Bind/glue a jvbot into a truck?

[Krane]

I'm tryingto bind/glue a jvbot to a truck. I can make him move to the point, crouch and go inside the truck.

Now the problem: this truck follows a path. When it starts the thread, my bot goes straight ahead to the void, he doesn't follow the path/truck. And he goes with different speed..to the void, straight ahead...

Funny is, if I use "glue", he does not go into the truck (he stops at the entrance but he keeps running). If I use bind, he goes inside the truck, turns, holster, etc...The problem is he just...float straigt ahead, ignoring everything...

Help...

[bdbodger]

You need to attach the driver or passengers to the truck try this

local.driver = spawn human/multiplayer_allied_airborne_soldier.tik
local.driver.origin = $truck.origin
$truck attachdriverslot 0 local.driver // attachpassengerslot 0
local.driver exec global/disable_ai.scr
local.driver anim opel_driver
local.driver physics_off

I am not sure at the moment how many passenger slots there are 7 or 8 I think .

[Krane]

Thanks, bdb but this is not the case

1st, he's not the driver (I already have one, it's working)
2nd, he's a jvbot spawned bot, things works different w/ him...

I have try attach but works like glue (don't work, he don't even got inside the truck). Bind seems to work, as I told, he is able to go inside the truck, etc. The thing is he don't follow the truck's path. Instead, he floats straight ahead...what a trip

[tltrude]

Hard to say without seeing the script, but you need to wait until he is in before attaching him to a passenger slot and disabling him. The bots use special handling scripts, I think, for things outside the normal bot actions.

[Krane]

Of course, my General!

This is the thread that makes the stuff:

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crouch_bots:
$crouch_trigger waittill trigger
for(local.i = 1; local.i <= level.botlastid; local.i++)
{
	local.bot = level.actualbots[local.i]
	local.node = $bot_spot1
if(isalive local.bot)
{
	local.bot animscript global/crouch.scr
	local.bot exec global/moveto.scr anim/crouch_run.scr local.node
	local.bot turnto $bots_aim
	local.bot bind $faketruck_model
	local.bot.enableEnemy = 0
	local.bot holster
	}
}
end

It's a trigger multiple, when they go inside, the thread starts.

Edit: The line "local.node" is displayed improperly here, it's in fact right after:

"...crouch_run.scr local.node"

[tltrude]

Something like this should work.

local.bot waittill animdone

Put it right after the turnto line.


Glue will move the bot to the trucks origin (or whatever origin you use), and make him face the same direction as the origin. Bind will attach the bot to the truck without moving him to its origin. I still don't know why the bot went off the map, unless the truck origin is out there somewhere.

[Krane]

Genius, my General!

Actualy, didn't work, BUT you poited me to the problem!

The crouch_run.scr makes him run "til the end". I mean, I was telling him to turn etc, but the run were still "running". Er...not very clear, hope you understand. The waittill animdone was not working coz the anim never ends...Anyway, I used:

local.bot endactionanim

...right after the crouch_run.scr and works !

But now I'm (the player) not geting binded to the truck Quite strange indeed...Can you help me on that? I think the problem is the variable "truckspot" I'm using...Here's the actual script:

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main: 

	local.master=spawn ScriptMaster 
	local.master aliascache m4l3_truck1 sound/vehicle/Truck_m4l3.wav soundparms 1.1 0.0 1.0 0.0 300 2000 auto streamed maps "dm obj" 
	local.master aliascache truckdorf_start sound/vehicle/Truck_m4l22.wav soundparms 1.1 0.0 1.0 0.0 300 2000 auto streamed maps "dm obj" 
	local.master aliascache m4l2_truckidle sound/vehicle/veh_truck_idle.wav soundparms 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 300 2000 auto loaded maps "dm obj" 
	local.master aliascache truckdorf_move sound/vehicle/veh_truck_move.wav soundparms 1.2 0.0 1.0 0.0 300 2000 auto loaded maps "dm obj"
	local.master aliascache truckdorf_terrain sound/vehicle/Truck_dorf_terrain.wav soundparms 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 300 2000 auto loaded maps "dm obj"


