My SENT Boat refuses to float...

[Salmonman]

My boat SENT wont float no matter buoyancy ratio I use. It wont float untill i use the buoyancy tool on it.

function ENT:Initialize()
	self.Entity:SetUseType( SIMPLE_USE )

	self.Entity:SetHealth(5000)
	self.Piloted = false
	self.Pilot = nil
	self.Entity:SetModel( "models/props_wasteland/boat_fishing01a.mdl" )
	self.Entity:PhysicsInit( SOLID_VPHYSICS )
	self.Entity:SetMoveType( MOVETYPE_VPHYSICS )
	self.Entity:SetSolid( SOLID_VPHYSICS )
	local phys = self.Entity:GetPhysicsObject()
	if ( phys:IsValid() ) then
		phys:SetBuoyancyRatio( 0.08 )
		phys:Wake()
		phys:SetMass( 10000 )
	end
end

[holon]

Try this where you are setting the buoyancy

[lua]
local ratio = math.Clamp( 0, -1000, 1000 ) / 100
self.BuoyancyRatio = ratio
phys:SetBuoyancyRatio( ratio )
[/lua]

Just change the 0 in math.Clamp to whatever ratio you want, relative to the buoyancy tool

[Feihc]

[QUOTE=Salmonman;30851688]My boat SENT wont float no matter buoyancy ratio I use. It wont float untill i use the buoyancy tool on it.

function ENT:Initialize()
	self.Entity:SetUseType( SIMPLE_USE )

	self.Entity:SetHealth(5000)
	self.Piloted = false
	self.Pilot = nil
	self.Entity:SetModel( "models/props_wasteland/boat_fishing01a.mdl" )
	self.Entity:PhysicsInit( SOLID_VPHYSICS )
	self.Entity:SetMoveType( MOVETYPE_VPHYSICS )
	self.Entity:SetSolid( SOLID_VPHYSICS )
	local phys = self.Entity:GetPhysicsObject()
	if ( phys:IsValid() ) then
		phys:SetBuoyancyRatio( 0.08 )
		phys:Wake()
		phys:SetMass( 10000 )
	end
end

[/QUOTE]

I may be wrong but it might be because you're using a ridiculously high mass. Your boat is going to sink like a lead weight if its that heavy.

[TheFreeman193]

It seems that a higher mass will require a higher buoyancy ratio to achieve the same buoyancy. Try some different values i.e. 5, 10, 20, or higher.