AI Shooter

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I need a script that makes a character (No animation, like it was a simple cube) to be in some waypoints (I dont how to make waypoints) and in a certain distance of my player, shoot at me at a certain speed. Please, Im a noob, can someone tell me what to do and give the scrip??????????

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Answer by Dave-Carlile · Jan 30, 2013 at 02:15 PM

I'm not going to give you a script, but I'll give you some ideas that you can research and learn about:

Waypoints can be stored in a List or Array. A waypoint is basically a position, you can have a list or array of Vector3 structs to keep track of the position.
A good way to move an object between waypoints is the Vector3.Lerp function. This will move the object from one position to another over time.
You can use Vector3.Distance to calculate the distance between two positions (e.g. your player and one of the objects)
If that distance is below a certain value then start shooting, but let's save that part for later - get things moving first, then maybe come back and ask for advice on the shooting part.

Start small. Get a cube on the screen, create two variables with two different positions, and get the cube moving between them using Lerp. Those two variables are basically your waypoints.

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polilla19 · Jan 30, 2013 at 02:23 PM 0

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thanks, but how do i make it shoot

Dave-Carlile · Jan 30, 2013 at 02:26 PM 0

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Like I said, get the other things working first. No need to confuse the issue when you're starting out.

polilla19 · Jan 31, 2013 at 01:19 PM 0

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okay i made it move between the waypoints but it only moves 1 time, what do i do now, should i put de Vector.Distance or what?

$$anonymous$$ · Jan 31, 2013 at 01:41 PM 1

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You should seriously do some tutorials... there are SO $$anonymous$$ANY good tutorials on youtube, you just follow along and they explain things pretty well... I can't comprehend why people tend to skip this part... compared to other game engines, Unity has a tremendously active and helpful community, the only one I could compare it to is UD$$anonymous$$, but for example if you were to start out with CryEngine, you would be almost totally helpless. Google and Tutorials are good for your health, and there's PLENTY.

Try these, or anything else: http://www.youtube.com/feed/UCV0Jhu5jv9OsV19TmqHEt_g

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Answer by Tim-A · Jan 31, 2013 at 01:30 PM

To shoot, you would need to do this,

 var target : Transform;
    var distance : float;
 function Update () {
     target = GameObject.FindWithTag("Player").transform;
     if(target){
     var dist = Vector3.Distance(target.position, transform.position);
              if(dist >= distance){
                     //Your shoot script here.
                        }
                     }
                  }

Set target as your target you want to shoot, and distance to how close you have to be until you shoot.

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