Baddy Script

[Gunderak]

I know some members may dislike me, but for those who don't continue reading
Anyway I am scripting a Baddy and am wondering how I could make it swing its sword at players when it's movement is done via a timeout.
Maybe increase an index variable and if it starts with lets say 2 for instance or an even number it would swing it's sword.
Here is what I have so far.

PHP Code:

function onCreated() {
  this.attackzone = 10; //Tiles before it attacks
  this.speed = 0.5; //Speed in tiles
  this.lastplayer = null;
  CreateCharacter(); //Creates the character
  this.orx = this.x;
  this.ory = this.y;
  this.sayings = { 
  "It's time to die ",
  "The time has come ",
  "It's you're turn ",
  "I will get you ",
  "I won't miss this time ",
  "You will die ",
  "My sword never misses "
  };
  onTimeout();
}

function onTimeout() {
  for (temp.pl: players) {
    if (pl.x in | this.x + 1 - this.attackzone, this.x + 1 + this.attackzone | && pl.y in | this.y + 1 - this.attackzone, this.y + 1 + this.attackzone | ) {
      if (this.lastplayer == null) {
        this.lastplayer = pl;
        this.saying = randomstring(this.sayings)@pl.nick.substring(0, pl.nick.pos("(").trim());
      }
      if (this.x < pl.x) {
        this.x += this.speed;
        this.ani = "walk";
      }
      if (this.x > pl.x) {
        this.x -= this.speed;
        this.ani = "walk";
      }
      if (this.y < pl.y) {
        this.y += this.speed;
        this.ani = "walk";
      }
      if (this.y > pl.y) {
        this.y -= this.speed;
        this.ani = "walk";
      }
      this.chat = this.saying;
      this.dir = getdir(pl.x - this.x, pl.y - this.y);
    } else {
      if (pl == this.lastplayer) {
        this.lastplayer = null;
      }
    }
  }
  if (this.lastplayer == null) {
    this.ani = "idle";
    if (this.x > this.orx) {
      this.x -= this.speed;
      this.ani = "walk";
    }
    if (this.x < this.orx) {
      this.x += this.speed;
      this.ani = "walk";
    }
    if (this.y > this.ory) {
      this.y -= this.speed;
      this.ani = "walk";
    }
    if (this.y < this.ory) {
      this.y += this.speed;
      this.ani = "walk";
    }
    this.chat = "";
    this.dir = getdir(this.orx - this.x, this.ory - this.y);
  }
  settimer(0.05);
}

function CreateCharacter() {
  showcharacter();
  this.head = "head25.png";
  this.nick = "Baddy";
  this.ap = 25;
  this.colors[0] = "orange"; //hands
  this.colors[1] = "red"; //body
  this.colors[2] = "blue"; //sleeves
  this.colors[3] = "white"; //shoes
  this.colors[4] = "blue"; //belt
} 


[DustyPorViva]

I think baddies should have a cone of vision instead of just attacking whoever is near them. Also, you should probably do a raycast check between the baddy and player for a wall. Why go after a player it might not even be able to get to(on the other side of a row of trees, for example)?

[Gunderak]

Yes, I am yet to script wall check's, Mainly I just want to get the attacking bit right, then I'll work on the not walking on walls and not targeting a player if it can't get to them. (No idea how I'll do that yet lol)

[DustyPorViva]

You also need to familiarize yourself with finding the distance between the player and baddy, and working with deltas.

[callimuc]

Things which might help you
Generally a baddy
Going around walls

[Gunderak]

Thanks for the links, I will read them and try to understand how I could make a good movement system.