Distance - Revision history

Goober5000: update and clarify

2021-03-21T02:00:49Z

update and clarify

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	Distance (Status operator)		Distance (Status operator)
	Returns the distance between two objects. These ~~objects~~ can be ~~either a ship~~, a wing, or ~~a waypoint~~.		Returns the distance between two objects. These can be ships, wings, or waypoints. When a wing or team is given (for either argument), the result will be the closest distance.

			NOTE: The standard retail SEXP measures between the center of one ship and the bounding box of another. It is recommended to use center-distance or bbox-distance.

	Returns a numeric value. Takes 2 arguments...		Returns a numeric value. Takes 2 arguments...
	1: The name of one of the objects.		1: The name of one of the objects.
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	Commonly used to determine if a ship is close enough to a node to warp out, but it should also be widely used in the departure cue of ships that are supposed to jump at the end of a waypoint path. Using [[are-waypoints-done-delay]] may not work because ships oftentimes miss the waypoint and turn around it in a futile attempt to catch it. Using a distance check would not only prevent this, but would also give a more realistic warpout effect because the ship will not slow down to 0 before departing.		Commonly used to determine if a ship is close enough to a node to warp out, but it should also be widely used in the departure cue of ships that are supposed to jump at the end of a waypoint path. Using [[are-waypoints-done-delay]] may not work because ships oftentimes miss the waypoint and turn around it in a futile attempt to catch it. Using a distance check would not only prevent this, but would also give a more realistic warpout effect because the ship will not slow down to 0 before departing.

	In FreeSpace Open, this SEXP is no longer displayed in FRED, as it has been replaced with [[distance-to-center]]. However, missions with the classic distance SEXP will continue to work ~~like normal~~.		In FreeSpace Open, this SEXP is no longer displayed in FRED, as it has been replaced with [[distance-to-center]] and [[distance-to-bbox]]. However, missions with the classic distance SEXP will continue to work as before.

	[[Category:Retail SEXPs]]		[[Category:Retail SEXPs]]

TopAce: comment about distance-to-center

2021-03-17T17:32:29Z

comment about distance-to-center

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	==Comments==		==Comments==
	Commonly used to determine if a ship is close enough to a node to warp out, but it should also be widely used in the departure cue of ships that are supposed to jump at the end of a waypoint path. Using [[are-waypoints-done-delay]] may not work because ships oftentimes miss the waypoint and turn around it in a futile attempt to catch it. Using a distance check would not only prevent this, but would also give a more realistic warpout effect because the ship will not slow down to 0 before departing.		Commonly used to determine if a ship is close enough to a node to warp out, but it should also be widely used in the departure cue of ships that are supposed to jump at the end of a waypoint path. Using [[are-waypoints-done-delay]] may not work because ships oftentimes miss the waypoint and turn around it in a futile attempt to catch it. Using a distance check would not only prevent this, but would also give a more realistic warpout effect because the ship will not slow down to 0 before departing.

			In FreeSpace Open, this SEXP is no longer displayed in FRED, as it has been replaced with [[distance-to-center]]. However, missions with the classic distance SEXP will continue to work like normal.

	[[Category:Retail SEXPs]]		[[Category:Retail SEXPs]]

Mobius: Important comment added - distance should be widely used in departure cues by replacing are-waypoints-done-delay

2009-04-03T21:07:18Z

Important comment added - distance should be widely used in departure cues by replacing are-waypoints-done-delay

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	==Comments==		==Comments==
	Commonly used to determine if a ship is close enough to a node to warp out.		Commonly used to determine if a ship is close enough to a node to warp out, but it should also be widely used in the departure cue of ships that are supposed to jump at the end of a waypoint path. Using [[are-waypoints-done-delay]] may not work because ships oftentimes miss the waypoint and turn around it in a futile attempt to catch it. Using a distance check would not only prevent this, but would also give a more realistic warpout effect because the ship will not slow down to 0 before departing.

	[[Category:Retail SEXPs]]		[[Category:Retail SEXPs]]

Blackdragon at 02:09, 25 April 2007

2007-04-25T02:09:58Z

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	Returns the distance between two objects. These objects can be either a ship, a wing, or a waypoint.		Returns the distance between two objects. These objects can be either a ship, a wing, or a waypoint.
			Returns a numeric value. Takes 2 arguments...
	Returns a numeric value. Takes 2 arguments...		1: The name of one of the objects.
	1: The name of one of the objects.		2: The name of the other object.
	2: The name of the other object.

	==Comments==		==Comments==
	Commonly used to determine if a ship is close enough to a node to warp out.		Commonly used to determine if a ship is close enough to a node to warp out.
	[[Category:Retail SEXPs]]		[[Category:Retail SEXPs]]

Blackdragon: New page: Distance (Status operator) Returns the distance between two objects. These objects can be either a ship, a wing, or a waypoint. Returns a numeric value. Takes 2 arguments... 1: The na...

2007-04-25T02:08:38Z

New page: Distance (Status operator) Returns the distance between two objects. These objects can be either a ship, a wing, or a waypoint. Returns a numeric value. Takes 2 arguments... 1: The na...

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Distance (Status operator)
Returns the distance between two objects. These objects can be either a ship, a wing, or a waypoint.

Returns a numeric value. Takes 2 arguments...
1: The name of one of the objects.
2: The name of the other object.

==Comments==
Commonly used to determine if a ship is close enough to a node to warp out.
[[Category:Retail SEXPs]]