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AI Scripting - Controlling precision of waypoints / markers?

by Lloyd [Bleeptech] Godsey · in Torque Game Engine · 01/26/2004 (5:09 pm) · 4 replies

Can I control the precision of the pathfollowing via script? I.E. with "scale"



new Marker() {
position = "-159.967 955.497 198";
rotation = "1 0 0 0";
scale = "4 4 4"; // Was "1 1 1" should increase wander % around marker
seqNum = "1";
type = "Normal";
msToNext = "1000";
smoothingType = "Spline";
};


Or will It need a recompile?


EDIT:

Never mind.. "scale didn't work at all. I'm now rewriting (or trying to)

function AIPlayer::moveToNode(%this,%index)

to be

function AIPlayer::moveNearNode(%this,%index)
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Associate Kyle Carter
#1
01/26/2004 (9:54 pm)
You'll probably need to rewrite some of the AIPlayer code to make this happen. You can always just make it move to a point offset from the marker, but that's not really what you want...

Torque 3D Owner Marco Meier
Slickware Games
#2
01/26/2004 (10:24 pm)
What about add or substract a random number from the x and/or y coordinates of the position?

Torque Owner Lloyd [Bleeptech] Godsey
#3
01/27/2004 (11:02 am)
This is what I did to get a group of bots to run near the marker. :)

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
function AIPlayer::moveNearNode(%this,%index)
{
   // Move near the given path node index
   %this.currentNode = %index;
   %node = %this.path.getObject(%index);
   %node_pos = %node.getTransform();

   %x = getWord(%node_pos, 0);
   %y = getWord(%node_pos, 1);
   %z = getWord(%node_pos, 2);

   %rnd1=getrandom(20);
   %rnd2=getrandom(20);
   %rnd3=getrandom(20);

   if(%rnd1<10){%rnd01=%x+getrandom(5);}
      else{%rnd01=%x-getrandom(5);}
   if(%rnd2<10){%rnd02=%y+getrandom(5);}
      else{%rnd02=%y-getrandom(5);}
   if(%rnd3<10){%rnd03=%z+getrandom(5);}
      else{%rnd03=%z-getrandom(5);}
 
   %dest = %rnd01 SPC %rnd02 SPC %rnd03;
   %this.setMoveDestination(%dest);
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Associate David Wyand
Gnometech Inc.
#4
01/28/2004 (7:31 am)
Greetings!

I believe you could further optimize your function:

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
function AIPlayer::moveNearNode(%this,%index)
{
   // Move near the given path node index
   %this.currentNode = %index;
   %node = %this.path.getObject(%index);
   %node_pos = %node.getTransform();
   %x = getWord(%node_pos, 0) + getRandom(-5,5);
   %y = getWord(%node_pos, 1) + getRandom(-5,5);
   %z = getWord(%node_pos, 2) + getRandom(-5,5);

   %dest = %x SPC %y SPC %z;
   %this.setMoveDestination(%dest);}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

I believe the getRandom() script function supports a min and max range. This would save you some function calls and branching.

Note: I've written this without the TGE in front of me nor have I tested it.

- LightWave Dave