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==Entity Description== | ==Entity Description== | ||
[[Image:{{PAGENAME}}.png|left]]Makes the target NPCs follow another object or the player at a configurable distance.{{clr}} | [[Image:{{PAGENAME}}.png|left]]Makes the target NPCs follow another object or the player at a configurable distance.{{clr}} | ||
===Limitations and bugs=== | |||
* NPCs do not intelligently follow their target. They will instead walk or run depending on distance directly towards it. | |||
* If NPCs are following another NPC and that NPC needs to get past them, they will not move out of the way and the leading NPC will eventually give up. | |||
* Keyvalues cannot be changed once the map has been compiled. | |||
==Keyvalues== | ==Keyvalues== | ||
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! Literal Value || Description | ! Literal Value || Description | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 0 || Close circle | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 5 || Medium Circle | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 1 || Wide circle | ||
|} | |} | ||
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==Outputs== | ==Outputs== | ||
* {{o targetname}} | * {{o targetname}} | ||
[[Category:AI]] | [[Category:AI]] | ||
[[Category:Entities]] | [[Category:Entities]] | ||
Revision as of 04:07, 25 May 2006
Entity Description
Makes the target NPCs follow another object or the player at a configurable distance.
Limitations and bugs
- NPCs do not intelligently follow their target. They will instead walk or run depending on distance directly towards it.
- If NPCs are following another NPC and that NPC needs to get past them, they will not move out of the way and the leading NPC will eventually give up.
- Keyvalues cannot be changed once the map has been compiled.
Keyvalues
- Template:Kv targetname
- actor
- <target_name_or_class> The name of the NPCs that will be following.
- goal
- <string> The name of the entity that the NPCs should follow.
- If this value is blank, NPCs will follow the player if they are friendly towards him
- SearchType
- <choices> How to search for the entities using the actor.
Literal Value Description 0 Entity name 1 Classname
- StartActive
- <boolean>
- MaximumState
- <choices> The maximum state for NPCs to continue following.
Literal Value Description 0 Idle 1 Alert 2 Combat
- Formation
- <choices> How close to the target the NPCs should follow.
Literal Value Description 0 Close circle 5 Medium Circle 1 Wide circle
Inputs
- Template:I targetname
- Activate
- Begin the follow behavior
- Deactivate
- Cease the following behavior