NOTAUTOAIMED flag

[Sunbeam]

I just added this flag to an object. Also I'm using

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SetActivator(0, AAPTR_PLAYER_GETTARGET)

in a player script when pointing at that object. This works without the flag but stops working with the flag set. The player's autoaim setting does not seem to matter. Is this the intended behaviour?

[Rachael]

Please don't necro old suggestion threads to ask for help.

Moved this to the right forum, which is actually designed to get you the help you are looking for.

[Sunbeam]

Thank you. However I used the old thread because it might have been relevant if this was not the intended behaviour.

[Blue Shadow]

Is this the intended behaviour?

I don't have an answer for that, I'm afraid. But in short, here's what's going on with the flag: the engine completely ignores actors with that flag when scanning for an aim-able actor. The used method of aiming (auto or manual) is irrelevant. That's why SetActivator does nothing in that case, as it couldn't find an aim-able actor.

However I used the old thread because it might have been relevant if this was not the intended behaviour.

In such a case, you'd still need to create a bug report, not bump the old thread.

[Sunbeam]

the engine completely ignores actors with that flag when scanning for an aim-able actor. The used method of aiming (auto or manual) is irrelevant. That's why SetActivator does nothing in that case, as it couldn't find an aim-able actor.

Thanks for the clarification. Do you know any other way to get the actor under the player's crosshair?

In such a case, you'd still need to create a bug report, not bump the old thread.

Yes. However only if it was actually a bug.

[Rachael]

Yes. However only if it was actually a bug.

Better to report something that's not actually a bug, than not report something that actually might be.

[Blue Shadow]

Do you know any other way to get the actor under the player's crosshair?

Try [wiki]PickActor[/wiki], and see if it suits your needs. It does things differently to SetActivator in-terms of the whole getting an aim-able actor thing.

[Sunbeam]

Try [wiki]PickActor[/wiki], and see if it suits your needs. It does things differently to SetActivator in-terms of the whole getting an aim-able actor thing.

Thanks! Sounds good. I will give it a try.