[MOD] Boomerang Auto Catch

[Lokoluna]

I'm not familiar with making something auto do something that's intended to do with said input by oneself, I took a mod from the workshop that "auto catches" the said boomerang, but it fails to ever work. How would I go about starting to make it so the boomerang when in my characters proximity will be auto caught?

[Serpens]

I have this auto catch mod and it does work:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=371920345

I took a quick look at the code some months ago and I think it was very comlicated, especially for a beginner.
I think I, not expert, not beginner, would take hours to make such a mod.

[. . .]

AddPrefabPostInit("boomerang", -- Put your catchable prefab here or just keep it boomerang if u want boomerang auto-catch
function(inst)
if(inst.components and inst.components.projectile)
then
local hit_old = inst.components.projectile.Hit or function(...) end
inst.components.projectile.Hit = function(inst, target, ...)
local owner = inst.owner
if(target and owner and owner==target and owner.prefab=="YOUR CHARACTER NAME HERE")
then
if(owner.sg)
then
owner.sg:GoToState("catch")
end
inst:Catch(owner)
else
hit_old(inst, target, ...)
end
end
local onthrown_old = inst.components.projectile.onthrown or function(...) end
inst.components.projectile.onthrown = function(inst, owner, target, ...)
if(owner and owner.prefab=="YOUR CHARACTER NAME HERE") then
end
onthrown_old(inst, owner, target, ...)
end
end
end
)

You'd put this code in your modmain.lua, credit to CarlZalph.

[CarlZalph]

It wouldn't need the second portion, seeming as there aren't any edits for when it is thrown.

AddPrefabPostInit("boomerang",
    function(inst)
        if(inst.components and inst.components.projectile)
        then
            local hit_old = inst.components.projectile.Hit or function(...) end
            inst.components.projectile.Hit = function(inst, target, ...)
                local owner = inst.owner
                if(target and owner and owner==target and owner.prefab=="wilson")
                then
                    if(owner.sg)
                    then
                        owner.sg:GoToState("catch")
                    end
                    inst:Catch(owner)
                else
                    hit_old(inst, target, ...)
                end
            end
        end
    end
)

 

[Lokoluna]

2 hours ago, CarlZalph said:

It wouldn't need the second portion, seeming as there aren't any edits for when it is thrown.

AddPrefabPostInit("boomerang",
    function(inst)
        if(inst.components and inst.components.projectile)
        then
            local hit_old = inst.components.projectile.Hit or function(...) end
            inst.components.projectile.Hit = function(inst, target, ...)
                local owner = inst.owner
                if(target and owner and owner==target and owner.prefab=="wilson")
                then
                    if(owner.sg)
                    then
                        owner.sg:GoToState("catch")
                    end
                    inst:Catch(owner)
                else
                    hit_old(inst, target, ...)
                end
            end
        end
    end
)

 

Works like a charm, thank you both! But.. is there a way to remove the small "stun" when you catch it? Also if there's a way to increase the range too.  IF not that's perfectly fine, would just make this far more enjoyable if i could get that down.

Edited November 8, 2016 by Lokoluna

[CarlZalph]

1 hour ago, Lokoluna said:

Works like a charm, thank you both! But.. is there a way to remove the small "stun" when you catch it? Also if there's a way to increase the range too.  IF not that's perfectly fine, would just make this far more enjoyable if i could get that down.

By removing the portion about going to the state "catch" it should also stop the animation/stun you're feeling.

[Lokoluna]

8 minutes ago, CarlZalph said:

By removing the portion about going to the state "catch" it should also stop the animation/stun you're feeling.

Thanks a million. I appreciate your time and effort. Works perfectly now