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Posted: 28th Jan 2009 19:54 Edited at: 29th Jan 2009 10:00

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hi, can darkAI offer 2D, top-down collisions soon, for example I think it's useful to get sliding collisions with each obstacle within a container (sliding collisions for the player). along with that, it would be useful to cast a "line of sight" for any entity and get the x,y coordinates of the impact point. Also, users would like that an entity can't fire at target if there is another between, according to the entity avoid distance or a new 'set' function like "set entity size" (this should be circular shape, handling collisions), note that this feature should be optional because users can use other techniques to decide if an entity can fire or not through others.
the collisions should be 2D, (and faster than 3D I think, hopefully), plus taking advantage of multi-threading, and would be optional so that users can choose other solutions (classic 3D collisions for example)

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-plus; many users would like a function to suspend/resume DarkAI in order to achieve special things & effects like bullet time, time stop (freeze every movement)

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Posted: 28th Jan 2009 21:14 Edited at: 28th Jan 2009 21:15

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It doesn't need collisions, it already has obstacle avoidance. An AI entity will never walk through an obstacle so sliding collision is pointless. Obstacles can be convex shapes or complex levels. Since you'll want to have 3D collisions in your game anyway adding that for the player isn't necessary.

Dark AI already allows you to have as much control as you want over the entities.

Come see the WIP!

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Posted: 28th Jan 2009 21:33 Edited at: 29th Jan 2009 10:00

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@Cash Curtis II said

Quote: "An AI entity will never walk through an obstacle"

yeah, but I mean sliding collision for the player entity, plus, it would also be useful to achieve other things...

-Edit: on top of that, I'm sure 2D can be a faster solution than 3D collisions, for many reasons
edit: see the image attached, showing that entities fire through each others, users must use some other collision techniques to prevent this...
http://forum.thegamecreators.com/xt/xt_apollo_pic.php?i=1679744 -(screenshot from "Sound Demo.exe") - here below is the source of this darkAI demo:

remstart
*
* Sounds
*
* -2 Enemies that will investigate any sounds within range. 
* -IF the player is NOT found they will RETURN TO their positions
*
* -Compiled with Version 6.1
*
remend

SYNC ON : SYNC RATE 0 : AUTOCAM OFF
SET TEXT FONT "Verdana" : SET TEXT SIZE 14

rem creates the AI system
AI START
rem sets the global radius, all entities will assumed to be this size
AI SET RADIUS 2.5

MakeBackground()
MakeLevel()

DIM shootTimer(3) AS FLOAT

rem entity template
MAKE OBJECT CONE 1,5
XROTATE OBJECT 1,90
FIX OBJECT PIVOT 1
MAKE MESH FROM OBJECT 1,1
DELETE OBJECT 1

rem attack template
MAKE OBJECT PLAIN 1,0.3,1,1
XROTATE OBJECT 1,90
FIX OBJECT PIVOT 1
MAKE MESH FROM OBJECT 2,1
DELETE OBJECT 1

MakeColorImage(10,1,RGB(255,0,0))

rem make 2 enemies
FOR i = 2 TO 3
	MAKE OBJECT i,1,0
	POSITION OBJECT i,(i-2)*40 - 20,2.5,15
	TEXTURE OBJECT i,10
	
	MAKE OBJECT i+1000,2,10
	SET OBJECT LIGHT i+1000,0
	HIDE OBJECT i+1000
	
	rem add them to the enemy team and set their speed (in units per second)
	AI ADD ENEMY i
	AI SET ENTITY SPEED i,10.0
	AI SET ENTITY VIEW ARC i,90,170
	AI SET ENTITY VIEW RANGE i,80
	AI SET ENTITY HEARING RANGE i,80
	AI SET ENTITY CAN STRAFE i,0
	AI SET ENTITY STANCE i,1
	AI Set Entity Can Search i,0
NEXT i

rem make player
MAKE OBJECT SPHERE 1,5
POSITION OBJECT 1,20,2.5,-40
AI ADD PLAYER 1

POSITION CAMERA 0,100,-30 : POINT CAMERA 0,0,-5

currtime# = TIMER()
lasttime# = currtime#

AI DEBUG SHOW SOUNDS 5

DO
	currtime# = TIMER()
	speed# = 0.06*(currtime# - lasttime#)
	lasttime# = currtime#
		
