Spawn Model on ground

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// ... somewhere in your code...
minigun.angles = orientToNormal(trace["normal"]);

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trace is undefined :D

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Originally Posted by Loveboy

trace is undefined :D

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The function Kung posted is from maps\mp\_utility.gsc. It is used as part of the getPlant() function. If you do what serthy suggested, you can use the getPlant() function to find the normals of a map and spawn your turret base at the origin returned by getPlant():

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        plant = self maps\mp\_utility::getPlant();
        turret = spawn( "script_model", plant.origin );
        turret.angles = plant.angles;

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Your problem then is getting the turret head/barrel to align with the turret base. In COD4, you can do that by finding the origin of the base by a tag name - for example "j_pivot":

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        plant = self maps\mp\_utility::getPlant();
        self.turret_base = spawn( "script_model", plant.origin );
        self.turret_base.angles = plant.angles;

        self.turret_barrel = spawn( "script_model",  self.turret_base getTagOrigin( "j_pivot" ) );
        self.turret_barrel.angles = self.turret_base.angles;

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But COD2 does not support getTagOrigin(). So, your problem then is to match the orign and angles of your turret barrel with that of the turret base.

WARNIG: getPlant() often spawns models below the map surface texture (the "noramal") and often at funny angles.