View source for Imports:Follow Player


by Cattrina 

To make a NPC follow the player, one needs first to establish target (easiest is to use PLAYER_TALK_TO_ME) and then either 

A) An  AI contract  (bodyguard) or B) an effect DA_FOLLOW_WHILE TALKING

=== Option A ===
See 'Bodyguard' dialogue in FCS. Using AI contract has its limits, for one, it has a set time limit the NPC follows. If you want 'follow me until I say to stop' then use option B

'''You need''': an AI assigned to the NPC, that includes the AI goal 'follow mission target' and the AI contract set to trigger from a dialogue line.

Tip: you can duplicate the Bodyguard AI, assign that to your NPC and then just remove the bodyguard part from the AI task list, if you only want the follow.

===  '''Option B''' ===


You can copy the set up from my mod [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2212261158 NPC Barber Droid]

'''You need''': to toggle between unlock and lock dialogues. You can use this basis to also toggle AIs (instead of locking, you use 'change AI').

# A main PLAYER_TALK_TO_ME dialogue, in which the player can select if they want the NPC to follow.[[File:Example NPC Barber Follow Player.png|center|thumb|828x828px]]
#Follow player dialogue (DA_FOLLOW_PLAYER_WHILE_TALKING) with timer (DA_FORCE_SPEECH_TIMER) making the NPC say '.' every minute. The follow while talking requires the NPC to say something every 2 minutes the least, but I noticed Kenshi's ticks are not regular. Sometimes they either slow or speed up a bit and it made 120 ticks unreliable, thus the follow_while_talking timer stopping abruptly. This is why I chose 60 ticks, it has room to fail both directions and the following continues without breaking, every 3-minute loop renewing it three times (lines 2-4 in repeat loop).  [[File:Example NPC Barber Follow While Talking.png|thumb|849x849px|center]]
#NPC stops when the player clicks to talk to it again. The timer loop stops when it is locked.
[[File:Example NPC Barber Stop Following.png|center|thumb|859x859px]]
[[Category:Modding]]
[[Category:Dialogue]]