GUNS

TracNav(TracNav/TOC)? one of the most interesting part for players of action games are GUNS.

types

orxonox knows the following Gun-types:

1. Lasers, unidirectionals
   • direction: one specified: front, sideways, backwards, up down
   • shiptype: small ships
2. Rockets
   • direction: initial: to the front (if there exists one), flightpath variable
   • shiptype: all ships
3. Turrets:
   • direction: mouse-look
   • shiptype: big ones (supporting multiple people)
4. Bombs
   • direction: hole screen
   • shiptype: only the big guys

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implementation

• WeaponManager: every ship has a WeaponManager, that…
  • handles its guns,
  • ticks them,
  • lets them shoot,
  • connects them to ships energy
  • activates/deactivates … them.

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• Weapon: Superclass: this is the main class for Weapons, that will be derived by .see types. (many more)
• Projectile: Superclass: The Projectile-class is the main class for any ammo, what we acctually throw at enemies
  • Lasershots
  • Rockets
  • Electrical charges (as we are elictrical engeneers)
  • the Bomb(tm) itself
  • water and so on……