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Enemy States - Newsman Waterpaper - 08-26-2016

PHP Code:
string& GetEnemyStateName(string &in asName);

Returns the name of the state a specified enemy is current in. 

asName - Internal name of the enemy 

Ever since this was added to the game with the 1.3 update, it has always confused me and I felt the description of it didn't really make things clear me but today I found what you could do with it. I'm surprised no-one brought it up.

Here are the states I have discovered that an enemy can be in so far.

Spoiler below!

Hunt: Enemy is chasing the player.

HuntPause: Enemy slows down after attacking the player.

Attack: Enemy is attacking the player.

Patrol: Enemy is patrolling/following pathnodes.

Wait: Enemy is waiting at a pathnode.

Search: Enemy is searching for the player after being alerted.

Alert: Enemy is alerted to the player.

Investigate: Enemy is investigating a sound made by a player or hears the player.

Track: Enemy is tracking the player if Track is used in IdleBehaviour option for manpig enemy type.

BreakDoor: Enemy is breaking down a door.


You can use the GetEnemyStateName function the same way as any other Get function. Example:
PHP Code:
if(GetEnemyStateName("Enemy") == "Hunt")
 {
  /////insert fancy code here////////////
 }
if(GetEnemyStateName("Enemy") == "Investigate")
 {
  AlertEnemyOfPlayerPresence("Enemy");
 } 

Hopefully, this would allow people to mess around with enemies more and have some interesting encounters.

I'm surprised no-one has talked about this. I would really like to hear people's ideas about this and see what cool stuff they come up with.

RE: Enemy States - Mudbill - 08-26-2016

This makes AI a lot more programmable.