	IF UPKEY()=1 THEN MOVE OBJECT 1,speed#
	IF DOWNKEY()=1 THEN MOVE OBJECT 1,-speed#
	IF LEFTKEY()=1 THEN MOVE OBJECT LEFT 1,speed#
	IF RIGHTKEY()=1 THEN MOVE OBJECT RIGHT 1,speed#
	
	rem lowest priority sound (0)
	IF SPACEKEY()=1 THEN AI CREATE SOUND OBJECT POSITION X(1),OBJECT POSITION Z(1),0,1
	rem higher priority sound (11)
	IF RETURNKEY()=1 THEN AI CREATE SOUND OBJECT POSITION X(1),OBJECT POSITION Z(1),11,1
	
	rem handle debugging output
	IF KEYSTATE(2)=1 AND ptimer<TIMER()
		ptimer = TIMER()+300
		pMode = 1-pMode
		
		IF ( pMode=0 ) THEN AI DEBUG HIDE PATHS ELSE AI DEBUG SHOW PATHS 2.5
	ENDIF
	
	IF KEYSTATE(3)=1 AND btimer<TIMER()
		btimer = TIMER()+300
		bMode = 1-bMode
		
		IF ( bMode=0 ) THEN AI DEBUG HIDE OBSTACLE BOUNDS 0 ELSE AI DEBUG SHOW OBSTACLE BOUNDS 0,2.5		
	ENDIF
		
	IF KEYSTATE(4)=1 AND vtimer<TIMER()
		vtimer = TIMER()+300
		vMode = 1-vMode
		
		IF ( vMode=0 ) THEN AI DEBUG HIDE VIEW ARCS ELSE AI DEBUG SHOW VIEW ARCS 2.5
	ENDIF
		
	IF KEYSTATE(5)=1 AND stimer<TIMER()
		stimer = TIMER()+300
		sMode = 1-sMode
		
		IF ( sMode=0 ) THEN AI DEBUG HIDE SOUNDS ELSE AI DEBUG SHOW SOUNDS 5
	ENDIF
	
	IF ( KEYSTATE(59)=1 AND f1Timer<TIMER() )
		f1Timer = TIMER()+300
		
		F1Pressed=1-F1Pressed
	ENDIF
	
	IF ( F1Pressed )
		rem display info
		SET CURSOR 0,0
		PRINT "Use Arrow Keys To Move, Press Space To Make A Sound"
		PRINT "Press Enter To Make A High Priority Sound"
		PRINT
		PRINT "Debug Controls:"
		PRINT "[1] Show Entity Paths"
		PRINT "[2] Show Obstacle Bounds"
		PRINT "[3] Show Entity View Arcs And Hearing"
		PRINT "[4] Show Sounds"
		PRINT
		PRINT "FPS: ";SCREEN FPS()
	ELSE
		CENTER TEXT SCREEN WIDTH()/2, 30, "-- Press F1 For Help --"
	ENDIF
	
	rem hide attack lines
	FOR i=1001 TO 1003
		IF OBJECT EXIST(i) AND shootTimer(i-1000)<70 THEN HIDE OBJECT i
	NEXT i
	
	rem Call this command every sync to update entity AI state
	AI UPDATE
	
	FOR i = 2 TO 3
		IF AI ENTITY EXIST(i)=1		
			IF AI GET ENTITY CAN FIRE(i) AND shootTimer(i)<=0
				tx# = AI GET ENTITY TARGET X(i)
				tz# = AI GET ENTITY TARGET Z(i)
				x# = OBJECT POSITION X(i)
				z# = OBJECT POSITION Z(i)
				dx# = ( x# + tx# ) / 2.0
				dz# = ( z# + tz# ) / 2.0
				dist# = SQRT ( (tx#-x#)*(tx#-x#) + (tz#-z#)*(tz#-z#) )
				ang# = ACOS ( (tz#-z#) / dist# )
				IF ( (tx#-x#) < 0 ) THEN ang# = 360 - ang#
				POSITION OBJECT i+1000,dx#,2.5,dz#
				YROTATE OBJECT i+1000,ang#+0.1
				SCALE OBJECT i+1000,100,100,100*dist#
				SHOW OBJECT i+1000
				
				shootTimer(i)=100
				
				AI CREATE SOUND x#,z#,1,1
			ENDIF
		ENDIF
		
		IF shootTimer(i)>0 THEN shootTimer(i) = shootTimer(i)-(speed#*3)
	NEXT i
	
	SYNC
LOOP

FUNCTION MakeBackground()
	LOAD IMAGE "stripe5.png",1
	LOAD IMAGE "stripe6.png",2

rem create the background object
	MAKE OBJECT SPHERE 99,400,48,48
	TEXTURE OBJECT 99,1
	SCALE OBJECT TEXTURE 99,6,6
	SET OBJECT CULL 99,0
	SET OBJECT LIGHT 99,0
	ROTATE OBJECT 99,0,0,90
	
	rem add the logo across the bottom
	LOAD IMAGE "logo.png", 100000
	SPRITE 1, 0, SCREEN HEIGHT() - 60, 100000
ENDFUNCTION

