Help with advanced movement of actor (Tron Style)
Bad wolf Guy
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Hello everyone
Having a bit of trouble in creating an actor that can just fly around an area and look natural. This would include doing some turns when ever. The idea is that the actors have to be caught so I am trying to it make it fun and challenging.
So far all I have done is every 2 seconds change the direction to random while its moving. But it looks terrible and it just doesnt really go anywhere.
But it's the best I have at the moment. Any suggestions would be fantastic. Think of a Tron style game and the bikes just move on their own (Not the grid Tron game, how it looks in the movie type)
Here are my ideas but they could be useless
Use constrain somehow so the angle is only adjusting a little bit at a time.
Have set paths for each actor (7) and make them choose a path randomly, so each gameplay feels different. Actually sounds like a good idea, will have to test it to see if it fails as the game ends too fast)
Many thanks
Jeromy
Having a bit of trouble in creating an actor that can just fly around an area and look natural. This would include doing some turns when ever. The idea is that the actors have to be caught so I am trying to it make it fun and challenging.
So far all I have done is every 2 seconds change the direction to random while its moving. But it looks terrible and it just doesnt really go anywhere.
But it's the best I have at the moment. Any suggestions would be fantastic. Think of a Tron style game and the bikes just move on their own (Not the grid Tron game, how it looks in the movie type)
Here are my ideas but they could be useless
Use constrain somehow so the angle is only adjusting a little bit at a time.
Have set paths for each actor (7) and make them choose a path randomly, so each gameplay feels different. Actually sounds like a good idea, will have to test it to see if it fails as the game ends too fast)
Many thanks
Jeromy
Comments
Let me make you some (pseudo)random paths . . . .
I will be back . . .
1) random left to right
2) random curly
3) random swerve
Might be some use, but maybe you want a more 'square' pattern (i.e: as if it's constrained to a grid ?)
3) random eliptitangular
Thanks
Jeromy
Cheers!
Two more:
1) random curved grid (my favourite)
2) random zig zag
Cheers big ears, help yourself.
I was testing some things with your "random left to right" demo and had a question. When I tried to create a vehicle to drive on the curves like hills and put a "control camera" behavior in it, it did nothing. I unchecked the wrap x and y and changed the tracking area of the camera but it still had no effect.
Do you know how to do this?
Thanks