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Question by komilll · May 04, 2016 at 01:15 PM · raycastingpathfindingmovingenemy ai

(A* Pathfinding) Enemy is moving step by step when near player

Hello, I have a problem with enemy AI. He's walking towards player but when he's 4-5 steps near him, he stops moving smoothly and he's 'jumping' when A* path is being updated. The bug doesn't occur when player is standing still on his starting position.

Here is script for controlling enemy AI and for his movement using raycasts:

 using UnityEngine;
 using System.Collections;
 using Pathfinding;
 
 [RequireComponent(typeof(MovementController))]
 public class MeleeSkeletonController : MonoBehaviour
 {
 
     //Player position, enemy will follow to this point.
     public Transform playerPos;
 
     //Enemy starting posistion and maximum distance from this point untill he'll start going back
     [HideInInspector]
     public Vector3 startingPos;
     private float distanceToStartGoingBack = 30f;
     private Vector3 distanceTolerance = new Vector3(0.1f, 0.1f, 0f);
     private float gravity = -10f;
 
     //Refresh delay for pathfinding player is equal = 1/updateRate
     public float updateRate = 2f;
 
     //Getting components
     private Seeker seeker;
     private Animator anim;
     private SpriteRenderer sr;
     private MovementController movController;
 
     //Calculating path
     public Path path;
 
     public float speed; //Enemy movement speed
 
     [HideInInspector]
     bool pathIsEnded = false; //Checking if enemy reached end of his path
     [HideInInspector]
     bool goingBack = false; //Checking if enemy going back to his starting point (spawn)
 
     public float nextWayPointDistance = 1; //Maximal enemy distance from his next waypoint
 
     private int currentWayPoint = 0; //Current waypoint toward which enemy is moving
 
     /*End of variables******************************************************************************************************************************/
     void Awake()
     {
         playerPos = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("Player").transform;
         startingPos = gameObject.transform.position;
     }
 
     void Start()
     {
         seeker = GetComponent<Seeker>();
         anim = GetComponent<Animator>();
         sr = GetComponent<SpriteRenderer>();
         movController = GetComponent<MovementController>();
 
         if (playerPos == null)
         {
             Debug.LogError("Brak gracza!");
             return;
         }
 
         //Seeking path - player position, enemy position and calling method
         seeker.StartPath(transform.position, playerPos.position, OnPathComplete);
 
         StartCoroutine(UpdatePath());
     }
 
     IEnumerator UpdatePath() //Main script which searches for path toward player
     {
         if (playerPos == null)
         {
             playerPos = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("Player").transform;
         }
 
         seeker.StartPath(transform.position, playerPos.position, OnPathComplete);
 
         yield return new WaitForSeconds(1f / updateRate); //Waiting for next method call. Refresh rate is equal to 1 / updateRate
 
         if (goingBack) yield return null; //Stopping method if GoingBackPath() courutine has started
         else if (!goingBack) StartCoroutine(UpdatePath()); //Calling coroutine again
     }
 
     IEnumerator GoingBackPath() //Script which searches for path for enemy, who is going back to his spawn point TODO - GoingBackPath = delete?
     {
         seeker.StartPath(transform.position, startingPos, OnPathComplete);
 
         yield return new WaitForSeconds(1f / updateRate); //Waiting
 
         if (goingBack == false) yield return null; //If enemy has stopped going back to his spawn
         else if (goingBack) StartCoroutine(GoingBackPath()); //Calling again
     }
 
     public void OnPathComplete(Path p) //Function called to get another path after UpdatePath() and Start()
     {
         //Debug.Log("Jest błąd? : " + p.error); //Unneceserry - huge spam in Log
         if (!p.error)
         {
             path = p; //Passing variable p to "path" that is being used for pathfinding
             currentWayPoint = 0; //Choosing initial index (0)
         }
     }
 
     void FixedUpdate()
     {
         //If enemy is too far from his spawn, he starts going back to it //TODO - GoingBack = delete?
         if (Vector3.Distance(transform.position, startingPos) > distanceToStartGoingBack && goingBack == false)
         {
             Debug.Log("Rozpoczęcie powrotu przez przeciwnika");
             goingBack = true;
 
