Rotate entity script not working!!!Help!!

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SS slothman

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Posted: 21st Apr 2015 09:43 Edited at: 21st Apr 2015 09:45

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i am trying to make a simple script which make an entity rotate to face the player,however its not working.
for some reason it will cause the entity to spin at a high speed and send it flying off into the sky???

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-- LUA Script - precede every function and global member with lowercase name of script + '_main'
-- By SS Slothman

function billboard_init(e)

end

function billboard_main(e)

 PlayerDist = GetPlayerDistance(e)
 if PlayerDist < 100 then
 RotateToPlayer(e)

 end
end

what am i doing wrong with this script?

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Posted: 21st Apr 2015 09:54

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Are you sure the entity is using that script? I can't see why would it spin around and there is no any code to propel it towards the sky :/

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Posted: 21st Apr 2015 09:58 Edited at: 21st Apr 2015 10:10

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yep,i attach it to the entity,set the entity to dynamic (because it donst do anything unless its dynamic).
i've tried it on multiple different entitys both tgc ones and my own with the same result,they will spin round and fly off if touched.

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Posted: 21st Apr 2015 13:40 Edited at: 21st Apr 2015 13:57

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Hi,

If you have physics for the object that you are turning 'on' then turn it 'off' it should work as you require it after that.
You can turn it off in the properties setting.

I don't know why its doing this, but it done the same for me as well the other day with the shooting target, in an example I was working on.

Hopefully someone can explain why.

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