AIWheeledVehicle2

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AIWheeled vehicle was an outstanding resource. I have done some work to improve the steering and speed control. In this resource I have made a new class called AIWheeledVehicle2, and I have added an example mission that will make a robot car that drives around the starter.racing track.

This resource is made for Torque v1.4 and works with starter.racing example
You need to do the following once you download the zip file.

1. Add AIWheeledVehicle2.h and AIWheeledVehicle2.cc to your project.
2. Add carbot.cs to your server script folder
3. Add robotracing.mis to your data/missions folder
4. Modify the file game.cs in your server script folder
add the line
exec("./carbot.cs");
after the line
exec("./checkpoint.cs");

add the lines in 'function startGame()'
//Robot car
$Bot1 = CreateAIWheeledVehicle2("Herbie","CarPath",pickSpawnPoint());
MissionCleanup.Add($Bot1);
echo("Bot id: " @ $Bot1);

after
if ($Game::Running) {
error("startGame: End the game first!");
return;
}

add the lines in the 'function startRace()'

$Bot1.followPath("CarPath", -1);
$Bot1.lap = -1;
$Bot1.nextCheck = 1;

before the lines
// Start the game timer
// if ($Game::Duration)
// $Game::Schedule = schedule($Game::Duration * 1000, 0, "onGameDurationEnd" );
$Game::Running = true;

$Game::Running = true;

5. Run the starter.racing game and choose robotracing.mis


How it works.
You need to create a path for the vehicle to follow in your mission. You also need to add a dynamic field 'speed' at each path point. You will want to set smaller speed values for sharp turns and bigger ones for straightways. It will require some trial and error to tweak it right. The path you create needs to be a drivable path.

The vehicle will try to follow the 'racing line' you draw. The farther the vehicle gets from the racing line the sharper the turn.