MoveTo

From Game Editor

int MoveTo(char *actorName, double x, double y, double velocity, char *relativeActor, char *avoidActor);

This function makes actorName move to point (x,y) at a speed, velocity. If specified, actorName will avoid any clones of avoidActor. Returns 1 on success, 0 on error.

MoveTo Input

actorName

• "Event Actor": Actor that is receiving the current event.

• "Parent Actor": Event Actor's parent, if actor has a parent.

• "Creator Actor": Event Actor's creator, if Event Actor has been created in some "Create Actor" action.

• "Collide Actor": Actor that collided with the event Actor.

• Any Actor name or clonename in the game.

x and y

• Any point (x,y).

velocity

• Any positive velocity.

relativeActor

• "Event Actor": Actor that is receiving the current event.

• "Parent Actor": Event Actor's parent, if actor has a parent.

• "Creator Actor": Event Actor's creator, if Event Actor has been created in some "Create Actor" action.

• "Collide Actor": Actor that collided with the event Actor.

• "Game Center": Normal global coordinates.

• "Mouse Position": Relative to point (xmouse,ymouse).

• Any Actor name or clonename in the game.

avoidActor

• "Event Actor": Actor that is receiving the current event.

• "Parent Actor": Event Actor's parent, if actor has a parent.

• "Creator Actor": Event Actor's creator, if Event Actor has been created in some "Create Actor" action.

• "Collide Actor": Actor that collided with the event Actor.

• Any Actor name or clonename in the game.

Example:

Have ai move to player while avoiding walls.

enemy -> CreateActor -> Script Editor

MoveTo("Event Actor", 0, 0, 5, "player", "walls");