FUNCTION MakeLevel()
	rem make floor
	MAKE OBJECT BOX 100,100,1,100
	POSITION OBJECT 100,0,-0.5,0
	TEXTURE OBJECT 100,2
	
	MAKE OBJECT BOX 101,1,10,30
	POSITION OBJECT 101,-10,5,0
	COLOR OBJECT 101,RGB(RND(200),RND(200),RND(200))
	AI ADD STATIC OBSTACLE 101
	
	MAKE OBJECT BOX 102,1,10,30
	POSITION OBJECT 102,10,5,0
	COLOR OBJECT 102,RGB(RND(200),RND(200),RND(200))
	AI ADD STATIC OBSTACLE 102
	
	MAKE OBJECT BOX 103,40,10,1
	POSITION OBJECT 103,-30,5,-15
	COLOR OBJECT 103,RGB(RND(200),RND(200),RND(200))
	AI ADD STATIC OBSTACLE 103
	
	MAKE OBJECT BOX 104,40,10,1
	POSITION OBJECT 104,30,5,-15
	COLOR OBJECT 104,RGB(RND(200),RND(200),RND(200))
	AI ADD STATIC OBSTACLE 104
	
	MAKE OBJECT BOX 105,30,10,1
	POSITION OBJECT 105,0,5,-32
	COLOR OBJECT 105,RGB(RND(200),RND(200),RND(200))
	AI ADD STATIC OBSTACLE 105
	
	rem make boundary obstacle, encloses the space to keep the entity in
	AI START NEW OBSTACLE
	rem add points in a anti-clockwise direction to create a boundary (use clockwise to create an obstacle)
	AI ADD OBSTACLE VERTEX -50,-50
	AI ADD OBSTACLE VERTEX 50,-50
	AI ADD OBSTACLE VERTEX 50,50
	AI ADD OBSTACLE VERTEX -50,50
	rem finish creating our boundary
	AI END NEW OBSTACLE 0,1
	
	AI COMPLETE OBSTACLES
ENDFUNCTION

FUNCTION MakeColorImage(image,mem,color)
	MAKE MEMBLOCK mem,16
	WRITE MEMBLOCK DWORD mem,0,1
	WRITE MEMBLOCK DWORD mem,4,1
	WRITE MEMBLOCK DWORD mem,8,32
	WRITE MEMBLOCK DWORD mem,12,color
	MAKE IMAGE FROM MEMBLOCK image,mem
	DELETE MEMBLOCK mem
ENDFUNCTION

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remstart
*
* Sounds
*
* -2 Enemies that will investigate any sounds within range. 
* -IF the player is NOT found they will RETURN TO their positions
*
* -Compiled with Version 6.1
*
remend

SYNC ON : SYNC RATE 0 : AUTOCAM OFF
SET TEXT FONT "Verdana" : SET TEXT SIZE 14

rem creates the AI system
AI START
rem sets the global radius, all entities will assumed to be this size
AI SET RADIUS 2.5

MakeBackground()
MakeLevel()

DIM shootTimer(3) AS FLOAT

rem entity template
MAKE OBJECT CONE 1,5
XROTATE OBJECT 1,90
FIX OBJECT PIVOT 1
MAKE MESH FROM OBJECT 1,1
DELETE OBJECT 1

rem attack template
MAKE OBJECT PLAIN 1,0.3,1,1
XROTATE OBJECT 1,90
FIX OBJECT PIVOT 1
MAKE MESH FROM OBJECT 2,1
DELETE OBJECT 1

MakeColorImage(10,1,RGB(255,0,0))

rem make 2 enemies
FOR i = 2 TO 3
	MAKE OBJECT i,1,0
	POSITION OBJECT i,(i-2)*40 - 20,2.5,15
	TEXTURE OBJECT i,10
	
	MAKE OBJECT i+1000,2,10
	SET OBJECT LIGHT i+1000,0
	HIDE OBJECT i+1000
	
	rem add them to the enemy team and set their speed (in units per second)
	AI ADD ENEMY i
	AI SET ENTITY SPEED i,10.0
	AI SET ENTITY VIEW ARC i,90,170
	AI SET ENTITY VIEW RANGE i,80
	AI SET ENTITY HEARING RANGE i,80
	AI SET ENTITY CAN STRAFE i,0
	AI SET ENTITY STANCE i,1
	AI Set Entity Can Search i,0
NEXT i

rem make player
MAKE OBJECT SPHERE 1,5
POSITION OBJECT 1,20,2.5,-40
AI ADD PLAYER 1

