SetFacing(float)

Sets the object to face a certain direction.

void SetFacing(
    float fDirection
);

Parameters

fDirection

A floating point number that represents the direction to face. See description for additional details.

Description

Causes the caller of this function to face fDirection.

There are some predefined constants for a direction:
DIRECTION_EAST = 0.0
DIRECTION_NORTH = 90.0
DIRECTION_WEST = 180.0
DIRECTION_SOUTH = 270.0

Remarks

Note that GetFacing will correctly return the facing to the nearest degree from 1.62.

Known Bugs

There are issues with setting the facing of sitting creatures.

Version

1.22

Example

// Used in the OnSpawn of a creature to set 
// their facing to a random direction.
main()
{
   // Get a random direction from 0 to 360
   float fDirection = IntToFloat(Random(361));

   SetFacing(fDirection);
}

functions:	MoveToNewLocation \| SetFacingPoint
categories:	Movement Functions
constants:	DIRECTION_* Constants