Mount checking = almost dead keyboard....

[Sythalin]

Seriously, I'm about ready to throw my keyboard at a wall on this one. Once again, my noob ass can't figure this out, even though the code looks like it should.

Been struggling since DCam's release to get mount status checking to work properly and have about had it. Help would be appreciated at this point.

function DCam:COMPANION_UPDATE(_,change)
	if DCam_Vars.enableMount and change == "MOUNT" then
		if IsMounted() ~= nil then
			SetView(DCam_Vars.views.Mount)
		else
			SetView(DCam_Vars.views.Normal)
		end
	end
end

Obviously there's either a step I'm missing or something else. Needless to say, I'm on the verge of just scrapping this part, but figure it better to see if anyone has any ideas.

[wurmfood]

What values are you seeing for change? Also, just for fun, assign the first value passed in a variable and print that out as well.

[Sythalin]

Originally Posted by wurmfood What values are you seeing for change? Also, just for fun, assign the first value passed in a variable and print that out as well.

Already ran prints, the issue is that IsMounted() never returns anything other than nil (supposed to return "1" if mounted):

function DCam:COMPANION_UPDATE(_,change)
	print(change)
	print(DCam_Vars.enableMount)
	if DCam_Vars.enableMount and change == "MOUNT" then
		print(IsMounted())
		if IsMounted() ~= nil then
			SetView(DCam_Vars.views.Mount)
		else
			SetView(DCam_Vars.views.Normal)
		end
	end
end

Mount
change = "MOUNT"
DCam_Vars.enableMount = true
IsMounted() = nil

Dismounting
change = "MOUNT"
DCam_Vars.enableMount = true
IsMounted = nil

[Seerah]

When the event fires, you're not mounted yet. You'll have to add in a slight delay.

[Sythalin]

Ah, I'll give that whirl then. Edit the results in a bit.

[wurmfood]

Doing some testing, it appears "IsMounted()" doesn't immediately return true after mounting. There's a series of events that happen after the mount process, including a UNIT_AURA for the player. It seems that only by that time will the IsMounted() return true.

[Sythalin]

Adding the delay worked, but running into issues where the camera acts funny when changing zones. Have to look into it further.

RE: UNIT_AURA
Worked as well, but I'd have to create a filter for EVERY possible mount in the game or it'll trigger off every buff the player gets. Quite inefficient.

Thanks to all though. And my keyboard thanks you too.

[wurmfood]

For using UNIT_AURA, I wouldn't bother checking what the aura is, personally, though there are ways you could do it to test it and not have to document every mount.

You could watch for SPELL_CAST_START, and if it matches "mount", save the name, strip off the mount part, and watch for an aura with that name. Not fun, but it would work.