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Can I "herd" units?
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ajcross
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Joined: 23 Dec 2003
Posts: 113
Location: Kansas City
 Post Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 8:03 am  Post subject: Can I "herd" units?

I am making a level that I can let my kids play. I call it "Nerf Herding".

Herding is where a shepherd comes near a herd unit and the herd moves away from the shepherd. The goal is to push the herd from one side of the map to the other.

Right now, I have this:
Shepherd: side 1, defender, Spawn at Pen, 1xAndy
Cow: side 2, defender, Spawn at Field A, 1xBullpup, Action: Mine

Mission Load allies side 1 with side 2, but not side 2 with side 1. It spawns some Andys and some Bullpups.

When I get an Andy close to a Bullpup, Andy attacks the Bullpups. And the Bullpups do not run away.

How can I stop the attacks and have the Bullpups move away?

I did not want to use areas to control this herding because that takes up lots of areas and triggers.

p.s. Does anyone know what movie "Nerf Herder" came from? I just can't remember.
crakerz
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Joined: 17 Sep 2003
Posts: 353
Location: California Bay Area
 Post Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 8:25 am  

Do you set the agressiveness of the bullpups to coward? Also, try to not set them to mine. Mining makes them too focused.
ajcross
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Joined: 23 Dec 2003
Posts: 113
Location: Kansas City
 Post Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 8:57 am  

Okay I now have:
Shepherd: side 1, self defense, Spawn at Pen, 1xAndy, Action: None
Cow: side 2, coward, Spawn at Field A, 1xBullpup, Action: None
Mission Load allies side 1 with side 2, but not side 2 with side 1.

Andy now walks up to the Bullpups without attacking. The Bullpups still don't move.

A trigger to move from area-to-area can be done but, ugh, too much logic.
vw_bugg
Developing Poster
Joined: 07 Sep 2003
Posts: 14
 Post Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2004 11:48 pm  

Ugh i still cant figure it out. Ive tried for like two hours and cant figure it out! There has to be a way. Maybe if you used a unit other than bull pups?
vw_bugg
Developing Poster
Joined: 07 Sep 2003
Posts: 14
 Post Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2004 12:07 am  

Nope that dosent work either i cant figure it out!! How are you doing on it?