AlignChar (CMS)

Name	Type	By
alignChar("c", "t")	Definition	AFRLme

This small function allows you to quickly align a character to another character.

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Additional Info
Alignment is based on character center which is usually set near the feet.
There is no simple method for obtaining the top (y) pixel coordinate of the currently active character animation.

Instructions

1. Add the main script to the Visionaire Studio Script Editor & set the script as a definition script.
2a. To align current character to another character...

alignChar(nil, "Tom")

2b. To align a specific character to another character...

alignChar("Tom", "Barry")

2c. To align a specific character to current character...

alignChar("Tom")

Main Script

function alignChar(c, t)
 if c == nil then c = game.CurrentCharacter else c = Characters[c] end -- store character or current character
 if t == nil then t = game.CurrentCharacter else t = Characters[t] end -- store character or current character
 -- + --
 local p1 = c.Position -- store characters position
 local p2 = t.Position -- store target characters position
 -- + --
 local ax, ay
 ax = p2.x - p1.x -- calculate x destination coordinate
 ay = p1.y - p2.y -- calculate y destination coordinate
 -- + --
 local angle = math.deg( math.atan(ay, ax) ) -- calculate angle
 if angle < 0 then angle = 360 + angle end -- some fallback? I don't remember why I wrote it
 -- + -- 
 c.Direction = angle -- update specified characters direction
end

Syntax Breakdown

Name	Type	Description
c	"string" or nil	This should be a "string" value containing the name of the character you want to affect, or nil if you want to link to the current character.
t	"string" or nil	This should be a "string" value containing the name of the character you want to align to, or nil if you want to link to the current character.