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Need help!!! AI path finding help! for class

by Tom Biagioni · in Torque Game Engine · 02/07/2009 (7:17 pm) · 4 replies

I have a question on how i make a bot follow a looped path? i know how to make the bot go to waypoints using function AIPlayer::followPath(%this,%path,%node)

however i want to want to, i guess, patrol. like if i set up way points in a circle i want him to continuously walk that path, not just stop on thedestination waypoint.

i am using the demp TGE for school.
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Associate Steve Acaster
[YorkshireRifles]
#1
02/08/2009 (7:54 am)
As I remember, you make the path loop rather than the player. In the editor select the path and then check or uncheck "isLooping". Script wise in your mission you can probably do the same thing by just writing isLooping = 1; in the .mis file.

Torque Owner Tom Biagioni
#2
02/08/2009 (1:44 pm)
ah got it:) i totaly missed that loop part. thanks. I have another question, how would i go about creating a second bot that walks at a slower speed. I tried creating another instance of the bot using a different datablock but when he spawned on the path he would not move. However the original bot moves with no problem.


Associate Steve Acaster
[YorkshireRifles]
#3
02/08/2009 (5:44 pm)
You could use a script to alter the "movespeed" from 1.0 to something slower like 0.5. 
%bot.setMoveSpeed(0.5);

Torque Owner Tom Biagioni
#4
02/08/2009 (8:22 pm)
hmm let me try that