Waypoints -> Do you just use while loops on x,y,z values?

[zewt]

Question to the bot programmers here.

I am programming a SWTOR bot and i have it reading x y and z values.

Now... my question... for running waypoints do you just run while loops?

ie:

while $xVal > -87
    send("{w down}");
wend

If not.. what are some other ways of running the waypoints?

Can you give some examples?

Appreciate it!

[dook123]

Question to the bot programmers here.

I am programming a SWTOR bot and i have it reading x y and z values.

Now... my question... for running waypoints do you just run while loops?

ie:

while $xVal > -87
    send("{w down}");
wend

If not.. what are some other ways of running the waypoints?

Can you give some examples?

Appreciate it!

That is one way to do it but its not very accurate. I have not done it but you should also be able to write to memory or use the CTM system. Of course that would take more work. The way you are trying to do it would probably not work very well either, it needs to be something like

while(!Near($X, $Y, $Z))
{
  MoveCloser();
}

Where Near would produce a result based on being "close" to the designated coordinates. MoveCloser would do some movement, but it wouldn't necessarily be "W" key every time.

[zewt]

That is one way to do it but its not very accurate. I have not done it but you should also be able to write to memory or use the CTM system. Of course that would take more work. The way you are trying to do it would probably not work very well either, it needs to be something like

while(!Near($X, $Y, $Z))
{
  MoveCloser();
}

Where Near would produce a result based on being "close" to the designated coordinates. MoveCloser would do some movement, but it wouldn't necessarily be "W" key every time.

Thanks... but this raises a new question.

If the x coordinates value is lets say 1005... and i write 1008 to the address my character will actually *RUN in game* to 1008? ... I would think all it would know to do is teleport me there.

Your second solution seems more reasonable but will require me to code a custom function for detecting which way to run to get on the waypoint path. aka.. run left. oh wait im further now, turn back right and run to value... run right.. oh wait im further from the waypoint now, turn left and run to waypoint.

[Nomoko]

Creating a navigation System based on just the coords and angles, needs a bit of basic math. You cant just write the position to it and the character runs there(ofc with a CTM function that would be possible, if you find it).

[zewt]

Creating a navigation System based on just the coords and angles, needs a bit of basic math. You cant just write the position to it and the character runs there(ofc with a CTM function that would be possible, if you find it).

Thanks Nomoko.

So your saying with some basic math i can build a function to find waypoints and run paths. I agree with this.

Im guessing CTM means Character Move? And your talking about hooking that function in the game?

[Nomoko]

Yeah it is not that hard. CTM is click to move and yes

[tearf]

Before I cancelled my subscription (went on a vacation and now I'm debating whether I want to restart it or not...) I approached this problem by asking two different questions. Do I need to turn? Do I need to move closer?

My target going into this was either a mob if I had a hostile target and if there wasn't one then the next waypoint.

Do I need to turn was answered by this function, which was passed the angle (degrees) to the target, the angle (degrees) I was currently facing, and how far away the target actually was (meters). If I was more than 3 meters away and was within +/- 15 degrees of ideal I figured that was good enough and didn't need to turn, and if I was within 3 meters then the tolerance jumped to +/- 90 degrees so basically if I'm that close I'd turn only if the target is actually behind me.

    Function NeedToTurn(ByVal decTargetR As Decimal, ByVal sngPlayerAngle As Single, ByVal sngDistanceToTarget As Single) As Boolean
        Return _
            (Math.Abs(decTargetR - sngPlayerAngle) > 90 And sngDistanceToTarget > 0 And sngDistanceToTarget <= 3) Or _
                (Math.Abs(decTargetR - sngPlayerAngle) > 15 And sngDistanceToTarget > 0 And sngDistanceToTarget > 3)
    End Function

This is the code that uses the function and actually does the turning. When this is called we could be already holding W down if we need to move closer:

            If NeedToTurn(decAngleToTarget, sngPlayerAngle, sngDistanceToTarget) Then
                Dim t As Decimal = (decAngleToTarget - sngPlayerAngle)
                WriteLog("Facing " & sngPlayerAngle & " need " & decAngleToTarget & " : t = " & t)
                Dim intTurn As Integer = 0
                If (t > 0 And t < 180) Then
                    intTurn = Keys.A
                Else
                    intTurn = Keys.D
                End If
                    WriteLog("Turning...")
                    If Math.Abs(decAngleToTarget - sngPlayerAngle) > 100 Then
                        WriteLog("He's behind you!! Stop running!")
                        ReleaseKey(Keys.W)
                    End If

                    HoldKey(intTurn)
                    Do While NeedToTurn(decAngleToTarget, sngPlayerAngle, sngDistanceToTarget) 
                        System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(100)
                        Application.DoEvents()
                        ReadProcessMemoryFloat(readHandle, intMemBasePlayer + &H114, sngPlayerAngle, 4, Nothing) 
                        WriteLog("Facing " & sngPlayerAngle & " need " & decAngleToTarget)
                    Loop
                    ReleaseKey(intTurn)
                End If
            End If

For moving closer, it was a simple comparison of how far we are from the target versus how far we want to be. If we want to be closer then start holding down W and if we're close enough then release it. There's also a simple check to make sure we're actually moving if we think we are.

            If sngDistanceToTarget > FightingRange And Not hshKeysHeld.ContainsKey(CInt(Keys.W)) Then
                WriteLog("Start walking - distance " & sngDistanceToTarget & "m")
                HoldKey(Keys.W)
            ElseIf sngDistanceToTarget <= FightingRange And hshKeysHeld.ContainsKey(CInt(Keys.W)) Then
                ReleaseKey(Keys.W)
            ElseIf hshKeysHeld.ContainsKey(CInt(Keys.W)) And decLastRunX = fltPlayerX And decLastRunY = fltPlayerY Then
                ReleaseKey(Keys.W)
            Else
                decLastRunX = fltPlayerX
                decLastRunY = fltPlayerY
            End If

One other piece was my calculation for getting the angle to the target. It works, but it's messy. I'm sure somebody who isn't as rusty with trigonometry as I am could make it work in much fewer steps :-)

    Function CalculateAngleToTarget(ByVal fltPlayerX As Single, ByVal fltPlayerY As Single, ByVal fltTargetX As Single, ByVal fltTargetY As Single) As Decimal
        Dim decTargetR As Decimal
        decTargetR = Math.Atan2(fltTargetY - fltPlayerY, fltTargetX - fltPlayerX)
        If decTargetR < 0 Then decTargetR = decTargetR + (Math.PI * 2)
        decTargetR = (decTargetR * 180) / Math.PI
        decTargetR = decTargetR + 90
        If decTargetR > 360 Then decTargetR = decTargetR - 360
        If decTargetR > 180 Then decTargetR = 180 - (decTargetR - 180) Else decTargetR = -1 * decTargetR
        Return decTargetR
    End Function