UnrealScript Game Programming Cookbook

Weapons

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4. We need to have a default state for our weapon to begin with, so we mark it
   as inactive.
   /****
   
   
   • Default state. Go back to prev state, and don't use our
   
   
   • current tick
     ****/
     auto simulated state Inactive
     {
     ignores Tick;
   
   
   
   

simulated function BeginState(name PreviousStateName)

{

Super.BeginState(PreviousStateName);

// not looking to lock onto a target

bTargetLockingActive = false;

// Don't adjust our target lock

AdjustLockTarget(None);

}

We ignore the tick which tells the weapon to stop updating any of its homing

functions. Additionally, we tell it not to look for an active target or adjust its

current target, if we did have one at the moment.

5. While on the topic of states, if we finish our current one, then it's time to move
   onto the next:
   /****
   
   
   • Finish current state, & prepare for the next one
     ****/
     simulated function EndState(Name NextStateName)
   
   
   
   

{

Super.EndState(NextStateName);

// If true, weapon will try to lock onto targets

bTargetLockingActive = true;

}

}