How to get custom creature to follow and fight for you.

[DirtyDan]

Title pretty much says it all. I'm trying to figure out how to set my brain file up to get my creature to both follow and fight for my character. Any help is appreciated.

[_Q_]

You could start with this:

http://forums.kleientertainment.com/files/file/377-example-follow-the-leader/

[DirtyDan]

You could start with this:

http://forums.kleientertainment.com/files/file/377-example-follow-the-leader/

Well I tried to decipher that. But I couldn't. I tried copying Chester's brain file to my creature, renamed chester's brain to my creature's, and now I get the error, "Attempt to index field 'Health' (a nil value)"

[DirtyDan]

Now after MUCH toying and detective work in the data files, I got my creature to successfully follow me. Now I want it to fight for me. How would I do that?

[Fidooop]

I made a Tiny Box Tim for my Markiplier mod and had many bugs with him not following me if I left to the caves or died and revived at a touchstone or something... so if you have similar bugs insert this into your creature's prefab file not brain

 

inst:AddComponent("follower")

inst:DoPeriodicTask(1/10, function()

local player = GetPlayer()

if player and player.components.leader then

player.components.leader:AddFollower(inst)

end

end)

 

then further-more write this into your character's prefab name

(inside the fn function)

 

inst:AddComponent("leader")

 

unless you are making this creature for all characters then you will want to look into postinits...

[NikMik]

Now after MUCH toying and detective work in the data files, I got my creature to successfully follow me. Now I want it to fight for me. How would I do that?

Did you give the creature the combat component?

 

And put: 

        ChaseAndAttack(self.inst, 5),

in the brain's OnStart() function?

[NikMik]

 

then further-more write this into your character's prefab name

(inside the fn function)

 

inst:AddComponent("leader")

 

unless you are making this creature for all characters then you will want to look into postinits...

 

Nope, all the characters already have the leader component. Don't need to add that anywhere on the character.

Edited April 28, 2014 by Mr. Tiddles

[DirtyDan]

Did you give the creature the combat component?

 

And put: 

        ChaseAndAttack(self.inst, 5),

in the brain's OnStart() function?

I'm actually using your William mod to decipher which parts control combat, it's a bloody fantastic mod, and I'll try adding those lines.

[NikMik]

I'm actually using your William mod to decipher which parts control combat, it's a bloody fantastic mod, and I'll try adding those lines.

I've made and am making better.

 

The robots are just a modified Shadow Puppet (minions summoned by playable Maxwell) to have different functions. Looking through their coding would probably help alot.

[DirtyDan]

I've made and am making better.

 

The robots are just a modified Shadow Puppet (minions summoned by playable Maxwell) to have different functions. Looking through their coding would probably help alot.

It seems to work, but it does no damage, I assume I have to set the damage through. Also could I add you on steam if I have other coding questions, and also you seem like a pretty cool guy.

[NikMik]

It seems to work, but it does no damage, I assume I have to set the damage through. Also could I add you on steam if I have other coding questions, and also you seem like a pretty cool guy.

If you can handle my unstable brain, sure.

 

And yeah, pretty sure you need to set damage.

 

Also, make sure in the stategraph you have:

 

            inst.sg.statemem.target = inst.components.combat.target

            inst.components.combat:StartAttack()

 

    and

 

inst.components.combat:DoAttack(inst.sg.statemem.target)

Edited April 28, 2014 by Mr. Tiddles

[DirtyDan]

Question, how can I get my SG working to have my creature running correctly from all angles, Ex. changing to side running animation when running to the side. And attack animation for side too.