Mouvement function add

[alfa]

I have spend 2 hours for try to do it with the original function but this is a nightmare

This is possible to add something to the original function for force NPC to do a circle ?
I mean can we set a central point and force mob to turning arround on a certain distance ?
And in addition can we set just a part of the circle ?

[Scatman]

The MovementLoopAddLocation function is used really for what its named for, to make a loop. Go to point A, then to point B, then to point C, there are no more points so begin at part A and repeat. What I did to make a generic circle script was before the loop was started, get the spawn's initial x, y, z and make a loop of their spawn location, so it can be applied to any spawn without any hardcoded numbers besides the offsets, and even those can be randomly generated if you wish to have larger or smaller circles.

[John Adams]

Scatman is fookin brilliant. I tell ya.

[alfa]

The MovementLoopAddLocation function is used really for what its named for, to make a loop. Go to point A, then to point B, then to point C, there are no more points so begin at part A and repeat. What I did to make a generic circle script was before the loop was started, get the spawn's initial x, y, z and make a loop of their spawn location, so it can be applied to any spawn without any hardcoded numbers besides the offsets, and even those can be randomly generated if you wish to have larger or smaller circles.

Can you provide me a little example please ?

[Scatman]

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function spawn(NPC)
   x = GetX(NPC)
   y = GetY(NPC)
   z = GetZ(NPC)
   MovementLoopAddLocation(NPC, x + 7 , y, z - 8 , 2, math.random(5, 15))
   MovementLoopAddLocation(NPC, x - 5 , y, z - 10, 2, math.random(5, 15))
   MovementLoopAddLocation(NPC, x - 10, y, z + 9 , 2, math.random(5, 15))
   MovementLoopAddLocation(NPC, x + 5 , y, z + 8 , 2, math.random(5, 15))
end

[John Adams]

alfa, as a member of the DB team, you have access to the DB editor, which shows you any script we have in development.

You should try using it to see what work has already been done. It may answer many questions!

[Scatman]

This is off topic but I hate how EQ2 uses Y as their verticle axis In a 3d world, isn't the Z axis the height? Throws me off sometimes.

[LethalEncounter]

Nope, Y is the height in a 3-d world:

http://www.uni-duesseldorf.de/URZ/hardw ... b_coor.htm

Although I agree it was confusing at first for me too.

[Scatman]

Ahh I am thinking of way back in my graph theory class we always drew the Z axis vertical haha. I guess the images were tilted in those drawings.

[alfa]

Humm after test not what I mean at all (but thx for this info too)

I mean the mob do a perfect circle. For example in VP Mylex turn around his enginer he do simply a circle, not random point or other just a circle and the central point is enginer.

[John Adams]

Hah, the sample was just to show you how to use Movement Loops. You have to get in game, stand where you want him to move and /loc, then enter a new movement loop for every "waypoint" you wish him to stop and turn.

No, there is no "perfect circle" lua command. :/

[Scatman]

It wouldn't be hard to make a perfect circle. My offsets I showed you are different so the circle won't be perfect, but if you tweek them you could very easily make a perfect circle.