Help with pathfind character on ship?

[JustAnotherFace]

spoke too soon, it doesn't stop pathfinding... 

Haha...... funny, I was typing my last post as you wrote this one.......... I must be clairvoyant!

JaF

[seeriusly]

spoke too soon, it doesn't stop pathfinding... 

Haha...... funny, I was typing my last post as you wrote this one.......... I must be clairvoyant!

JaF

I had a typo... it works!!!

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gosub movesouthofmast
sub movesouthofmast
repeat
    finditem ENX g_10  ;find tillerman within 10 tiles
    wait 20
until #findkind <> -1
    set %southofmastX #findx - 1
    set %southofmastY #findy - 3
repeat
    event pathfind %southofmastx %southofmasty
    wait 10
until #charposx = %southofmastx && #charposy = %southofmasty
    ;return
    halt

[JustAnotherFace]

Ok, it works... but with your typo you at least experienced what "could" happen.  I still suggest the failsafe.  Your choice of course, its your code

JaF

[seeriusly]

hmmm, a failsafe.  *thinks* what could go wrong? or do you mean another check to see if char is in right location?

[_C2_]

hmmm, a failsafe.  *thinks* what could go wrong? or do you mean another check to see if char is in right location?

a fail safe would be an alternate way to get out of a repeat loop...  so until you fing the mast or until the timer is up  etc.  so if a recall failed then you wouldnt be stuck in that loop

[_C2_]

do #scnt  is the variable in uo that is the current time.  the first line below i add time to the current time to set a safety time.
the last line, the until line, i keep sending it to repeat that area of code until if does not find or ( || ) means or the preset time is reached.  25 = 25 seconds when doing timers... diff than wait 20

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set %safety_timer_long #scnt + 25
repeat
if #menubutton = pause
gosub pause
cmpPix 1 f
{
gosub healpet
}
finditem %killit
until #findcnt < 1 || #scnt > %safety_timer_long



[seeriusly]

@ JaF:

 I missed your earlier post about the failsafe.  I can see the importance.  Better yet then, I'd want it to take me to the other side of the ship mast.... DOH!!!  Here we go again!


Thank you guys, I really appreciate your help.  Let me know if I can be of service.

[JustAnotherFace]

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set %safetytime #scnt + 15
repeat
    event pathfind %southofmastx %southofmasty #charposZ
    wait 10
until #charposx = %southofmastx && #charposy = %southofmasty || #scnt > %safetytime
set %safetytime #scnt + 15
repeat
     event pathfind %southofmastx1 %southofmasty1 #charposZ
     wait 10
until #charposx = %southofmastx1 && #charposy = %southofmasty1 || #scnt > %safetytime
if #charposx = ( %southofmastx1 && #charposy = %southofmasty1 ) || #charposx = ( southofmastx && #charposy = southofmasty )
   gosub NEXTSUB
else
 {
  Display You can not get to either of your preset pathfinding spots.  Script will now halt.
  halt
 }

You would have to set your %southofmastx1 and %southofmasty1 positions of course.  I would set them just below the line where you set the %southofmastx..... positions.

JaF

[seeriusly]

Thankyou JaF...  I think I will leave it how it is with the timeout only for now.  Only thing that could get in the way of my location I want to get to is a stray meteorite. I think.... *crosses fingers*  but I am glad to have learned that little tid-bit, because it will come in handy for future subs.

[JustAnotherFace]

  Good Luck!

JaF

[Oracle]

That is so great of you guys to help "Seeriusly".  You all seemed to jump right in there and give him a helping hand.  I am impressed at how responsive all you guys were too! 

OH and JaF -- I had that Avatar first!      Pretty cool Avatar, isn't it!?   

[JustAnotherFace]

That is so great of you guys to help "Seeriusly".  You all seemed to jump right in there and give him a helping hand.  I am impressed at how responsive all you guys were too! 

OH and JaF -- I had that Avatar first!      Pretty cool Avatar, isn't it!?   

Ooops LOL...I KNEW I stole that avatar from somewhere, just couldnt remember from where... I should of guessed it was from here! lol.... I will change it Sorry about that Oracle!

JaF

[Endless Night]

using #findkind <> -1   is a bad habbit that seems to spread like the plaugue...

Although it works its not easy to make sense of...   better is to use #findcnt  (the count of the number of items found  0...x )

#findcnt > 0  = #findkind <> -1

just my 2cents.

 

[seeriusly]

wow it sounds so logical!  Thanks EN