Whats wrong with my AI?

[Mj]

Again, i dabble in scripting, and again i am left pulling my hair out, and grinding my teeth

I have a basic script, to try and make 6 freindly AI, to go to 6 different waypoints.

main:

waittill prespawn
waittill spawn

*give $player guns and whatnot*

thread mate

end

mate:

level.friendly1 runto $f1
level.friendly2 runto $f2
level.friendly3 runto $f3
level.friendly4 runto $f4
level.friendly5 runto $f5
level.friendly6 runto $f6

end

All my targetnames are correct (i quadruple checked), so its not that.
All friendlys are #fnum 1
Here is what happens:

Ingame, with no thread mate, i get the guns and whatnot. with the thread mate included, the whole .scr seems to die, and it gives me no guns, and my AI still dont move

Any help for a blundering mapper?

Mj

[jv_map]

Give your friendlies differing #fnums (1 up to 6), add exec global/friendly.scr below waittill prespawn and add 'level ' before waittill (pre)spawn

[Mj]

Ahar! Different #fnums i need I'll check it out, thanks jv

[Mj]

No luck i am afraid

all the friendlys now have thier own #fnums, but it still dont like it

can someone write me a short 'AI move there' script, so i can see where i am going wrong?

Thanks, Mj

[lizardkid]

1, level.xxx is a variable, i never saw any variables decalred. make your AI targetnames friendly1 friendly2 etc, and add these lines.

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level.friendly1 = $friendly1
level.friendly2 = $friendly2
level.friendly3 = $friendly3
level.friendly4 = $friendly4
level.friendly5 = $friendly5
level.friendly6 = $friendly6

[Mj]

Oooooh

weird

I'll give it a go

Thanks again

[Mj]

Nope, still got retarded AI I would post my script, but i am using the school comps, and they took teh floppy drives out of those

[lizardkid]

alright, heres how i'd do it...

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main: 

waittill prespawn 
waittill spawn 

level.friendly1 = $friendly1  /* in fact, unless you need this friendly level. thingie, you can rename them to something easier to remeber. otherwise theres not much point in using the level.thing */
level.friendly2 = $friendly2 
level.friendly3 = $friendly3 
level.friendly4 = $friendly4 
level.friendly5 = $friendly5 
level.friendly6 = $friendly6

$player item weapon/colt45.tik
$player ammo pistol 200

thread mate 

end 

mate: 

level.friendly1 runto f1 
level.friendly2 runto f2 
level.friendly3 runto f3 
level.friendly4 runto f4 
level.friendly5 runto f5 
level.friendly6 runto f6 

end 

[bdbodger]

I used this with pathnodes

level.friendly1.friendtype = -1
level.friendly2.friendtype = -1
level.friendly3.friendtype = -1

wait 1

level.friendly1 exec global/disable_ai.scr // makes ai ignore enemies
level.friendly2 exec global/disable_ai.scr
level.friendly3 exec global/disable_ai.scr

level.friendly1 exec global/crouchrunto.scr $landing_guy1_path2
level.friendly2 exec global/crouchrunto.scr $landing_guy2_path2
level.friendly3 exec global/crouchrunto.scr $landing_guy3_path2

level.friendly1 exec global/enable_ai.scr
level.friendly2 exec global/enable_ai.scr
level.friendly3 exec global/enable_ai.scr

[Mj]

You guys are the best

I will try both of these ASAP

[jv_map]

1, level.xxx is a variable, i never saw any variables decalred. make your AI targetnames friendly1 friendly2 etc, and add these lines.

the global/friendly.scr does it... that also uses the #fnums... using different targetnames might be just as easy though

[Mj]

Fixed, thanks guys