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grayman

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I couldn't find any published missions that use path_follow_actor.

 

Is anyone using this in an unpublished mission, or is planning to use it?

 

I tried it today for the first time, with a guard following a noble lady. Since the lady walks slowly, the guard follows using stutter-steps, then invariably is in the way if the lady stops, stands for a moment, then reverses her path. Going through doors is funny to watch, since (I think) the guard is torn between handling the door and keeping up with the lady.

 

I wondered how others might be using this, and what its original purpose was?

 

I think it (at least) needs some touch-up to match the walking speeds, though I'm not sure how slowing down a guard's natural gait is going to look. And a follower needs to correctly deal with doors. The follower is kept ~60 units away from the target, which means the follower isn't going to be told about a door by pathfinding until the target has crossed the door's threshold, which is way too late for proper door handling.

 

I can solve my problem a different way, so this isn't a big deal. But if others are planning to use it, I might have to fix these problems.

 

Thanks.

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To my knowledge, this is being used in "the campaign". The usage seems similar to your example so if you can improve it you probably should. Greebo and Fidcal should be able to clarify further...

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