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Datiswous: /* How Close to Follow */

2026-07-12T16:13:43Z

How Close to Follow

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	=== How Close to Follow ===		=== How Close to Follow ===
	To specify the distance of following, there are 3 spawnargs you may place on the follower:		To specify the distance of following, there are 3 spawnargs you may place on the follower:
	* distance_follower_reached N (default: 60)		* distance_follower_reached N (default: 60)
	* distance_follower_catchup_distance N (default: 480)		* distance_follower_catchup_distance N (default: 480)
	* distance_follower_stop_running N (default: 180)		* distance_follower_stop_running N (default: 180)

	=== Example and Known Limitations ===		=== Example and Known Limitations ===

Datiswous: /* How Close to Follow */ changed formatting

2026-07-12T16:13:04Z

How Close to Follow: changed formatting

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	=== How Close to Follow ===		=== How Close to Follow ===
	To specify the distance of following, there are 3 spawnargs you may place on the follower:		To specify the distance of following, there are 3 spawnargs you may place on the follower:
	* distance_follower_reached N		* distance_follower_reached N (default: 60)
	* distance_follower_catchup_distance N		* distance_follower_catchup_distance N (default: 480)
	* distance_follower_stop_running N		* distance_follower_stop_running N (default: 180)

	~~with defaults~~:
	* distance_follower_reached 60
	* distance_follower_catchup_distance 480
	* distance_follower_stop_running 180

	=== Example and Known Limitations ===		=== Example and Known Limitations ===

Geep: /* How Close to Follow */

2025-01-21T20:59:09Z

How Close to Follow

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	* distance_follower_catchup_distance N		* distance_follower_catchup_distance N
	* distance_follower_stop_running N		* distance_follower_stop_running N

			with defaults:
			* distance_follower_reached 60
			* distance_follower_catchup_distance 480
			* distance_follower_stop_running 180

	=== Example and Known Limitations ===		=== Example and Known Limitations ===

Geep: /* Example */

2025-01-21T20:32:36Z

Example

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	* distance_follower_stop_running N		* distance_follower_stop_running N

	=== Example ===		=== Example and Known Limitations ===
	There is prefab, ai/paths/path_follow_actor.pfbx, that you can take a look at to get a full idea of the setup.		There is prefab, ai/paths/path_follow_actor.pfbx, that you can take a look at to get a full idea of the setup.

			There can be undesirable behavior at path_wait nodes, or with multiple followers. For more, see [https://bugs.thedarkmod.com/view.php?id=6552 bugtracker 6552].

	= How to Make AI do Random Interesting Things (RIT) =		= How to Make AI do Random Interesting Things (RIT) =

Geep: /* path_follow_actor */

2025-01-21T20:21:22Z

path_follow_actor

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	'''IMPORTANT''': The atdm:target_changetarget entity must be triggered BEFORE the AI reaches the path_follow_actor node or it won't work. The AI will just stand there and do nothing.		'''IMPORTANT''': The atdm:target_changetarget entity must be triggered BEFORE the AI reaches the path_follow_actor node or it won't work. The AI will just stand there and do nothing.

			=== How Close to Follow ===
	To specify the distance of following there are 3 spawnargs:		To specify the distance of following, there are 3 spawnargs you may place on the follower:
	* distance_follower_reached N		* distance_follower_reached N
	* distance_follower_catchup_distance N		* distance_follower_catchup_distance N
	* distance_follower_stop_running N		* distance_follower_stop_running N

			=== Example ===
			There is prefab, ai/paths/path_follow_actor.pfbx, that you can take a look at to get a full idea of the setup.

	= How to Make AI do Random Interesting Things (RIT) =		= How to Make AI do Random Interesting Things (RIT) =

Datiswous: /* path_follow_actor */

2025-01-21T15:39:55Z

path_follow_actor

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	'''IMPORTANT''': The atdm:target_changetarget entity must be triggered BEFORE the AI reaches the path_follow_actor node or it won't work. The AI will just stand there and do nothing.		'''IMPORTANT''': The atdm:target_changetarget entity must be triggered BEFORE the AI reaches the path_follow_actor node or it won't work. The AI will just stand there and do nothing.


