A level editor was surprisingly easy to build. Even nicer, it allows me to easily build the pathfinder map as a level loads - 'blocking' items just tag it's matching X/Y on the Pathfinder map as an obstacle. It works great, i've already tested that out. (Saving the map to BMP and examining it)
My problem is making enemies FOLLOW the path now. I'm having a ton of problems with this. Firstly, I have a PLAYER object and several clones of the ATTACK DOG Object. On the level load, a 'SPREAD A NUMBER : 1' runs on the dogs to assign each one a unique (and smaller than the fixed number) ID. This is the first weird glitch - Dog 1 ends up as ID 2. Dog 2 is 4, and Dog 3 is 6. Also, a count of the number of dogs on the level returns 6. I can't figure out where it put the other 3 though. Its like it tried to load the level twice or something. O.o
Anyway, it shouldn't be causing the hunter to go all fubar anyway. Just means 3 of the dogs either don't move (off map) or also hunt. But the hunter doesn't work either - Map size is right, map data is right. It's the active object itself. One of the dogs will track, but the rest won't. Can anyone give me an example - or even just explain - how to make an Enemy Active Object track down a Player Active Object in a way that lets me have multiple copies of that enemy, too? Please?
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That's an interesting example, except it doesn't have anything to do with the Pathfinding object. In a complex area, those guys still get terribly confused and generally pretty stuck.
How did you even get that to work? I see... one event in there, and it's just a simple collison check.
Current Projects:
Bomb Squad (Total Progress - 3%)
:: Current Task Progress: 40%
:: Current Task - Level Editor Shell
I feel really stupid now. Thanks though. And your right, I didn't mention the Pathfinder Object, I really shouldn't write posts in the early morning hours.
That tutorial is excellant, thank you very much.
Current Projects:
Bomb Squad (Total Progress - 3%)
:: Current Task Progress: 40%
:: Current Task - Level Editor Shell
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