Range, LOS, PersonalSpaceDistance

[Avenger]

Ok, I found no difference among these three triggers.

They are working in the same (weird) way.

Weirdness include:

1. The range cannot go beyond the normal visibility range (30)

2. The range doesn't bypass obstacles

 

In my opinion these whould apply only to LOS (line of sight).

 

Other weirdness i found:

Nearest([PC]) when used from an area trigger (trap), is the trap itself.

Since when a trap is a [PC]

And, what is the use of Nearest, if [PC] itself will correctly resolve to the nearest PC anyway.

[SimDing0]

I don't think Nearest actually looks at sub-objects. Nearest(whatever) always seems to be the creature running the script.

[Avenger]

I don't think Nearest actually looks at sub-objects. Nearest(whatever) always seems to be the creature running the script.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

In other words: Nearest is broken beyond repair? (Nearest == Myself)

Btw, it wasn't even a creature, it is an area trigger (trap).

[SimDing0]

Yeh, I think Nearest is basically Myself. Totally useless.

[Echon]

That certainly explains some of the problems I have had with it. Thanks for the clarification.

 

-Echon

[devSin]

I've seen a few cases where Nearest() does something sensible but, as stated, most of the time it just ends up returning Myself.

[Avenger]

Please supply a case

[devSin]

When I was investigating issues with dragon breath spells, I used ReallyForceSpell(Nearest([255]),nnnn). Sometimes it did actually target the nearest enemy, but most of the time it just ended up targeting me.

[Rastor]

When I was investigating issues with dragon breath spells, I used ReallyForceSpell(Nearest([255]),nnnn). Sometimes it did actually target the nearest enemy, but most of the time it just ended up targeting me.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

As in targetting Player1 or targetting Myself (the dragon)?

 

I've been having some problems with this one myself. What's the easiest way to target the nearest player character if this doesn't work?

[Galactygon]

IF

Allegiance(Myself,ENEMY)

See([0.0.0.PC])

THEN

RESPONSE #100

BreathWeapon(LastSeenBy(Myself)) // Or some other action

END

 

-Galactygon

[devSin]

As in targetting Player1 or targetting Myself (the dragon)?

Player1 (I was doing it from the player script).

 

What's the easiest way to target the nearest player character if this doesn't work?

If the PC is an enemy to the creature running the script, you can always try NearestEnemyOfType([2]) and see what that does. Otherwise, you'll probably have to stick with just See([2]) / Action([2]) (or LastSeenBy(Myself), the two are equivalent when used as such, since the game will always evaluate [2] as the last [2] you saw, and won't go checking for another).

 

Anyway, it all depends on what you're trying to do.