Topic: [Solved] What Type of Measurement does GEUtil.DistanceBetween() Return? (Read 35431 times)

Phivex · « **on:** September 18, 2016, 05:46:17 pm »

The function takes two entities. When I pass it two players to find out what the distance between the two are when one is killed, it returns a float. I could be what seems like 10 feet away from the victim when I kill them, and it may say 127.XXXX. The comments don't specify the type of measurement, though 10 feet would equate to 120 inches, so maybe it's a measurement for virtual inches?

Adrian · « **Reply #1 on:** September 18, 2016, 06:08:24 pm »

In Source, 1 unit = 0.75 inches. You can read more about dimensions in the Source engine in this article.

Phivex · « **Reply #2 on:** September 18, 2016, 06:32:48 pm »

Awesome! Thanks for the info and reading material. I'm definitely new to working with the Source engine, so it'll help.

killermonkey · « **Reply #3 on:** September 18, 2016, 09:29:45 pm »

You really shouldn't think of it in terms of real-world dimensions. Its a unit, nothing more nothing less. Just get comfortable visualizing what 100, 500, and 1000 units looks like in game and go from there.

Good reference points: Players are 72 units tall and 12.5 units in diameter, Floor-to-ceiling heights are generally 128 units.

So if you want something to happen within 10 "player widths" away, simply put in 125.

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