[project1dev] Re: pathing around dynamic obstacles
- From: Kent Petersen <kentkmp@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: project1dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:22:29 +0000
I think (and I don't have code to double check anymore) they do it when the
are close enough. I think it does a rectangle check for an IsBuilding flag
when the proximity is close. Then it does damage. There is also a timer that
limits how often it can attack.
On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 1:18 AM, Alan Wolfe <alan.wolfe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> When do the trolls do damage to buildings? Do they have to be within
> some certain distance or something?
>
> On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 6:14 PM, Kent Petersen <kentkmp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > We could drop the dynamic obstacle circle of the target houe when the
> troll
> > selects it as a target. I suppose one downside is that other things would
> be
> > able to path through it. May not come up too often and may actually work
> out
> > in game. We could tighten it up some by having the target house drop its
> > obstacle circle when the troll is a certain distance from the house.
> >
> > A different way of giong about it couldbe changing the troll to change
> into
> > an attack mode when it is close to the house. When its in the attack mode
> it
> > could ignore the obstacle cicles. The troll itself could move on top of
> the
> > house or up close to it and attack without using the navmesh.
> >
> > Whatcha think? Feel welcome to shoot down or modify my ideas
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 11:41 PM, Alan Wolfe <alan.wolfe@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I have the dynamic obstacle stuff done but hit an unexpected snag.
> >>
> >> Basically in script you can define circles (position and radius) that
> >> should be avoided when pathing on the navmesh. You can also remove
> >> these so when a tree gets destroyed, monsters path through it again.
> >>
> >> The trolls will path around dynamic obstacles to their path by
> >> ignoring any possible movements on the navmesh which enter one of
> >> these circles.
> >>
> >> So far so good but....
> >>
> >> Trolls want to walk to houses and go destroy them but houses are
> >> surrounded by dynamic obstacles.
> >>
> >> That means the trolls right now cant ever find their way to a house
> >> because near the end of their path, it always finds an obstacle, so
> >> the trolls just stand around and do nothing :P
> >>
> >> need to think about it a little bit to find the best way to solve
> >> it... any ideas are welcomed too (:
> >>
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