Mounted Machine Gun

[The Ace]

Good tutorial. Gun works great.
Also having a problem with NPCs using it...
I've looked at a prefab from a member's signature and NPCs use that one just fine...
Can't figure it out.

That would me, thanks!
You place an info_target near the gun, where the NPC should stand. You give it a name and use that name in the "NPC Manpoint" setting for the gun.
HOWEVER, now you must create a logic_timer. Set it to fire an output say, every 3 seconds:
OnTimer -> machinegun -> FindNPCToManTank

Done! Now any suitable NPC nearby will seek to man the MG every 3 seconds. The timer can ofcours be replaced with any other output.

[shoootme]

hi i am tring to make a gun that u can work from a Camera in a seprit room eny iders on how to do this?

[Kodox]

Everything works great EXCEPT the gun doesn't do any damage...I don't see any bullet holes and it does no damage to the metrocops i have placed on the map.

[Kodox]

Oh yeah the post above me with the camera idea ROCKS!

[thelinuxpenguin5]

Everything works great EXCEPT the gun doesn't do any damage...I don't see any bullet holes and it does no damage to the metrocops i have placed on the map.

Im having the same problem, can someone please help!

[shok2ooo]

same

[Berzeger]

same problem (no bullets)

[Jack_the_Bear]

I did everything as you specified, but I dont cause any damage, its like Im shooting blanks, I even put Damage Per Bullet and Damage Per Bullet Vs Player at 3000

nothing happens

[Jack_the_Bear]

I don't btw have any problem with the NPC's using it, I have Combine Soldiers near it and they automaticy aquired it without messing with script or anything

[GalantnostS-]

I encountered the same problem(no bullet) too. But there seems to be an answer here:
http://www.snarkpit.net/editing.php?page=tutorials&game=HL2&id=219
The possible solution is somewhere in the middle of the page.

[MrAwesome2956]

nice tut. only one problem, my mounted gun will have the firing animation, sounds, ect but no bullets will come out. please help thanks

[MrAwesome2956]

oops, sry didn't read second page of posts.

[Mark Richard]

nice tut. only one problem, my mounted gun will have the firing animation, sounds, ect but no bullets will come out. please help thanks

Try changing the orgin of the func_tank to the end of the machine gun, like this.

[marnamai]

Nope, you forgot to select an ammo type => in the example map its "none" => change it to "ar2"

[Half-Lucas 2]

Good tutorial. Gun works great.
Also having a problem with NPCs using it...
I've looked at a prefab from a member's signature and NPCs use that one just fine...
Can't figure it out.

That would me, thanks!
You place an info_target near the gun, where the NPC should stand. You give it a name and use that name in the "NPC Manpoint" setting for the gun.
HOWEVER, now you must create a logic_timer. Set it to fire an output say, every 3 seconds:
OnTimer -> machinegun -> FindNPCToManTank

Done! Now any suitable NPC nearby will seek to man the MG every 3 seconds. The timer can ofcours be replaced with any other output.

that does not work, and what do you enter for the parameter override?