Legacy GM The Enemy Ai will not stop when I tell it to.

[Rivo]

I'm using the built in A* algorithm to make the enemy follow the player

The enemy is currently in attack mode, and I want him to shoot from a distance. So I have created a little radius that the enemy has to stop on so it doesn't get to close, or else there will be no 'shooting from distance' lol

Here is the code.

if !distance_to_object(oPlayer) <= radius{
    if mp_grid_path(pathfinder_grid, path, x, y, oPlayer.x, oPlayer.y, true){
        path_start(path, spd, path_action_stop, false);
    }
}

The enemy just keeps following the player and I don't really understand why. Any solutions? Any help at all would great thanks.

 

[jo-thijs]

This:
!distance_to_object(oPlayer) <= radius

is equivalent to this:
(!distance_to_object(oPlayer)) <= radius

Assuming the enemy is always at a distance more than 1 pixel from the player,
that is equivalent to:
1 <= radius

which, if your radius is at least 1 pixel, is equivalent to:
true

Use > and get rid of the !.

You'll also need to manually end the path if the enemy gets too close.

 

[CoreGG]

Maybe using path_end(); could help?

 

[Rivo]

Hey, thanks guys that worked