How do I make a turret fire multiple bullets per shot?

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  • Hey everyone, how’s it going?

    I’m making a game using turret behaviors, and I have a question I’d like your input on. When a turret is able to shoot (“on turret shoot”), I want to set up a system where each shot can create a specific number of bullets. To be clear, I'm not referring to the number of shots, but rather the number of bullets created per shot.

    Currently, I’m using a loop to create bullets based on the number of shots the turret has. For example: 

    On turret shoot
->for 1 to numberOfShots
-->create bullet object

    But I’d also like to configure a specific number of bullets per shot. Here are a couple of examples of what I'm aiming for:

    Turret A has 2 shots, and each shot creates 1 bullet: 

    (turret)
(shot) (shot)

    Turret B has 1 shot, and each shot creates 2 bullets: 

    (turret)
(shot)
(shot)

    Let me know if this makes sense, and if you have any ideas on how to implement it!

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  • But I’d also like to configure a specific number of bullets per shot.

    You can add another nested loop: 

    On turret shoot
 for 1 to numberOfShots
 for 1 to numberOfBullets
 -->create bullet object

    Also use instance variables on turrets.

    You can spread shots and bullets, for example: 

    On turret shoot
..for 1 to numberOfShots 
-->Wait (loopindex-1)*0.3

....for 1 to numberOfBullets 
----->create bullet object
----->Set bullet angle to self.angle+random(-5,5) degrees

    The shots will be fired with 0.3s delay between them, and bullets will fly in 10 degrees cone.

  • Thanks, dop2000! I was trying with a variable, and I thought it would be more efficient the way you did it. I also added the scatter value to create the possibility of making weapons with imprecise bullets. I'm thinking about whether I can use the same code to make bullets like a shotgun. 

    + System: For "shotCluster" from 1 to dictionary_playerWeaponsAttributes.Get("shotCluster")
-> System: Wait (loopindex-1)×0.1 seconds
----+ System: For "multiShot" from 1 to dictionary_playerWeaponsAttributes.Get("multiShot")
-----> System: Create object dictionary_playerWeaponsAttributes.Get("bulletName") on layer weapon.LayerName at (weapon.X, weapon.Y), create hierarchy: True, template: ""
--------+ System: Pick last created playerBullets
---------> playerBullets: Set Bullet angle of motion to weapon.Angle + loopindex("multiShot")×4 + random(-dictionary_playerWeaponsAttributes.Get("scatter"),dictionary_playerWeaponsAttributes.Get("scatter")) degrees
---------> playerBullets: Set Bullet speed to dictionary_playerWeaponsAttributes.Get("projetileSpeed")
---------> playerBullets: Set FINALDAMAGE to Functions.calculateBulletDamage ( dictionary_playerWeaponsAttributes.Get("damageType"), dictionary_playerWeaponsAttributes.Get("baseDamage"), dictionary_playerWeaponsAttributes.Get("projectileWeaponDamageMutiplier"), dictionary_playerWeaponsAttributes.Get("laserWeaponDamageMultiplier"), dictionary_playerWeaponsAttributes.Get("blasterWeaponDamageMultiplier"), dictionary_playerWeaponsAttributes.Get("projectileExplosiveWeaponDamageMutiplier") )
---------> playerBullets: Set bulletDistanceTravel to dictionary_playerWeaponsAttributes.Get("bulletDistanceTravel")
---------> playerBullets: Set piercingEnergy to dictionary_playerWeaponsAttributes.Get("piercing")
---------> playerBullets: Set explosionSize to dictionary_playerWeaponsAttributes.Get("explosionSize")
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