	level waittill prespawn 

	level.script = maps/dm/truckride.scr 
	exec global/forceanim.scr 

	thread truck_prep

	level waittill spawn 

	thread truck_enter 
end 
//***********************************************
truck_prep:
	$faketruck_collision solid 
	$faketruck_collision bind $faketruck_model
	$bots_aim bind $faketruck_model
	$faketruck_playerspot_1 bind $faketruck_model 
	$faketruck_playerspot_2 bind $faketruck_model 
	$faketruck_playerspot_3 bind $faketruck_model
	$faketruck_playerspot_4 bind $faketruck_model 
	$faketruck_playerspot_5 bind $faketruck_model 
	$faketruck_playerspot_6 bind $faketruck_model 
	$faketruck_playerspot_7 bind $faketruck_model 
	$faketruck_playerspot_8 bind $faketruck_model 
	$fluchtlkw_fahrer.enableEnemy = 0
	$fluchtlkw_fahrer notsolid
	$fluchtlkw_fahrer rendereffects "-shadow"
	$fluchtlkw_fahrer anim_scripted opel_driver
	$fluchtlkw_fahrer bind $faketruck_model 
	$fluchtlkw_fahrer show 
	level.truckspot = 8 
	level.jvbot_tasks_priority [follow] = 0
	level.alliesbots = 1
	level.axisbots = 2
	waitthread global/jv_bots/jv_mp_ai.scr::enable 0 0 0 0
//****************************************************
truck_enter: 
	$fluchtlkw_trigger waittill trigger
	level.intruck = 1
//	iprintln "10"
//	wait 2			
//	iprintln "8"
//	wait 2
//	iprintln "6"
//	wait 2
//	iprintln "4"
//	wait 2
//	iprintln "2"
	wait 2
	iprintln "0"
	$truckhatch playsound m2l1_gate_open
	$truckhatch speed 20
	$truckhatch moveDown 76
	$truckhatch waitmove
	$truckhatch playsound door_metal_close_stop4
	$truckhatch stopsound
	wait 2
	thread truck_sound_entry
	$faketruck_model anim idlelights
	$faketruck_collision notsolid 
	wait 1 
	thread intro_truck_jitter
	thread truck_sound_road
	$faketruck_model followpath $truck_wp01 
	$faketruck_model waitmove 
	thread truck_sound_wait
	$faketruck_collision solid 
	level.intruck = 0 
	wait 3
	thread truck_sound_entry
	thread truck_sound_road	
	$faketruck_model followpath $truck_wb01 
	$faketruck_model waitmove
	thread truck_sound_wait
	$faketruck_model anim idlenolights
	wait .5 
	$truckhatch playsound m2l1_gate_open
	$truckhatch moveUp 76
	$truckhatch waitmove
	$truckhatch playsound door_metal_close_stop4
	thread truck_sound_end

goto truck_enter	 
end 
//***********************************************************
//the thread to glue players
truck_glue: 
	local.player = parm.other 
	local.player glue $("faketruck_playerspot_" + level.truckspot) 
	wait .5
	level.truckspot--
	local.player forcelegsstate CROUCH_IDLE 
	local.player physics_off 
while(level.intruck == 1) 
waitframe 
	local.player physics_on 
	local.player unglue 
	level.truckspot++
end

//*****************BOTS*************************** 

// Bot, got to the front of the grate (No probs here!)
bot_go1:
$botgo_trigger waittill trigger
for(local.i = 1; local.i <= level.botlastid; local.i++)
{
	local.bot = level.actualbots[local.i]
	if(isalive local.bot)
	{
	local.bot runto $crouch_position
	iprintln "level.truckspot "(level.truckspot)
	}
}
end

// Bot, go inside the truck (Lots of probs here...)
crouch_bots:
$crouch_trigger waittill trigger
for(local.i = 1; local.i <= level.botlastid; local.i++)
{
	iprintln "1level.truckspot "(level.truckspot)
	local.bot = level.actualbots[local.i]
	local.node = $("faketruck_playerspot_" + level.truckspot)
if(isalive local.bot)
{
	local.bot animscript global/crouch.scr
	local.bot exec global/moveto.scr anim/crouch_run.scr local.node
	wait 2
	local.bot endactionanim
	local.bot turnto $bots_aim
	local.bot bind $faketruck_model
	local.bot holster
	level.truckspot--
	iprintln "2level.truckspot "(level.truckspot)
while(level.intruck == 1) 
{
	iprintln "3level.truckspot "(level.truckspot)
	waitframe 
	level.truckspot++
	local.bot unbind
	local.bot.enableEnemy = 1
	local.bot unholster
	iprintln "4level.truckspot "(level.truckspot)
	}
	}
}
end

I don't know if this is ok...And I'm not using the $bot_spot1 anymore...I'm tryingto use the same method the players use ($"faketruck_playerspot_" + level.truckspot)

[tltrude]

Looks ok to me. Make sure your trigger has "setthread truck_glue". And that you have a "faketruck_playerspot_8" entitiy in the map.

