why controller gets positioned at 0,0,0

[Rick]

So with the below code I'm trying to figure out why the controller gets positioned at the origin when I run in game mode? I set it's position to the editor model position. So why is it that no matter where I drag the editor model, and I see the controller follow it, that when once I go to game mode the controller goes right to 0,0,0. I'm pretty sure this used to work where it would start the controller at the position of the editor model.

 

require("scripts/class")
require("Scripts/hooks")


local class=CreateClass(...)


function class:InitDialog(grid)
self.super:InitDialog(grid)

group = grid:AddGroup("Character")
group:AddProperty("model", PROPERTY_FILE, "GMF Files (*.gmf):gmf", "", "Model Files")
group:AddProperty("controller_height", PROPERTY_FLOAT, "Controller Height")
group:AddProperty("controller_radius", PROPERTY_FLOAT, "Controller Radius")
group:AddProperty("controller_step_height", PROPERTY_FLOAT, "Controller Step Height")
group:AddProperty("controller_max_slope", PROPERTY_FLOAT,  "Controller Max Slope")
group:AddProperty("model_scale", PROPERTY_VEC3, "Model Scale")
group:Expand(1)
end

function class:CreateObject(model)
local object=self.super:CreateObject(model)

object.model = model
object.height = tonumber(object:GetKey("controller_height", "1.8"))
local radius = tonumber(object:GetKey("controller_radius", "0.4"))
local step = tonumber(object:GetKey("controller_step_height", "0.5"))
local slope = tonumber(object:GetKey("controller_max_slope", "45.0"))

object.oneTime = false
object.controller = CreateController(object.height, radius, step, slope)

-- set the position of the controller to the editor object
local pos = object.model:GetPosition()
object.controller:SetPosition(Vec3(pos.x, pos.y + (object.height/2), pos.z))
object.characterModel = nil

object.move = 0
object.strafe = 0
object.rotate = 0
object.jump = 0
object.moveSpeed = 2
object.strafeSpeed = 2

function object:SetKey(key,value)
	if key=="model" then
		local pos = self.model:GetPosition()
		object.characterModel = LoadMesh("abstract::"..value)
		object.characterModel:SetPosition(Vec3(pos.x, pos.y, pos.z))
	elseif key == "controller_height" then
		object.controller:Free()
		object.controller = nil
		object.height = value
		object.controller = CreateController(value, radius, step, slope)
	elseif key == "controller_radius" then
		object.controller:Free()
		object.controller = nil
		object.controller = CreateController(object.height, value, step, slope)
	elseif key == "model_scale" then
		if object.characterModel ~= nil then
			object.characterModel:SetScale(StringToVec3(value))
		end
	else
		return self.super:SetKey(key,value)
	end
	return 1
end

function object:GetKey(key,value)
	if key=="" then

	else
		return self.super:GetKey(key,value)
	end
	return value
end

function object:Initialize()
	--object.controller:SetMass(1.0)
	--EntityType(object.controller, 1)
end

function object:Update()
	if GetGlobalString("mode") == "GAME_MODE" then
		if self.characterModel ~= nil then
			if object.oneTime == false then
				object.oneTime = true

				object.controller:SetMass(1.0)
				EntityType(object.controller, 1)
				object.controller:SetPosition(object.model:GetPosition(), 1)
			end

			if KeyHit(KEY_T) == 1 then
				Notify(object.model:GetPosition().x..","..object.model:GetPosition().y..","..object.model:GetPosition().z)
			end

			self.controller:Update(self.rotation, self.move, self.strafe, self.jump, 5000, 10, 0)
			self.jump = 0		-- reset each frame

			-- the character model must follow the controller
			-- for the 3rd person camera to work we must also move the object model, which is stupid
			self.model:SetPosition(Vec3(object.controller.position.x, object.controller.position.y, object.controller.position.z))
			self.characterModel:SetPosition(Vec3(object.controller.position.x, object.controller.position.y, object.controller.position.z))
		end
	else
		-- constantly update the controller to the object in the editor
		object.controller:SetPosition(object.model:GetPosition())

		-- make the model follow
		if self.characterModel ~= nil then
			self.characterModel:SetPosition(object.model:GetPosition())
		end
	end
end


function object:ReceiveMessage(message,extra)
	if message == "move" then
		object.move = tonumber(extra) * self.moveSpeed
	elseif message == "jump" and object.controller:IsAirborne() == 0 then
		object.jump = tonumber(extra)
	elseif message == "strafe" then
		object.strafe = tonumber(extra) * self.strafeSpeed
	else
		self.super:ReceiveMessage(message,extra)
	end

end


function object:Free(model)
	object.controller:Free()

	if object.characterModel ~= nil then
		object.characterModel:Free()
	end

	self.super:Free()
end

end

[Rick]

OK I fixed it but not following why it mattered. I took the code in the oneTime check in Update() and put it inside the Initialize() method. This is a method I created and call before the main loop in the main lua game file. I guess I don't know why that would make a difference.