Wow! I have just discovered something as an easter egg that might be a bug! In the frankenturret intro in Chapter 8 of the SP storyline, while I was walking into the chamber, a cube walked on the button itself! This was in my last playthrough! Valve, was this intended as an easter egg, or as a bug? Since Franken-turrets can walk, one walked on to the edge of the button without any input from me, at all!

Franken turrets do randomly walk around. Maybe it walked onto the button its self.

Habzs wrote:
Franken turrets do randomly walk around. Maybe it walked onto the button its self.

Yep! That's EXACTLY what it did!

Quote:
"For god's sake, you're BOXES with LEGS! It is literally your only purpose! Walking onto buttons! How can you not do the one thing you were designed for?"

Guess Whealtey was wrong after all

Theepiccake1993 wrote:
Habzs wrote:

Franken turrets do randomly walk around. Maybe it walked onto the button its self.

Yep! That's EXACTLY what it did!

This has given me an awesome idea for a map lol...

its awesome idea.
example: two buttons, one frankenturret we would place it so that it can walk through both the buttons

That was done with lasers.

All walls are not portalable then what would you do without cheats?

krishiv2 wrote:
All walls are not portalable then what would you do without cheats?

One of my many unreleased projects was a vscript AI for the frankenturrets that would make them walk onto buttons and sit there if possible. But the player was considered more interesting than the button, and an open door even more so, so that they'd usually end up standing on the button to open the door, then getting excited and jumping towards the exit...off the button, closing the door again. You have to feel a little sorry for them.

How did you manage to do that?

It wasn't hard, I'll post my code. Basically I would slowly turn them towards the most interesting thing they could see each time they hopped.

Script follows...
||```
// Sentient Turret Cube Script
// Includes some code from Sicklebrick (sicklebrick.com)'s "spinner.nut" script.

pickedup <- false;
boxed <- false;
target <- null;
counter <- 0;
turning <- 0;
maxturn <- 30;
disabled <- false; // A general-purpose flag that's currently unused.

EntFireByHandle( self, "AddOutput", "OnPhysGunPickup !self,runscriptcode,PickedUp()", 0 , null, null);
EntFireByHandle( self, "AddOutput", "OnPhysGunDrop !self,runscriptcode,Dropped()", 0 , null, null);
EntFireByHandle(self,"RunScriptFile","fg/libs/vector_math.nut",0.0,null,null);

function PickedUp(){
   pickedup = true;
}

function Dropped(){
   pickedup = false;
}

function Think(){
//   if(counter <= 100){counter++;}else{aim();counter-=100;}
   EntFireByHandle(self,"RunScriptCode","Think();",5.0,null,null);
   if(disabled) return;
   aim();
   track();
}

function box(){
   if(disabled) return;
   EntFireByHandle(self,"BecomeBox","",0.0,null,null);
   boxed = true;
}

function unbox(){
   if(disabled == true) return;
   EntFireByHandle(self,"BecomeMonster","",0.0,null,null);
   boxed = false;
//   disabled = true;
//   EntFireByHandle(self,"RunScriptCode","disabled = false;",1.0,null,null);
}

function turn(target_yaw){
   if(disabled == true) return;
   delta <- target_yaw - self.GetAngles().y;
   if(delta >=  180) delta -= 360;
   if(delta <= -180) delta += 360;
   delta /= maxturn;
   turning <- maxturn;
   ThinkTurn();
}

function ThinkTurn(){
   local ang = self.GetAngles();
   self.SetAngles(ang.x, ang.y+delta, ang.z);
   turning--;
   if(turning != 0) EntFireByHandle(self,"RunScriptCode","ThinkTurn();",1.0/maxturn,null,null);
}

function interest(entity){   
   if(entity == null) return -1;
   
   if(IsMultiplayer() ? (entity.GetName == "blue" || entity.GetName == "red") : entity == GetPlayer()) return 10; // Players are very interesting!
   
   if(entity.GetClassname() == "prop_floor_button") return (entity.GetTeam() == 0 ? 5 : 2); // Buttons are interesting if they aren't pressed already.
   