			To specify the distance of following there are 3 spawnargs:
			* distance_follower_reached N
			* distance_follower_catchup_distance N
			* distance_follower_stop_running N

	= How to Make AI do Random Interesting Things (RIT) =		= How to Make AI do Random Interesting Things (RIT) =

Frost Salamander: /* path_follow_actor */

2024-05-11T15:07:19Z

path_follow_actor

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 ''Added in 2024, as of TDM 2.12''
-This tells the AI that targets this path to follow the actor (= other AI, not player) targetted by this path.
+This tells the AI that targets this path to follow the actor (either another AI or the player) targetted by this path.  The method used for setup depends on the choice of actor.
-Caution. This will let one AI follow another, but not for an AI to follow the player.
+=== Other AI as Actor ===
-For that, a [https://bugs.thedarkmod.com/view.php?id=6516 bug report] has been filed.
+If you want an AI to follow another AI, you can do the following directly in DarkRadiant:
-In the meantime, for a workaround by grodenglaive and others, see
+# Create a leader AI and a follower AI
-[https://forums.thedarkmod.com/index.php?/topic/9082-newbie-darkradiant-questions/&do=findComment&comment=493694 here] with further modification
+# Create a path_follow_actor node
-[https://forums.thedarkmod.com/index.php?/topic/9082-newbie-darkradiant-questions/&do=findComment&comment=493897 here]
+# Make the 'follower' AI target the path_follow_actor node (either directly or indirectly at the end of a path node chain)
-and resulting example
+# Make the path_follow_actor node target the 'leader'
-[https://forums.thedarkmod.com/index.php?/topic/9082-newbie-darkradiant-questions/&do=findComment&comment=493755 test map].
+# When the follower AI gets to the path_follow_actor node, it will start following the leader AI.
 = How to Make AI do Random Interesting Things (RIT) =

Geep: Add path_follow_actor

2024-04-13T15:23:59Z

Add path_follow_actor

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	These are special purpose and discussed below under '''Flee Points'''.		These are special purpose and discussed below under '''Flee Points'''.

			== path_follow_actor ==
			''Added in 2024, as of TDM 2.12''

			This tells the AI that targets this path to follow the actor (= other AI, not player) targetted by this path.

			Caution. This will let one AI follow another, but not for an AI to follow the player.
			For that, a [https://bugs.thedarkmod.com/view.php?id=6516 bug report] has been filed.
			In the meantime, for a workaround by grodenglaive and others, see
			[https://forums.thedarkmod.com/index.php?/topic/9082-newbie-darkradiant-questions/&do=findComment&comment=493694 here] with further modification
			[https://forums.thedarkmod.com/index.php?/topic/9082-newbie-darkradiant-questions/&do=findComment&comment=493897 here]
			and resulting example
			[https://forums.thedarkmod.com/index.php?/topic/9082-newbie-darkradiant-questions/&do=findComment&comment=493755 test map].

	= How to Make AI do Random Interesting Things (RIT) =		= How to Make AI do Random Interesting Things (RIT) =

Geep: /* Switching Immediately (TDM 2.08+) */ typo

2021-12-30T15:42:09Z

Switching Immediately (TDM 2.08+): typo

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	$Robert.setAlertLevel(1.6);		$Robert.setAlertLevel(1.6);
	sys.trigger($ChangeRobertsPatrol);		sys.trigger($ChangeRobertsPatrol);
	Robert.setKey("alert_idle", "1");		$Robert.setKey("alert_idle", "1");

	Robert is put into the Observant state by setAlertLevel(1.6). From there, at some point he'll drop back into Idle State, where a decision is made based on "I saw evidence of an intruder" as to whether to unsheathe the weapon or not. That evidence will be then forced by using Robert.setKey("alert_idle", "1").		Robert is put into the Observant state by setAlertLevel(1.6). From there, at some point he'll drop back into Idle State, where a decision is made based on "I saw evidence of an intruder" as to whether to unsheathe the weapon or not. That evidence will be then forced by using Robert.setKey("alert_idle", "1").

Geep: /* Switching Immediately (TDM 2.08+) */

2021-12-29T23:30:41Z

Switching Immediately (TDM 2.08+)

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	== Switching Immediately (TDM 2.08+) ==		== Switching Immediately (TDM 2.08+) ==
	by Geep 2021, from [[https://bugs.thedarkmod.com/view.php?id=5056 grayman]]		''by Geep 2021, from [https://bugs.thedarkmod.com/view.php?id=5056 grayman]''

	As discussed above, you can re-route an AI to a new path by changing a target on an upcoming path node. But the AI won't make the path change until hitting the path node that was changed. Alternatively, as of TDM 2.08, you can immediately stop the current patrol and switch the AI to a new path, by scripting with the AI event "stopPatrol", e.g.:		As discussed above, you can re-route an AI to a new path by changing a target on an upcoming path node. But the AI won't make the path change until hitting the path node that was changed. Alternatively, as of TDM 2.08, you can immediately stop the current patrol and switch the AI to a new path, by scripting with the AI event "stopPatrol", e.g.: