Mob pathfinding on a custom map.
Mob pathfinding on a custom map.
I would like to make my own custom maps but I can't seem to find how you set up paths for mobs you place. I can manage to place those squares with blue structures in it but I don't know how to connect it to the npc's. Can anyone help me?
Re: Mob pathfinding on a custom map.
Pathfinding is done in OG using navmeshes. The node paths are for patrol.
I haven't done it yet, but there is a "Generate Nav Mesh" button somewhere in editor. Can someone more knowledgeable elaborate?
I haven't done it yet, but there is a "Generate Nav Mesh" button somewhere in editor. Can someone more knowledgeable elaborate?
Re: Mob pathfinding on a custom map.
Yes those "node paths" is what I mean. I've seen on other customs map that people have been able to make preset paths with them like you find in some default maps.
Re: Mob pathfinding on a custom map.
I think you want to know how to connect those blue sphere with mobs so that they can patrol?
Weird i didn't find enything in wiki about it but...
After you have made a mob and atleast 1 of those blue things, select that mob (2x left mouse button click on it) and hold alt and now select that blue thing (2x left mouse button click on it) that should draw a line betwene your mob and that blue thing.
Weird i didn't find enything in wiki about it but...
After you have made a mob and atleast 1 of those blue things, select that mob (2x left mouse button click on it) and hold alt and now select that blue thing (2x left mouse button click on it) that should draw a line betwene your mob and that blue thing.
Re: Mob pathfinding on a custom map.
Finally 
thanks everyone (and especially last), now I can make my own levels.
thanks everyone (and especially last), now I can make my own levels.
Re: Mob pathfinding on a custom map.
Just for technical sake, the little "nodes" are called "waypoints", and that might make it easier to find information about them (I know I mentioned them in a different thread recently...).
Also, even though it is no longer in the game, the method of connecting waypoints is the same method that connecting bones was when the animation tool was working... but the important thing to note about that is, if you hold Shift-alt with a waypoint selected, you will notice the two little circles separate, and you can use that to disconnect a waypoint (or character).
The question with navmeshes is an important one. They will help your characters avoid and navigate around objects, and stop them from running off the side of objects. They are not essential, but they help the behavior of NPCs. Just a warning, even on my pretty powerful computer, they can take a long time to create, upwards of 10 minutes or more, so if the game seems unresponsive during that time, that is why.
Also, even though it is no longer in the game, the method of connecting waypoints is the same method that connecting bones was when the animation tool was working... but the important thing to note about that is, if you hold Shift-alt with a waypoint selected, you will notice the two little circles separate, and you can use that to disconnect a waypoint (or character).
The question with navmeshes is an important one. They will help your characters avoid and navigate around objects, and stop them from running off the side of objects. They are not essential, but they help the behavior of NPCs. Just a warning, even on my pretty powerful computer, they can take a long time to create, upwards of 10 minutes or more, so if the game seems unresponsive during that time, that is why.
Re: Mob pathfinding on a custom map.
Yes that was why I failed to find the information on my own, I didn't knew how to describe them.ariehl wrote:Just for technical sake, the little "nodes" are called "waypoints", and that might make it easier to find information about them (I know I mentioned them in a different thread recently...).
And thanks for telling me what the nav meshes are for, always wondered what that did. Now I'll be able to make decent maps.