[Krane]

Yeah, I have a trigger setthread truck_glue...And I have a faketruck_playerspot_8 too.. I feel like I'm glued to the fake_truck and the real truck goes away...I'll texture the fake truck to check it again...

Thanks again, I'll come up w/ more...for sure

[tltrude]

Have you tried this.

local.player glue $("faketruck_playerspot_" + (level.truckspot))
iprintln "Player glued to faketruck_playerspot_" (level.truckspot)

[Krane]

No, but I should. I putted some iprintl on other places but forgot there. I will...

Meanwhile, some explanations:

1) level.truckspot++

means the same as:

level.truckspot = ((level.truckspot) + 1)

?????

And another one:

2) How to completly stop/freeze an animation? I'd like the bot to do only the idle/crouched anim and nothing else. Seems easy, but I could spot (while the truck were going out) that, after a few seconds, the binded bot started the crouch_run animation again... On the other hand the "local.bot endactionanim" seems to do the job...

I'm kind of confused

[tltrude]

Yes, "++" adds one to the value, and "--" subtracts one from the value.

I don't know much about AI anumation and even less about bot animation--if there are ones just for bots. Small_Sumo might know, he has made some new animations for AI in the past.

[Krane]

Thanks, my General. It's far easy this ++ -- method (save some fingerprints...what am I saying, I'm musician LOL)

I saw some summo's maps, yeah he handles animations pretty well, hope he sees this topic. Actualy, was from a summo's topic where I learn how to get an AI thru script. But I'm affraid jv is the guy, coz there some little details in this thing that only the maker can answer.

For ex, how to completly disable the AI...The disable_ai.scr is ridiculos, it just disable the AI towards the enemy and nothing else. I want something that completly stops an animation. The "endactionanim" is not working the way I want, or I'm not using the proper way, dunno...The AI now binds to the truck but, when I shoot him, his body still goes straight ahead like I said before.

Oh, another thing: the AI glue thread (crouch_bots) is not working like the player thread (truck_glue)! They are similar threads but, in the truck_glue the level.truckspot is indeed adding/subtracting 1 to the variable. But in the crouch_bots a funny thing happen: when the bot goes inside the truck, the variable downs 6 points, from level 8 to 2 ...gr...I'm affraid it's affecting the other bots in the map...

Lots of questions ...

[Krane]

Ok, let's make it simple:

I have this thread:

bot_go1:
$botgo_trigger waittill trigger
for(local.i = 1; local.i <= level.botlastid; local.i++)
{
local.bot = level.actualbots[local.i]
local.node = $("faketruck_playerspot_" + level.truckspot) // HERE?
if(isalive local.bot && local.bot.dmteam == axis)
{
local.bot runto $crouch_position // TRUCK ENTRANCE
local.bot waittill movedone // COOL, HE'S WAITING
local.bot holster //COOL, HE HOLSTER INDEED
local.bot exec global/moveto.scr anim/crouch_run.scr local.node //OK
level.truckspot-- // <--- IT'S LOWERING BY 3 POINTS INSTEAD OF 1
}
}
end

The level.truckspot starts at 8 and drops to 5...Why? Maybe coz there's 3 players in the map? The bots are set like:

level.alliesbots = 1
level.axisbots = 2

But, in the other hand, if I add 1 more axis like:

level.alliesbots = 1
level.axisbots = 3

the level.truckspot drops by 8 every time I run the thread (goes to 0)...and the 1st bot stops in the entrance of the truck (when the 2nd spawns)...and the 2nd bot stops too...and the level.truckspot goes to -8...

Really confused guy here

[tltrude]

I think the problem is with "level.botlastid", shouldn't it say like "level.botlastid.size" or something? Maybe moving the "level.truckspot--" outside the "if" brackets would work.