npc moving styles?

[barok]

what would you suggest? i've got homing missle style (they home on a person) random (they move randomly), move until you hit a wall, and scripted moving. what more would you people suggest?

[speedlemon]

*looks at what rpg maker can do.

step away from character(opposite of homing)
cycle up down
cycle right left

the rest is already covered + walk until they hit a wall.

[potato]

you two, and the "scripted moving" basically covers everything else

[barok]

yes, that's an idea... make them move in circle and opposite of homing. but is that all?

[potato]

uhm... no moving at all

run in a straight line outside the current map (provided you don't have a seamless world)

in and out doors

really, the general term "scripted movement" can apply to anything.

[barok]

got no moving. i thought about running in a straight line, but that can be done with a scripted npc very easily, so i'm not going to bother. i'm lazy.

in and out doors, then i'd just turn off the npc so he won't be used. easy.

[Oz]

Perhaps an Adaptive routine.....

Based on collision, location, and end move

Code:

O (start location)

      -------
              A (NPC)
------    --------
                O (end location)

[Search path]

O (start location)
|
|     -------
\-----\       A (NPC)
------ |  --------
         \----- O (end location)

[Walk a little]
[Update Search]
O (start location)
|
|     -------
\--A--\                      (A = NPC)
------ |  --------
         \----- O (end location)
[Correct Path]

You may want an advanced subroutine..............might b able to wipe one up l8r......

Alex~

[Dr_Davenstein]

If it isn't an enemy, why not just give them a random target, make them avoid any obstacles along the way, animate an action when they get there (depending on what the target tile is) and choose a new target when the cycle is finished. In my opinion, the scripting would only be for performing a manditory task, after the player has encountered a certain important character... i.e. after you talk to the priest in Zelda, he goes to open the altar, so you can go to the sewer and progress through the game.

[barok]

i'm making something similiar to that. i for scripting i have:

-destination
-how long to wait once they reach dest.
-frames to cycle through (1-4, 8-9, etc. etc.)
-direction to end up
-next destination
-looping (true or false)

[speedlemon]

in rpg maker, scripting is-
move forward
start jump
face right
move right
end jump
face down
step down
step down
also theres a lot more than just moving and facing and jumping.

and you could choose speed, wether it loops or not, repeat action, ignorre if cant be moved.

btw- barok, nice sig.