Made aifollowers run when long distances (800 or 10000, depending) from what they're following.

apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aifollow.cpp

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/class.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/cellstore.hpp"
+#include "creaturestats.hpp"
 #include "movement.hpp"
 
 #include <OgreMath.h>
@@ -26,69 +27,77 @@ MWMechanics::AiFollow::AiFollow(const std::string &actorId)
 
 bool MWMechanics::AiFollow::execute (const MWWorld::Ptr& actor,float duration)
 {
-    const MWWorld::Ptr target = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->searchPtr(mActorId, false);
+    const MWWorld::Ptr target = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->searchPtr(mActorId, false); //The target to follow
 
-    if(target == MWWorld::Ptr()) return true;
+    if(target == MWWorld::Ptr()) return true;   //Target doesn't exist
 
-    mTimer = mTimer + duration;
-    mStuckTimer = mStuckTimer + duration;
-    mTotalTime = mTotalTime + duration;
+    mTimer = mTimer + duration; //Update timer
+    mStuckTimer = mStuckTimer + duration;   //Update stuck timer
+    mTotalTime = mTotalTime + duration; //Update total time following
 
-    ESM::Position pos = actor.getRefData().getPosition();
+    ESM::Position pos = actor.getRefData().getPosition(); //position of the actor
 
-    if(!mAlwaysFollow)
+    if(!mAlwaysFollow) //Update if you only follow for a bit
     {
-        if(mTotalTime > mDuration && mDuration != 0)
+        if(mTotalTime > mDuration && mDuration != 0) //Check if we've run out of time
             return true;
 
         if((pos.pos[0]-mX)*(pos.pos[0]-mX) +
             (pos.pos[1]-mY)*(pos.pos[1]-mY) +
-            (pos.pos[2]-mZ)*(pos.pos[2]-mZ) < 100*100) 
+            (pos.pos[2]-mZ)*(pos.pos[2]-mZ) < 100*100) //Close-ish to final position
         {
-            if(actor.getCell()->isExterior())
+            if(actor.getCell()->isExterior()) //Outside?
             {
-                if(mCellId == "") 
+                if(mCellId == "") //No cell to travel to
                     return true;
             }
             else
             {
-                if(mCellId == actor.getCell()->getCell()->mName)
+                if(mCellId == actor.getCell()->getCell()->mName) //Cell to travel to
                     return true;
             }
         }
     }
 
+    //Set the target desition from the actor
     ESM::Pathgrid::Point dest;
     dest.mX = target.getRefData().getPosition().pos[0];
     dest.mY = target.getRefData().getPosition().pos[1];
     dest.mZ = target.getRefData().getPosition().pos[2];
 
+    //Current position, for pathfilding stuff
     ESM::Pathgrid::Point start;
     start.mX = pos.pos[0];
     start.mY = pos.pos[1];
     start.mZ = pos.pos[2];
 
+    //Build the path to get to the destination
     if(mPathFinder.getPath().empty())
         mPathFinder.buildPath(start, dest, actor.getCell(), true);
 
-
+    //***********************
+    // Checks if you can't get to the end position at all
+    //***********************
     if(mTimer > 0.25)
     {
-        if(!mPathFinder.getPath().empty())
+        if(!mPathFinder.getPath().empty()) //Path has points in it
         {
-            ESM::Pathgrid::Point lastPos = mPathFinder.getPath().back();
+            ESM::Pathgrid::Point lastPos = mPathFinder.getPath().back(); //Get the end of the proposed path
 
             if((dest.mX - lastPos.mX)*(dest.mX - lastPos.mX)
                 +(dest.mY - lastPos.mY)*(dest.mY - lastPos.mY)
                 +(dest.mZ - lastPos.mZ)*(dest.mZ - lastPos.mZ)
-            > 100*100)
-                mPathFinder.addPointToPath(dest);
+            > 100*100) //End of the path is far from the destination
+                mPathFinder.addPointToPath(dest); //Adds the final destination to the path, to try to get to where you want to go
         }
 
         mTimer = 0;
     }
 
-    if(mStuckTimer>0.5)
+    //************************
+    // Checks if you aren't moving; you're stuck
+    //************************
+    if(mStuckTimer>0.5) //Checks every half of a second
     {
         if((mStuckPos.pos[0] - pos.pos[0])*(mStuckPos.pos[0] - pos.pos[0])
             +(mStuckPos.pos[1] - pos.pos[1])*(mStuckPos.pos[1] - pos.pos[1])
@@ -99,6 +108,7 @@ bool MWMechanics::AiFollow::execute (const MWWorld::Ptr& actor,float duration)
         mStuckPos = pos;
     }
 
+    //Checks if the path isn't over, turn tomards the direction that you're going
     if(!mPathFinder.checkPathCompleted(pos.pos[0],pos.pos[1],pos.pos[2]))
     {
         zTurn(actor, Ogre::Degree(mPathFinder.getZAngleToNext(pos.pos[0], pos.pos[1])));
@@ -110,6 +120,16 @@ bool MWMechanics::AiFollow::execute (const MWWorld::Ptr& actor,float duration)
     else
         actor.getClass().getMovementSettings(actor).mPosition[1] = 1;
 
+    //Check if you're far away
+    if((dest.mX - start.mX)*(dest.mX - start.mX)
+                +(dest.mY - start.mY)*(dest.mY - start.mY)
+                +(dest.mZ - start.mZ)*(dest.mZ - start.mZ) > 1000*1000)
+        actor.getClass().getCreatureStats(actor).setMovementFlag(MWMechanics::CreatureStats::Flag_Run, true); //Make NPC run
+    else if((dest.mX - start.mX)*(dest.mX - start.mX) //Have a bit of a dead zone, otherwise npc will constantly flip between running and not when right on the edge of the running threshhold
+                +(dest.mY - start.mY)*(dest.mY - start.mY)
+                +(dest.mZ - start.mZ)*(dest.mZ - start.mZ) < 800*800)
+        actor.getClass().getCreatureStats(actor).setMovementFlag(MWMechanics::CreatureStats::Flag_Run, false); //make NPC walk
+
     return false;
 }