Finding the position directly behind a player

wolfknight

I'm attempting SCIENCE by using math that I have never used before, nor do I understand (despite reading numerous articles, watching all of the khanacademy videos, etc etc)

I'm attempting to use trig to locate a point directly behind another player in Minecraft.
I've read through these three pages:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4...-calculate-end
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spheric...an_coordinates
http://www.opentk.com/node/2505

and have come up with this code:

Code:

double dEntityDistance = getPlayer().getDistanceToEntity(player);
		
double dNewX = /* The current player */getPlayer().posX  - dEntityDistance * Math.sin(Math.toRadians(/* The player we want the position behind */ player.rotationYaw % 360)) * Math.cos(Math.toRadians(-player.rotationPitch));

double dNewZ = getPlayer().posZ - dEntityDistance * Math.cos(Math.toRadians(player.rotationYaw % 360)) * Math.cos(Math.toRadians(-player.rotationPitch));

I know nothing about matrices (which some have suggested), nor do I know very much about trig. If anybody would be kind enough to explain a bit about those two subjects (or whichever one would help me with my problem), I would be very grateful.

mfb

Behind relative to what? The plane, or the direction the player is looking to?
As a first step: Do you understand how Minecraft stores the orientation of the player? The definition of those parameters should give you a direct way to calculate x,y,z in front of the player. Behind is just the same, but with opposite signs for the distance.

Comments directly in formulas? Really?

wolfknight

Quote by mfb

the direction the player is looking to?

The direction the player is facing, yes, I apologize for not clarifying.

Quote by mfb

As a first step: Do you understand how Minecraft stores the orientation of the player?

I've been trying to find out for the last couple days. Notch and Jeb do it in a really really bad way, which is why I've been having loads of trouble.

Quote by mfb

Comments directly in formulas? Really?

Actually no, it's just that I was clarifying which entity was which.

wolfknight

I fixed this. Minecraft rotations are completely back-asswards, and it took me a while, but I now can successfully teleport behind other players.

Similar discussions for: Finding the position directly behind a player
Thread	Forum	Replies
If we arent directly evolved from chimps, how are our dogs directly evolved wolves?	Biology	12
finding position vector	Calculus & Beyond Homework	1
When the sun was directly overhead in syene, why was it not directly overhead in alex	Introductory Physics Homework	10
Basketball player shooting ball, finding velocity for a no backboard shot	Introductory Physics Homework	2
is reality single-player or multi-player?	General Discussion	13

mfb Mentor	Behind relative to what? The plane, or the direction the player is looking to? As a first step: Do you understand how Minecraft stores the orientation of the player? The definition of those parameters should give you a direct way to calculate x,y,z in front of the player. Behind is just the same, but with opposite signs for the distance. Comments directly in formulas? Really?

wolfknight	Finding the position directly behind a player I fixed this. Minecraft rotations are completely back-asswards, and it took me a while, but I now can successfully teleport behind other players.