Patrolling Problem Created 19 years ago2005-07-31 12:52:06 UTC by ChickenFist

I'm trying to make a scientist patrol from one place to another using path_corners, I can't use scripted_sequences, because he must be killable.

The problem is that I don't want him there from the beginning
so I teleport him in from another part of the map, but that doesn't work, he won't move. I've tried changing his target afterwords with a trigger_changetarget but that doesn't wotk cuz he can't have a name.

Is there a way around this?

I doubt it. Can't you teleport the player instead?

Nope.

how about: when the player enter a trigger_once he will start movin'?

Are you sure? Detail the situation. I think it's pretty unlikely that you'll be able to do it 'directly'.

Okey, you enter a room , there's two scientist there.
You walk into the room next to it, a scientist will talk to you and when you get back there will be another scientist that are suppsoed to walk around and you must kill him.

how about: when the player enter a trigger_once he will start movin'?

huh?

Try making a small box outside the map with the scientist in it. Give the sientist a Name = Doobie. Place two scripted sequences (so that he'll walk from one of them to the other) and name the first one "m1" and the 2nd one "m2". Set m1's Target = m2 and m2's Target = m1. Check the "Repeatable" flag on both sequences. Make a trigger_once where you want to walk through in order for the sci to appear and startt walking. Make the trigger_once's Target = m1.
That should do it, and he should be killable. I've done this in a map before, so I'm pretty sure it works.
If he isn't killable, make sure the "No Interruptions" flag isn't checked in any of the 2 sequences.

Why not kills m1!

Oh yeah... and I forgot, make both sequences' TargetMonster = Doobie

That's what I did. He's not killable. When i hit him he keeps walking and dies when he reaches the end of his walk. That looks fucked up.

Cause you are probebly using aiscripted_seaquance!

Oh crap, you're right. It works now.

Thx.

Hmm, can you get him walk down a stair?

I remember Weeman asked the same quastion and we couldn't answer it for we were so sure a scientist can do that! Also the slave has a spacial animation for this and in blue shift I remember that the soilders did it!

I just thought of something- why not put clip brushes between the steps to turn it into a slope!!

Didn't work.

Hmmm.... maybe if you add an info_node on each stair? I dunno... I'm pretty sure that it can be done (seing how sci's and barneys can follow you up and down stairs), I just haven't tried making it scripted... It should be doable though... I might tweak around a bit and try to see how it works, as soon as I have time...

You have to add nodes to each step.

I added them like this:But it doesn't work, he just stops.

How about a scripted_sequence for each stair?

I think the stairs in the game weren't so steep! :

I think I'll do a little bit of experementing!

Well...the maximum hight of an obsticel that a scientist can go over it is 17 units and they can be turned into every number of steps that you want but I'll do farther experimenting untill I'll find it!

Yay I got it and now I will only need to do a little bit more experementing! As you see in the picture the secret is that the width of the step must be two times bigger then the hight! As I said before the maximum hight is 17 unit. Only then the monster will be able to climb the steps!!

This should be added to the dimensions tutorial,I think!

<3 Thanks, it works!

You're welcome!!