[project1dev] Re: feature request: navmesh tile relative position with an idea and example
- From: Alan Wolfe <alan.wolfe@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: project1dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:54:54 -0700
sure np (:
On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Kent Petersen <kentkmp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ok, I gotcha I'll have to check that out. Forgot we had a navmesh_getTile
> that gets the x,y. Thanks
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 9:25 AM, Alan Wolfe <alan.wolfe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Well you can use NavMesh_GetTile() to get the X,Y position of a specific
>> navmesh tile so you can use that to tell the location of one tile in
>> relation to another.
>>
>> Also i dont think you need to be able to get what tile a model is on to do
>> the flag thing. You have the flag position (ie the position of the flag
>> model once it's placed) and then all you need to do is find out which tile
>> that has a road on it is closest to the flag and start building from there
>> (:
>> On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 8:06 AM, Kent Petersen <kentkmp@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> I have been thinking about how I want to direct town growth. I think we
>>> have all the tech I need to place a marker. Do we have the ability to
>>> determine what navmesh tile a model is on? If not I will need that to. Once
>>> we have the marker placed and the tile identified. I could compare it to my
>>> last town growth tile and use the feedback to determine where to grow next
>>>
>>> I want to be able to detect the relative position of one navmesh tile to
>>> another. I want to be able to select 2 tiles, FirstTile=0 SecondTile=25 Then
>>> determine their relative postion of each other. This function could return 2
>>> values. Something like
>>>
>>> if SecondTile Yaxis > FirstTile Yaxis then return 1
>>> if SecondTile Yaxis < FirstTile Yaxis then return -1
>>> if SecondTile Yaxis == FirstTile Yaxis then return 0
>>> if SecondTile Xaxis > FirstTile Xaxis then return 1
>>> if SecondTile Xaxis < FirstTile Xaxis then return -1
>>> if SecondTile Xaxis == FirstTile Xaxis then return 0
>>>
>>> 1) I could compare a tile of already built road (ie city you have) with
>>> where you place the marker
>>> 2) Let's say the function returns 1,1
>>> 3) I would then select a tile of road I already have and try to move 1 in
>>> the X or 1 in the Y
>>> 4) If the road already exists. goto 1 with new tiles for comparison
>>> 5) If there is no road build a new one
>>>
>>> Let's say the first pass moves one to the Y. The next pass would then
>>> return a function value of 1,0 and so the road would check 1 to the right
>>> next.
>>>
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