             StartCoroutine(GoingBackPath());
         }
         /* Calculating paths and controlling movement toward player */
         if (playerPos == null)
         {
             playerPos = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("Player").transform;
         }
 
         if (path == null)
             return;
 
         if (currentWayPoint >= path.vectorPath.Count)
         {
             if (pathIsEnded)
                 return;
 
             //Debug.Log("Koniec ścieżki");
             pathIsEnded = true;
             return;
         }
 
         pathIsEnded = false;
 
         //Direction of enemy movement
         Vector3 dir = (path.vectorPath[currentWayPoint] - transform.position).normalized;
 
         Debug.Log(dir);
         Debug.Log(Mathf.Sign(dir.x));
         if (dir.x != 0)
             dir = new Vector3(Mathf.Sign(dir.x), 0f, 0f);
 
         dir.x *= speed * Time.fixedDeltaTime;
         movController.Move(dir);
 
         float distanceToWaypoint = Vector3.Distance(transform.position, path.vectorPath[currentWayPoint]);
         if (distanceToWaypoint < nextWayPointDistance)
         {
             currentWayPoint++;
             return;
         }
 
         //Gravity
         dir.y += gravity * Time.fixedDeltaTime;
 
         /* Animations */
         if (dir.x != 0)
         {
             dir.x = Mathf.Sign(dir.x);
 
             anim.SetBool("isMoving", true);
             anim.SetFloat("dirX", dir.x);
         }
         else
         {
             anim.SetBool("isMoving", false);
         }
 
     }
 }

And another script:

 using UnityEngine;
 using System.Collections;
 
 [RequireComponent (typeof(BoxCollider2D))]
 public class MovementController : MonoBehaviour
 {
     /* Structures */
 
     struct RaycastOrigins
     {
         public Vector2 topLeft, topRight;
         public Vector2 bottomLeft, bottomRight;
     }
 
     public LayerMask collisionMask;
 
     public struct CollisionInfo
     {
         public bool above, below;
         public bool left, right;
 
         public void Reset()
         {
             above = below = false;
             left = right = false;
         }
     }
 
     /* Variables */
     const float skinWidth = 0.015f;
     public int horizontalRayCount = 4;
     public int verticalRayCount = 4;
 
     float horizontalRaySpacing;
     float verticalRaySpacing;
 
     BoxCollider2D boxCol2d;
     RaycastOrigins raycastOrigins;
     public CollisionInfo collisions;
 
     void Start ()
     {
         boxCol2d = GetComponent<BoxCollider2D>();
         CalculateRaySpacing();
     }
 
     public void Move(Vector3 velocity)
     {
         UpdateRaycastOrigins();
         collisions.Reset();
 
         if (velocity.x != 0)
         {
             HorizontalCollisions(ref velocity);
         }
         if (velocity.y != 0)
         {
             VerticalCollisions(ref velocity);
         }
 
         transform.Translate(velocity);
     }
 
     void HorizontalCollisions(ref Vector3 velocity)
     {
         float directionX = Mathf.Sign(velocity.x);
         float rayLength = Mathf.Abs(velocity.x) + skinWidth;
 
         for (int i = 0; i < verticalRayCount; i++)
         {
             Vector2 rayOrigin = (directionX == -1) ? raycastOrigins.bottomLeft : raycastOrigins.bottomRight;
             rayOrigin += Vector2.up * (horizontalRaySpacing * i + velocity.y);
             RaycastHit2D hit = Physics2D.Raycast(rayOrigin, Vector2.right * directionX, rayLength, collisionMask);
 
             if (hit)
             {
                 velocity.x = (hit.distance - skinWidth) * directionX;
                 rayLength = hit.distance;
 
                 collisions.left = directionX == -1;
                 collisions.right = directionX == 1;
 
