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Game Enhancements - Locational Damage
Explains how to detect damage in different locations.

This tutorial draws heavily on the source code released by the AQ2 Team.
It is the basic code that I have develped to be used in the up and coming Urban Terror Mod.

It's as simple as this, open up g_combat.c, and add these to the top of the file under the include statements:

// added to facilitate damage algorithim
float	z_ratio;
float	z_rel;
int	height;
float	targ_maxs2;

Next, find these lines:

	Team_CheckHurtCarrier(targ, attacker);

	if (targ->client) {
		// set the last client who damaged the target
		targ->client->lasthurt_client = attacker->s.number;
		targ->client->lasthurt_mod = mod;
	}

Insert after that code:

	if (targ->client && attacker->client && targ->health > 0) //had to add attacker because it was crashing
	{  

		targ_maxs2 = targ->r.maxs[2];
    
		//somehow we have to handle crouching, but not now

		height = abs(targ->r.mins[2]) + targ_maxs2;  
		//G_Printf("height is %d\n", height);

		//project the z component of point onto the z component of the model's origin
		// this results in the z component from the origin at 0
		z_rel = point[2] - targ->r.currentOrigin[2] + abs(targ->r.mins[2]);
		z_ratio = z_rel / height;

		if (z_ratio > 0.85)
		{
			G_Printf("%s hit %s with a headshot\n", attacker->client->pers.netname, targ->client->pers.netname);
		}
		else if (z_ratio > 0.73)
		{
			G_Printf("%s hit %s in the torso\n", attacker->client->pers.netname, targ->client->pers.netname);
		}
		else if (z_ratio > 0.50)
		{
			G_Printf("%s hit %s in the stomach\n", attacker->client->pers.netname, targ->client->pers.netname);
		}
		else
		{
			G_Printf("%s hit %s in the legs\n", attacker->client->pers.netname, targ->client->pers.netname);
		}
	}

This is enough to get you started.. If you want to scale the damage at this point just insert:

take *= 1.8;

next to one of the G_Printf statements, for say a headshot, or whatever you prefer.
This code was written to be used in the upcoming Urban Terror Mod.

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