morphing tracked objects...

[Josiah]

is that even possible? would a dll do it?

[Zax]

If you want to swap out one tracked object for another.

[Josiah]

yes, that'd be fine. just how would I do it?

[Nielk1]

You would put int he DLL's addObject function to watch for a trigger object. That object would be a mine dropped the said unit. You would try to match the mine to the unit by either checking its owner (I think the owner if it is an AI unit whom dropped it would be the commander) or pre-tracking all of said morphing tracked units and simply finding which is closer to the mine. Once you have the information of what unit dropped the trigger object, you can copy the hull and ammo percentages, weapons, position/angle matrix and velocity vector of the craft, remove it, place a new unit and apply all the copied settings, and if a player set it as the player, if not a player re-send its orders (which you should have also saved off).

[Josiah]

um, would it be easier to just have it play an animation?

[Zax]

You heard the man, now make it happen cap'n