npcs can follow paths

Author: DragoniteSpam

objects/obj_game/Create_0.gml

@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ var map = new UnityMapImport("test.place", self.meshes);
 var seesaw = instance_create_depth(100, 0, -300, obj_3d_seesaw);
 seesaw.UpdateCollisionPositions();
 
-var npc = instance_create_depth(-200, 0, -450, obj_npc);
+//var npc = instance_create_depth(-200, 0, -450, obj_npc);
 
-npc = instance_create_depth(200, 0, -450, obj_npc);
+var npc = instance_create_depth(200, 0, -450, obj_npc);
 npc.GetMindReadText = function() {
     return "Can someone explain sara's collision code, can someone explain what it does?\n\nfor I followed her video exactly, and it simply won't work, just because!";
 };

objects/obj_npc/Step_1.gml

@@ -1,12 +1,25 @@
 event_inherited();
 
 if (keyboard_check_pressed(vk_enter)) {
-    self.pathfinding = [
-        self.GetNearestPathfindingWaypoint()
-    ];
+    var start = self.GetNearestPathfindingWaypoint();
+    var target = choose(
+        obj_game.a1,
+        obj_game.a2,
+        obj_game.a3,
+        obj_game.a4,
+        obj_game.a5,
+        obj_game.a6,
+        obj_game.a7
+    );
+    
+    var path = obj_game.aquila.Navigate(start, target);
+    self.pathfinding = path.route;
 }
 
-if (self.pathfinding != undefined) {
+if (self.pathfinding == undefined) {
+    self.xspeed = 0;
+    self.zspeed = 0;
+} else {
     var speed_run = 300 * DT;
     var speed_walk = 180 * DT;
 
@@ -17,8 +30,21 @@ if (self.pathfinding != undefined) {
 
     var dist = point_distance(0, 0, dx, dz);
 
-    if (dist <= speed_walk) {
-        
+    // if you're right on top of a node, stop
+    if (dist <= 0.1) {
+        dx = 0;
+        dz = 0;
+        array_delete(self.pathfinding, 0, 1);
+        if (array_length(self.pathfinding) == 0) {
+            self.pathfinding = undefined;
+        }
+    // if you're close to a node, set the speed to the vector in the direction of the node
+    } else if (dist <= speed_walk) {
+        array_delete(self.pathfinding, 0, 1);
+        if (array_length(self.pathfinding) == 0) {
+            self.pathfinding = undefined;
+        }
+    // if you're far from a node, set the speed to a vector of the magnitude of the walk speed
     } else {
         dx /= dist;
         dz /= dist;

objects/obj_npc/Step_2.gml

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 var potential = new Vector3(self.xspeed + self.x, self.yspeed + self.y + self.radius, self.zspeed + self.z);
 potential = potential.Add(self.CheckMovingObjects());
 self.cobject.shape.Set(potential);
-var displaced_position = obj_game.collision.DisplaceSphere(self.cobject);
+/*var displaced_position = obj_game.collision.DisplaceSphere(self.cobject);
 
 if (displaced_position == undefined) {
     self.cobject.shape.Set(potential);
 } else {
 	self.OnCollision(displaced_position.Sub(self.cobject.shape.position));
     self.cobject.shape.Set(displaced_position);
-}
+}*/
 
 self.x = self.cobject.shape.position.x;
 self.y = self.cobject.shape.position.y - self.radius;