   if((entity.GetClassname() == "prop_testchamber_door" || entity.GetClassname() == "prop_linked_portal_door" || entity.GetClassname() == "linked_portal_door") && entity.GetTeam == 1) return 7; // Doors are interesting if they're open.
   
   if(entity.GetClassname() == "npc_portal_turret_floor") return 6; // Turrets are interesting!
   
   if(entity.GetClassname() == "trigger_portal_cleanser") return 2; // Fizzlers are interesting, sadly.
   
   if(entity.GetClassname() == "func_clip_vphysics") return 3; // Blockfields are more interesting.
   
   if(entity.GetClassname() == "prop_tractor_beam") return 6.5; // Tbeams are pretty interesting.
   
   if(entity.GetClassname() == "prop_monster_box" && entity != self) return 5.5; // Other boxes are sort of interesting.
   
   return 0;
}

function aim(){
   if(disabled == true) return;
   printl("TURRETCUBE: Aiming");
   target = null;
   local intr;
   local dist;
   local closest = 0;
   local mostInteresting = 0;
   local poi = null;
   
   do{
      target = Entities.FindInSphere(target, self.GetOrigin(), 256.0);
      if(target == null){
         break; // This should never happen!
      }
//      printl("TURRETCUBE: Found something!");
      dist = vector_length(target.GetOrigin() - self.GetOrigin());
      intr = interest(target);
//      printl("TURRETCUBE: It's "+intr);
      if(intr > mostInteresting){
//         printl("TURRETCUBE: It's my new target! It's more interesting!");
         mostInteresting = intr;
         closest = dist;
         poi = target;
      }else if(intr == mostInteresting && dist < closest){
//         printl("TURRETCUBE: It's my new target! It's closer!");
         mostInteresting = intr;
         closest = dist;
         poi = target;
      }
   }while(target != null);
   
   target = poi;
   if(target == null){
//      printl("TURRETCUBE: Nothing nearby, shutting down.");
      box();
      return;
   }
//   printl("TURRETCUBE: Decided on "+target.GetName()+" ("+target.GetClassname()+")");
   unbox();
}

function track(){
   if(disabled == true) return;
   if (target != null && pickedup == false && boxed == false){
      ppos <- target.GetCenter();
      mpos <- self.GetCenter();
      ang <- self.GetAngles();

      dx <- ppos.x - mpos.x;
      dy <- ppos.y - mpos.y;
//      dz <- ppos.z - mpos.z;
      
      yaw <- atan2(dy, dx ) * 180 / 3.14159265;
   
//      dist <- sqrt( (dx * dx) + (dy * dy) );
//      pitch <- atan2( dz , dist ) * 180 / 3.14159265 * -1
      
