[Solved] Detecting pathing at a point

[darwin]

I have a custom movement system that involves moving a unit rapidly.

What I need: to detect if a point is walkable. I want to prevent moving if I've put down a path blocker (ground).

I've tried the action (Terrain pathing at <point> of type Walkability is off) Equal to True
- and that will detect cliffs, but it does not detect trees or path blocker doodads.

I know there's a tricky system involving putting down an item and then seeing if the item is where you put it...but that sounds rather complex. If I have to do that, I will. I thought it would be wise to first ask if there a simple way to detect a path blocker with an action.

 

[chobibo]

check the coordinates, when the unit being moved is not in the proper place (unit_x not equal to computed x_pos, same with y coordinate) then the point is unpathable.

 

[Rybak]

I don't know if it's what you need, but about treed or items you can detect it. Simply check whether or not there's an item or a tree or any other destructible via triggering in a small range (50, maybe?) of a target point.

 

[Nichilus]

Check this tutorial: http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/miscellaneous-tutorials-456/about-movement-172309/
it checks if point is pathable by creating item there.

 

[jonhysone]

Do you mean this? °_°
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/spells-569/check-walkability-239115/?prev=search%3DChecking%2520pathing%26d%3Dlist%26r%3D20

I think he has everything in it

 

[darwin]

Thanks all.

I'll take a look at that tutorial. I found a brief work around by using one of my terrain palettes as the cliffs I'm trying to avoid and just detecting that. That seems inefficient though for doodads and the like; I think I'll use one of the systems you guys linked.

+rep all around

 

[Maker]

Note that items can get blocked by items, the method in the tutorial doesn't hide nearby items. The system by Purge does, use that.