Range Trigger

[WizWom]

Well, I decided I'd try to get a handle on Rane() since I made a script where the NPC was switching to melee weapons at long range, and I needed to get a handle on why.

 

So i make a script with a bunch of blocks, checking for range from 1 to 11.

 

Range 8 is about 1-1/2 target circle widths. Range 2 is with target circles partially overlapping. Range 3 is a little bit of distance.

 

Ok, I don't know how that works, since he was attacking me with a dagger at what the script interpreted as range 3. whatever, not a big deal.

 

So, I made the ranges from 1 to 5 and up to 50...

 

It took from sight contact to range 20-24 (which seemed to be about 2/3 visual range) for the script to kick over on a new enemy. Then I got script action at 15-20, 10-15, and 5-10.

I'll have to test with a slow moving creature. With a Green slime, I get the first range trigger at 30-34, then 2-3 each of the groups until it gets into "contact" at a trigger of Range(,5) but not triggering Range(,1). Further tweaking makes it certain the furthest is 30 that "Range(NearestEnemyOf(Myself),)" gets triggered. Outside of that range, even if the enemy is seen by a freindly, the script won't pick it up.

 

Now we get to the counter-intuitive bit:

IF
See(NearestEnemyOf(Myself))
!Range(NearestEnemyOf(Myself),5)
THEN
RESPONSE #100
	DisplayStringHead(Myself,63078) // Where did Carston come from?
END

IF
See(NearestEnemyOf(Myself))
Range(NearestEnemyOf(Myself),5)
THEN
RESPONSE #100
	DisplayStringHead(NearestEnemyOf(Myself),4002) //  Must you crowd so close?  'Tis bad enough I must walk with you chimps.
END

The first block triggers for any range greater than 5! Then the second block triggers as the target closes!

 

It seems range triggers if the range is less than the specified number.

[WizWom]

Er, Actually, the IESDP already lists Range and triggering on less than or equal to the range you specify. And having a maximum of visual sight, 30.

 

I even have written scripts doing that - er, I must have had a brain fart. Good job, igi!

[devSin]

A stinky one too. I'd always thought the association between Range(n) and "is within range n" was too logical to transpose.

 

But yes, Range() is <= and !Range() is >. As for values, I don't think anybody has cared enough to precisely map in-game feet to pixel distance, so it's always just best guess.

[WizWom]

well, I wanted to have a melee weapon readied if anyone could get to my character before he could react with a script. Only switch to ranged weapon when an actual target was seen and targetable at range...

 

But i messed up and wrote the Rangge() backwards, so it didn't work like I wanted .... heh. Newbie bug!

[igi]

W00t, the IESDP gets one right, yay.