Pathfinding With Tiles?

[Necromedes]

I am using tiles for random map generation and the map sizes are quite large. We're talking 50,000 x 50,000. Hence why I am using tiles instead of instances for the map.

The generator works good enough at the moment but I intend on using motion planning for the path finding.
So now you surely see my issue. Is there a way to use motion planning for path finding and have it detect tile sets instead of instances?

I'm not a novice in GML but neither am I well versed in it, so bear with me and try to keep your explanations as simple as possible for me to fully grasp.

Thank you in advance.

 

[stainedofmind]

You can use anything for an MP Grid using the functions "mp_grid_add_cell" and "mp_grid_clear_cell". There are also a few other functions available for manipulating mp grids. I would suggest giving the motion planning section of the manual a glance through.

 

[NightFrost]

As said above, you can easily use motion planning by iterating through your map grid and recreating it as an mp grid. I tested this myself in a project, and the pathfinding worked as expected. (But I scrapped it because movement is not actually force-aligned to a grid, so mp grid planned movement was bit like drunkards walking around, and it obviously doesn't offer any solution to pathing enemies around each other.)

 

[Necromedes]

So what you're telling me is that I can use the tile extension in place of the instance extension and it will work the same way?

Edit: I just re-read the above posts and understand what you mean now. I guess I need to look into how cells work and go from there.

Any info on this would be appreciated.

 

[Necromedes]

I should probably start a new thread for the new subject. With that being said, a mod can feel free to close this one.

Thanks for the help.