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Emitter for Minigun bullets
Hi I'm trying to create a minigun which will be mounted on to a tank. The Minigun will auto target my character.
I have reached a snag. The bullets only ever point and travel in one direction (Z as defined by me) even though the minigun is pointing else where (gum is rotating). How do I get the bullets to face and travel in the direction that the minigun is pointed?
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You can setup a system where you could use the locator object to move it around in the scene and so aim exactly where you want it!
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Thnx
but the bullet only ever points along the z axis.
How do I make the bullet come out the barrel pointing in the right direction.
I've created the bullet and then used an instancer to replace the particles.
Would a SDK work if the bullet object's rotate is linked to the rotate of the minigun?
~Thanks again~
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