      turn(yaw);
   }
}

```||

This thing can be done in cubes for the noobs (I don't know the actual name) the Frankenstein turret will go through the lasers,hence,deactivating the laser fields.

FelixGriffin wrote:
It wasn't hard, I'll post my code. Basically I would slowly turn them towards the most interesting thing they could see each time they hopped.

Script follows...
||```
// Sentient Turret Cube Script
// Includes some code from Sicklebrick (sicklebrick.com)'s "spinner.nut" script.

pickedup <- false;
boxed <- false;
target <- null;
counter <- 0;
turning <- 0;
maxturn <- 30;
disabled <- false; // A general-purpose flag that's currently unused.

EntFireByHandle( self, "AddOutput", "OnPhysGunPickup !self,runscriptcode,PickedUp()", 0 , null, null);
EntFireByHandle( self, "AddOutput", "OnPhysGunDrop !self,runscriptcode,Dropped()", 0 , null, null);
EntFireByHandle(self,"RunScriptFile","fg/libs/vector_math.nut",0.0,null,null);

function PickedUp(){
   pickedup = true;
}

function Dropped(){
   pickedup = false;
}

function Think(){
//   if(counter <= 100){counter++;}else{aim();counter-=100;}
   EntFireByHandle(self,"RunScriptCode","Think();",5.0,null,null);
   if(disabled) return;
   aim();
   track();
}

function box(){
   if(disabled) return;
   EntFireByHandle(self,"BecomeBox","",0.0,null,null);
   boxed = true;
}

function unbox(){
   if(disabled == true) return;
   EntFireByHandle(self,"BecomeMonster","",0.0,null,null);
   boxed = false;
//   disabled = true;
//   EntFireByHandle(self,"RunScriptCode","disabled = false;",1.0,null,null);
}

function turn(target_yaw){
   if(disabled == true) return;
   delta <- target_yaw - self.GetAngles().y;
   if(delta >=  180) delta -= 360;
   if(delta <= -180) delta += 360;
   delta /= maxturn;
   turning <- maxturn;
   ThinkTurn();
}

function ThinkTurn(){
   local ang = self.GetAngles();
   self.SetAngles(ang.x, ang.y+delta, ang.z);
   turning--;
   if(turning != 0) EntFireByHandle(self,"RunScriptCode","ThinkTurn();",1.0/maxturn,null,null);
}

function interest(entity){   
   if(entity == null) return -1;

if(IsMultiplayer() ? (entity.GetName == "blue" || entity.GetName == "red") : entity == GetPlayer()) return 10; // Players are very interesting!

if(entity.GetClassname() == "prop_floor_button") return (entity.GetTeam() == 0 ? 5 : 2); // Buttons are interesting if they aren't pressed already.

if((entity.GetClassname() == "prop_testchamber_door" || entity.GetClassname() == "prop_linked_portal_door" || entity.GetClassname() == "linked_portal_door") && entity.GetTeam == 1) return 7; // Doors are interesting if they're open.

if(entity.GetClassname() == "npc_portal_turret_floor") return 6; // Turrets are interesting!

if(entity.GetClassname() == "trigger_portal_cleanser") return 2; // Fizzlers are interesting, sadly.

if(entity.GetClassname() == "func_clip_vphysics") return 3; // Blockfields are more interesting.

if(entity.GetClassname() == "prop_tractor_beam") return 6.5; // Tbeams are pretty interesting.

if(entity.GetClassname() == "prop_monster_box" && entity != self) return 5.5; // Other boxes are sort of interesting.

return 0;
}

function aim(){
   if(disabled == true) return;
   printl("TURRETCUBE: Aiming");
   target = null;
   local intr;
   local dist;
   local closest = 0;
   local mostInteresting = 0;
   local poi = null;

do{
      target = Entities.FindInSphere(target, self.GetOrigin(), 256.0);
      if(target == null){
         break; // This should never happen!
      }
//      printl("TURRETCUBE: Found something!");
      dist = vector_length(target.GetOrigin() - self.GetOrigin());
      intr = interest(target);
//      printl("TURRETCUBE: It's "+intr);
      if(intr > mostInteresting){
//         printl("TURRETCUBE: It's my new target! It's more interesting!");
         mostInteresting = intr;
         closest = dist;
         poi = target;
      }else if(intr == mostInteresting && dist < closest){
//         printl("TURRETCUBE: It's my new target! It's closer!");
         mostInteresting = intr;
         closest = dist;
         poi = target;
      }
   }while(target != null);

target = poi;
   if(target == null){
//      printl("TURRETCUBE: Nothing nearby, shutting down.");
      box();
      return;
   }
//   printl("TURRETCUBE: Decided on "+target.GetName()+" ("+target.GetClassname()+")");
   unbox();
}

function track(){
   if(disabled == true) return;
   if (target != null && pickedup == false && boxed == false){
      ppos <- target.GetCenter();
      mpos <- self.GetCenter();
      ang <- self.GetAngles();

dx <- ppos.x - mpos.x;
      dy <- ppos.y - mpos.y;
//      dz <- ppos.z - mpos.z;

yaw <- atan2(dy, dx ) * 180 / 3.14159265;

//      dist <- sqrt( (dx * dx) + (dy * dy) );
//      pitch <- atan2( dz , dist ) * 180 / 3.14159265 * -1

turn(yaw);
   }
}

```||

I love how you say that isn't hard , shows how experienced you are!

As for the cube's though, they shouldn't be able to trigger the button, there's a trigger around it which forces the cube from the "monster" state, to the "cube" state. Somehow the frankenturret glitched onto the button I guess