Monster AI (what else?)

ID:262364
 
May 17 2005, 1:02 pm
Code:
mob/monster
    proc/MonLife()
        while(src)
            sleep(15)
            if(src.hostile)
                for(var/mob/M in oview())
                    if(M.client)
                        step_towards(src, M)
                for(var/mob/M in get_step(src, src.dir))
                    if(M.client)
                        src.Attack(M)
            if(src.wander)
                step_rand(src)


Problem description:
The wandering part is fine. But when it is "hostile" it jumps around three spaces. How do I fix that?
May 18 2005, 10:54 am
I'm not sure, but I think this is what you're looking for.
mob/monster
    proc/MonLife()
        while(src)
            sleep(15)
            if(src.hostile)
                for(var/mob/M in oview())
                    if(M.client)
                        step_towards(src, M)
                        break

                for(var/mob/M in get_step(src, src.dir))
                    if(M.client)
                        src.Attack(M)
            else if(src.wander)
                step_rand(src)

Tell me if this fixes it.

RD
May 18 2005, 2:12 pm
It's because it loops through all players with a client in view, and then steps towards all of them. That means that it steps as many times as there are clients in view. You want to stick a break in the middle of that loop. Or get the monster to 'target' a specific mob, so that it always steps towards the same mob, assuming that it's the closest. Although I suppose a system in whic hit just steps towardsthe closest mob is good, smart players will team up and the just move back and forth whilst unleashing ranged attacks on the monster. The poor dear won't know where to go. It'd be something like this:

P - Player
@ - Monster


P @ P

Steps towards closest one.

P @ P

Player moves away

P @ P

Step towards closest

P @ P

You get the drill. Basically, the players play ping-pong with the monster, and it gets very confused.
May 19 2005, 10:42 am
In response to Rurouni Dragon
I don't think that's the problem. i'll try. But I'm testing it by myself, with no other clients in view or even in the world.
May 24 2005, 9:41 am
In response to Dark Weasel
In case you didn't catch it, the key features I was using were break and the else if rather than if

RD