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Hosted Projects - Standalone => Wing Commander Saga => Topic started by: KeldorKatarn on January 30, 2007, 04:44:34 pm

Title: Saga FRED question
Post by: KeldorKatarn on January 30, 2007, 04:44:34 pm

Ok, guys. I give up. How the hell did you get the AI-fighters to fly out of the hangar without turning and looping like crazy and smashing into walls, despite having clear waypoints?

Edit: I think I figured it out right after writing this. Is there no way I can put myself in front of the AI-ship inside the hangar when launching?
I mean, I am the wingleader, so I want to start in the first row...

Title: Re: Saga FRED question
Post by: Roy fokker on January 30, 2007, 07:10:43 pm

put your ship as ai use then play dead, then whenevr your ready just give yourself the ai command to follow waypoint then after a while do player no use ai 

Title: Re: Saga FRED question
Post by: KeldorKatarn on January 30, 2007, 07:18:19 pm

Eh? I want my wingman to get out by himself. Not the AI controling my ship.

Anyway, I think I figured it out. I must keep a large enough distance to the wingmen's ships for them to be able to follow the waypoint without doing these loops (which seem to be evasive maneuvers)

Title: Re: Saga FRED question
Post by: Scooby_Doo on January 31, 2007, 03:19:26 am

One possible way....

create a waypoint a ways outside the ship in the front
Set their start speed at 0
and have them play dead or at least stay still
when it's time set their goal to waypoint once (also probably remove their play dead goal?)

Title: Re: Saga FRED question
Post by: KeldorKatarn on January 31, 2007, 07:58:22 am

That's what I did anyway. But if I positioned my own ship to close to them they immediately tried to evade me after I erased the play dead goal. Seems I need to be at a distance of around 30 units in x and 50 units in z direction for them not to feel in danger of colliding with me.
I've got it working now. This AI was certainly not written for flying inside other ships or flying in close formation...

Title: Re: Saga FRED question
Post by: Starman01 on January 31, 2007, 12:46:08 pm

Quote from: KeldorKatarn on January 30, 2007, 07:18:19 pm

Anyway, I think I figured it out. I must keep a large enough distance to the wingmen's ships for them to be able to follow the waypoint without doing these loops (which seem to be evasive maneuvers)

Bingo :)  I was nearly going nuts until I figured this one out :D

Fighters must be placed not to closed to each other, and most important leave enough distance/time between them when they launch, or they start evading into the hangar wall.