                 Debug.DrawRay(rayOrigin, Vector2.right * directionX * hit.distance, Color.green);
             }
         }
     }
 
     void VerticalCollisions(ref Vector3 velocity)
     {
         float directionY = Mathf.Sign(velocity.y);
         float rayLength = Mathf.Abs(velocity.y) + skinWidth;
 
         for (int i = 0; i < verticalRayCount; i++)
         {
             Vector2 rayOrigin = (directionY == -1) ? raycastOrigins.bottomLeft : raycastOrigins.topLeft;
             rayOrigin += Vector2.right * (verticalRaySpacing * i + velocity.x);
             RaycastHit2D hit = Physics2D.Raycast(rayOrigin, Vector2.up * directionY, rayLength, collisionMask);
 
             if (hit)
             {
                 velocity.y = (hit.distance - skinWidth) * directionY;
                 rayLength = hit.distance;
 
                 collisions.below = directionY == -1;
                 collisions.above = directionY == 1;
 
 
                 Debug.DrawRay(rayOrigin, Vector2.up * directionY * rayLength, Color.green);
             }
         }
     }
 
     void UpdateRaycastOrigins()
     {
         Bounds bounds = boxCol2d.bounds;
         bounds.Expand(skinWidth * -2);
 
         raycastOrigins.bottomLeft = new Vector2(bounds.min.x, bounds.min.y);
         raycastOrigins.bottomRight = new Vector2(bounds.max.x, bounds.min.y);
         raycastOrigins.topLeft = new Vector2(bounds.min.x, bounds.max.y);
         raycastOrigins.topRight = new Vector2(bounds.max.x, bounds.max.y);
     }
 
     void CalculateRaySpacing()
     {
         Bounds bounds = boxCol2d.bounds;
         bounds.Expand(skinWidth * -2);
 
         horizontalRayCount = Mathf.Clamp(horizontalRayCount, 2, int.MaxValue);
         verticalRayCount = Mathf.Clamp(verticalRayCount, 2, int.MaxValue);
 
         horizontalRaySpacing = bounds.size.y / (horizontalRayCount - 1);
         verticalRaySpacing = bounds.size.x / (verticalRayCount - 1);
     }
 }
 

Thank you in advance.

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Answer by komilll · May 06, 2016 at 02:01 PM

Problem solved - I forgot about variable public float nextWayPointDistance = 1; if enemy was near player, the distance was very short and he was just 'jumping' on every path update.

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Answer by FortisVenaliter · May 04, 2016 at 05:39 PM

So, I didn't have a chance to go through all the code (so, sorry if I'm assuming a bit), but I recognize the behaviour:

When the player is moving, the enemy maps a path to their location. But when they get there, the player has moved, and is no longer there. So, at that point, it either needs to jump to the player's updated position, or calculate a new path to it. If the player doesn't move, then the path end position will always be the player's position, so it's no problem.

So, you need to check to repath after it arrives at it's destination, or use a more dynamic pathing system. Generally the first is much easier to implement.

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I understand because it's a bit chaotic coding. Unfortunatelly, the behaviour you're talking about isn't problem because I'm updating path every 0,5 sec and script works perfectly when player is moving and enemy is following him smoothly. Problem occurs when player is standing still and enemy is moving toward him. If enemy is near the player, he isn't moving smoothly and he updates his position every time that new path is being calculated (0,5 sec).

If you know what's the problem, I'll be glad to hear it. However - thanks for your attention, have a nice day. =)

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Okay, I just went through the code... That second script isn't yours, is it?

Anyway, try removing the go-back code or set distanceToStartGoingBack really high and see if it still happens. I've got a feeling that the use of coroutines is causing go-forward and go-back to be in conflict.

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The second one is made by Sebastian Lague in raycasting tutorial.

I've made 'going back' some time ago but I wasn't really using it. I'll clear it and check if it's working. Thank you for help.

Edit: So I've tried deleting 'going back' methods and they have nothing to do with it. However I'm still having problem. Any more ideas?

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Answer by Ryanless · May 05, 2016 at 11:02 PM

Not a solution but a first step to find the solution:

change the timeinterval to diffrent numbers to make sure its the problem lies in the pathUpdate part. No matter if the answer is a yes or no, it will bring you further because you know if it problem is caused by the pathUpdate or not.

Also: try to find a way to show the only the important part of the code, as most people wont take the time to read through such a long code.

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