in the sit target. Or something like this anyway.

(edited for correctness)

you should use a smarter inverse equation; it's possible for the s componant to be zero. as x^2 + y^2 + z^2 + s^2 = 1

well you can also do
inverse.x = -inverse.x;
inverse.y = -inverse.y;
inverse.z = -inverse.z;

But hey, I learned all that off the Wiki, I'm not making it up on my own or anything...

My teleport script is the bomb. It was developed by me in my early days, made from a couple different open-source scripts, then was updated by Nerol Satyr and I over time. It's made to match the "Linking Books" from MYST games, is widly used on Telador Isle and yes, it plays the Linking sound when you Link (with a special, free attachment).

It can handle any rotation, any moving, anything of the sort. Contact me in-world if you want to buy one, it includes a nifty Book!

-Zac