POSITION CAMERA 0,100,-30 : POINT CAMERA 0,0,-5

currtime# = TIMER()
lasttime# = currtime#

AI DEBUG SHOW SOUNDS 5

DO
	currtime# = TIMER()
	speed# = 0.06*(currtime# - lasttime#)
	lasttime# = currtime#
		
	IF UPKEY()=1 THEN MOVE OBJECT 1,speed#
	IF DOWNKEY()=1 THEN MOVE OBJECT 1,-speed#
	IF LEFTKEY()=1 THEN MOVE OBJECT LEFT 1,speed#
	IF RIGHTKEY()=1 THEN MOVE OBJECT RIGHT 1,speed#
	
	rem lowest priority sound (0)
	IF SPACEKEY()=1 THEN AI CREATE SOUND OBJECT POSITION X(1),OBJECT POSITION Z(1),0,1
	rem higher priority sound (11)
	IF RETURNKEY()=1 THEN AI CREATE SOUND OBJECT POSITION X(1),OBJECT POSITION Z(1),11,1
	
	rem handle debugging output
	IF KEYSTATE(2)=1 AND ptimer<TIMER()
		ptimer = TIMER()+300
		pMode = 1-pMode
		
		IF ( pMode=0 ) THEN AI DEBUG HIDE PATHS ELSE AI DEBUG SHOW PATHS 2.5
	ENDIF
	
	IF KEYSTATE(3)=1 AND btimer<TIMER()
		btimer = TIMER()+300
		bMode = 1-bMode
		
		IF ( bMode=0 ) THEN AI DEBUG HIDE OBSTACLE BOUNDS 0 ELSE AI DEBUG SHOW OBSTACLE BOUNDS 0,2.5		
	ENDIF
		
	IF KEYSTATE(4)=1 AND vtimer<TIMER()
		vtimer = TIMER()+300
		vMode = 1-vMode
		
		IF ( vMode=0 ) THEN AI DEBUG HIDE VIEW ARCS ELSE AI DEBUG SHOW VIEW ARCS 2.5
	ENDIF
		
	IF KEYSTATE(5)=1 AND stimer<TIMER()
		stimer = TIMER()+300
		sMode = 1-sMode
		
		IF ( sMode=0 ) THEN AI DEBUG HIDE SOUNDS ELSE AI DEBUG SHOW SOUNDS 5
	ENDIF
	
	IF ( KEYSTATE(59)=1 AND f1Timer<TIMER() )
		f1Timer = TIMER()+300
		
		F1Pressed=1-F1Pressed
	ENDIF
	
	IF ( F1Pressed )
		rem display info
		SET CURSOR 0,0
		PRINT "Use Arrow Keys To Move, Press Space To Make A Sound"
		PRINT "Press Enter To Make A High Priority Sound"
		PRINT
		PRINT "Debug Controls:"
		PRINT "[1] Show Entity Paths"
		PRINT "[2] Show Obstacle Bounds"
		PRINT "[3] Show Entity View Arcs And Hearing"
		PRINT "[4] Show Sounds"
		PRINT
		PRINT "FPS: ";SCREEN FPS()
	ELSE
		CENTER TEXT SCREEN WIDTH()/2, 30, "-- Press F1 For Help --"
	ENDIF
	
	rem hide attack lines
	FOR i=1001 TO 1003
		IF OBJECT EXIST(i) AND shootTimer(i-1000)<70 THEN HIDE OBJECT i
	NEXT i
	
	rem Call this command every sync to update entity AI state
	AI UPDATE
	
	FOR i = 2 TO 3
		IF AI ENTITY EXIST(i)=1		
			IF AI GET ENTITY CAN FIRE(i) AND shootTimer(i)<=0
				tx# = AI GET ENTITY TARGET X(i)
				tz# = AI GET ENTITY TARGET Z(i)
				x# = OBJECT POSITION X(i)
				z# = OBJECT POSITION Z(i)
				dx# = ( x# + tx# ) / 2.0
				dz# = ( z# + tz# ) / 2.0
				dist# = SQRT ( (tx#-x#)*(tx#-x#) + (tz#-z#)*(tz#-z#) )
				ang# = ACOS ( (tz#-z#) / dist# )
				IF ( (tx#-x#) < 0 ) THEN ang# = 360 - ang#
				POSITION OBJECT i+1000,dx#,2.5,dz#
				YROTATE OBJECT i+1000,ang#+0.1
				SCALE OBJECT i+1000,100,100,100*dist#
				SHOW OBJECT i+1000
				
