Climbing walls in two planes

[Thebos]

Looking for a way to create a zone that allows players to scale wall. The ladder actor and ledges can be used, but I am looking for two axis movement while climbing a wall. There is an actor Physics setting called PHYS_SPIDER available. Based on UnrealWikki's (minimal) description, it is what I am looking for (at least partially). How do I create a zone that changes a Players physics to SPIDER when in the zone (in much the same way as entering a water zone changes Player physics to swimming)

Has this been tried before and found to have no effect? Thanks.

Unreal Wikki info:
http://wiki.beyondunreal.com/wiki/PhysicsType

[LaughingRat]

Maybe try looking at the way it's done on the vine covered wall in TH-Theatre? There are patches of wall there that allow 2-axis movement.

[Thebos]

A good thought, but I looked into that. Theatre uses ladder actors as I recall. Also, horizontal movement is slowed (at least for me). My map currently uses a combination of ladders and ledges on the walls. The effect is close, just lacks the degree of freedom I seek. Then there is the issue where some of the walls have narrow paths to them. Putting ladder actors there is not good as it slows down player movement. I have a way around it, but removes some player movement that I would prefer not have limited.

[Schleicher]

How bout using a small Zone with altered gravity?

[koraX]

look at TH-soulsharbour, there is a climable wall outside near well

[Thebos]

Another good thought, but for what I am trying to do, did not work to well. Dual gravity vectors move you to a corner when you jump, and applying a horizontal had some rather annoying effects. Example: jumps suddely become really high followed by rather quick and painful introduction to the ground as you re-entered vertical gravity. Actually, that might have uses elsewhere, but in my situation can have nasty, unintuituve consequences. Might be other ways to configure the gravity, I just do not know them.

[Microwave Oven]

Maybe you could have a zone (or actor) which would set PHYS_Flying while the player is in contact with it?

[Thebos]

Actually, I would like to create a zone that changes physics to PHY_Spider, just do not know how to do this. Have not been successful with the Zone Properties "change Physics" flag- seems to have no effect- probably missed a key setting though.

[MortalMonkey]

I couldn't find that "Change physics" default prop in ZoneInfo, but this should do the trick:

[code:1:50439f0dae]//================================================== ===========================
// ChangePhysZone.
//================================================== ===========================
class ChangePhysZone expands ZoneInfo;

var() EPhysics SetPhysics, ResetPhysics;

event ActorEntered( actor Other )
{
if (Other.Physics != SetPhysics)
Other.SetPhysics( SetPhysics );

Super.ActorEntered( Other );
}

event ActorLeaving( actor Other )
{
if (Other.Physics != ResetPhysics)
Other.SetPhysics( ResetPhysics );

Super.ActorLeaving( Other );
}[/code:1:50439f0dae]

DefaultProperties > ChangePhysZone > ResetPhysics should be set to PHYS_Falling, and in your case, SetPhysics should be PHYS_Spider.

Now the only problem is, the physics are only changed upon entry and exit of the zone. We could remedy this by doing a constant check on physics:

[code:1:50439f0dae]//================================================== ===========================
// ReplacePhysZone.
//================================================== ===========================
class ReplacePhysZone expands ZoneInfo;

var() EPhysics ReplaceFrom, ReplaceTo;

function Tick( float DeltaTime )
{
local Actor A;

ForEach ZoneActors( class'Actor', A )
{
if (A.Physics == ReplaceFrom)
A.SetPhysics( ReplaceTo );
}
}

event ActorLeaving( actor Other )
{
Other.SetPhysics( PHYS_Falling );
Super.ActorLeaving( Other );
}[/code:1:50439f0dae]

In your case, ReplaceFrom should be PHYS_Walking, and ReplaceTo should be PHYS_Spider.