				shootTimer(i)=100
				
				AI CREATE SOUND x#,z#,1,1
			ENDIF
		ENDIF
		
		IF shootTimer(i)>0 THEN shootTimer(i) = shootTimer(i)-(speed#*3)
	NEXT i
	
	SYNC
LOOP

FUNCTION MakeBackground()
	LOAD IMAGE "stripe5.png",1
	LOAD IMAGE "stripe6.png",2

	rem create the background object
	MAKE OBJECT SPHERE 99,400,48,48
	TEXTURE OBJECT 99,1
	SCALE OBJECT TEXTURE 99,6,6
	SET OBJECT CULL 99,0
	SET OBJECT LIGHT 99,0
	ROTATE OBJECT 99,0,0,90
	
	rem add the logo across the bottom
	LOAD IMAGE "logo.png", 100000
	SPRITE 1, 0, SCREEN HEIGHT() - 60, 100000
ENDFUNCTION

FUNCTION MakeLevel()
	rem make floor
	MAKE OBJECT BOX 100,100,1,100
	POSITION OBJECT 100,0,-0.5,0
	TEXTURE OBJECT 100,2
	
	MAKE OBJECT BOX 101,1,10,30
	POSITION OBJECT 101,-10,5,0
	COLOR OBJECT 101,RGB(RND(200),RND(200),RND(200))
	AI ADD STATIC OBSTACLE 101
	
	MAKE OBJECT BOX 102,1,10,30
	POSITION OBJECT 102,10,5,0
	COLOR OBJECT 102,RGB(RND(200),RND(200),RND(200))
	AI ADD STATIC OBSTACLE 102
	
	MAKE OBJECT BOX 103,40,10,1
	POSITION OBJECT 103,-30,5,-15
	COLOR OBJECT 103,RGB(RND(200),RND(200),RND(200))
	AI ADD STATIC OBSTACLE 103
	
	MAKE OBJECT BOX 104,40,10,1
	POSITION OBJECT 104,30,5,-15
	COLOR OBJECT 104,RGB(RND(200),RND(200),RND(200))
	AI ADD STATIC OBSTACLE 104
	
	MAKE OBJECT BOX 105,30,10,1
	POSITION OBJECT 105,0,5,-32
	COLOR OBJECT 105,RGB(RND(200),RND(200),RND(200))
	AI ADD STATIC OBSTACLE 105
	
	rem make boundary obstacle, encloses the space to keep the entity in
	AI START NEW OBSTACLE
	rem add points in a anti-clockwise direction to create a boundary (use clockwise to create an obstacle)
	AI ADD OBSTACLE VERTEX -50,-50
	AI ADD OBSTACLE VERTEX 50,-50
	AI ADD OBSTACLE VERTEX 50,50
	AI ADD OBSTACLE VERTEX -50,50
	rem finish creating our boundary
	AI END NEW OBSTACLE 0,1
	
	AI COMPLETE OBSTACLES
ENDFUNCTION

FUNCTION MakeColorImage(image,mem,color)
	MAKE MEMBLOCK mem,16
	WRITE MEMBLOCK DWORD mem,0,1
	WRITE MEMBLOCK DWORD mem,4,1
	WRITE MEMBLOCK DWORD mem,8,32
	WRITE MEMBLOCK DWORD mem,12,color
	MAKE IMAGE FROM MEMBLOCK image,mem
	DELETE MEMBLOCK mem
ENDFUNCTION

please note that except for that, I'm ok with the plugin & still use it.

@Cash Curtis what do you think about that?:

Quote: "many users would like a function to suspend/resume DarkAI in order to achieve special things & effects like bullet time, time stop (freeze every movement)"

?

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Posted: 28th Jan 2009 22:16

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I think you can slow time down using

Quote: "AI Update Time Step#"

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Posted: 28th Jan 2009 22:25 Edited at: 29th Jan 2009 10:04

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Quote: "I think you can slow time down using
"AI Update Time Step#""

yeah, this is a trick to try and see if it can give the impression that entities freeze during a given time and then go back to normal.
edit:

Quote: "AI SET ENTITY SPEED"

&

Quote: "AI SET ENTITY TURN SPEED"

also to try (when set to 0.0) *I think that should do the trick*

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