Trying to change behavior of animals - need help as usual

[xxx73]

Hi

I don't like passive animals walking around like the boar, it destroys the fun of hunting for me. So I have tried to change it to act like stag/rabbit/chicken when not attack, but still attack when being attacked, but that did not manage to do so.

I see that there is three types of behavior of animals:
1. When see player but not attacked = run away, when attacked = keep running away             (stag, chicken, rabbit)

2. When see player but not attacked = not afraid of anything, when attacked = attack back     (Boar)

3. When see player but not attacked = attacking, when attacked = attacking back                    (Bear, zombie dog, wolf, coyote)

 

I want the 4th option for boar:

4. When see player but not attacked = run away, when attacked = attack back

 

Is the 4 option possible, and if it is, how do I do it?

[xxx73]

After playing around with animal template and tasks I ended up with this for the Boar. Now it run away if it sees me as I wanted, and if I attack at medium/close range it will attack back. I have really no idea what im doing here, just testing to i get a result I could be ok with.

 

This is boar:

<entity_class name="animalBoar" extends="animalTemplateTimid1">
    <property name="Tags" value="entity,animal,hostile,boar,perkAT02,perkAT03"/>
    <property name="MapIcon" value="ui_game_symbol_tracking_pig"/>
    <property name="TrackerIcon" value="ui_game_symbol_tracking_pig"/>
    <property name="IsEnemyEntity" value="false"/><!-- override hostile template setting so he can spawn in safe zones -->
    <property name="AvatarController" value="AvatarAnimalController"/>
    <property name="ModelType" value="Standard"/>
    <property name="HasRagdoll" value="true"/>
    <property name="PhysicsBody" value="boar"/>
    <property name="SizeScale" value="1.0"/>    
    <property name="Mass" value="200"/>
    <property name="Mesh" value="Animals/Boar/AnimalBoarStandardRagdoll"/>
    <property name="HasDeathAnim" value="true"/>
    <property name="RootMotion" value="true"/>
    <property name="RagdollOnDeathChance" value=".5"/>

    <property name="SoundRandom" value="Animals/Boar/boarroam"/>
    <property name="SoundAlert" value="Animals/Boar/boaralert"/>
    <property name="SoundHurt" value="Animals/Boar/boarpain"/>
    <property name="SoundDeath" value="Animals/Boar/boardeath"/>
    <property name="SoundAttack" value="Animals/Boar/boarattack"/>
    <property name="SoundSense" value="Animals/Boar/boarsense"/>
    <property name="SoundGiveUp" value="Animals/Boar/boargiveup"/>

    <!-- Gameplay -->
    <property name="PainResistPerHit" value=".75"/>
    <property name="MoveSpeed" value="0.5"/>
    <property name="MoveSpeedAggro" value="1.2, 1.4"/>
    <property name="MoveSpeedPanic" value="1.2"/>

    <property name="HandItem" value="meleeHandAnimalWolf"/>

    <drop event="Harvest" name="foodRawMeat" count="0" tool_category="Butcher"/>
    <drop event="Harvest" name="foodRawMeat" tag="butcherHarvest" count="8"/> <!-- animalBoar -->
    <drop event="Harvest" name="foodRottingFlesh" tag="butcherHarvest" count="2"/>
    <drop event="Harvest" name="foodRottingFlesh" tag="butcherHarvest" count="5"/>
    <drop event="Harvest" name="resourceLeather" tag="butcherHarvest" count="10"/>
    <drop event="Harvest" name="resourceAnimalFat" count="3" tag="butcherHarvest"/>
    <drop event="Harvest" name="resourceBone" tag="butcherHarvest" count="3"/>
    <drop event="Harvest" name="resourceBone" tag="allToolsHarvest" count="1"/>

    <effect_group name="Base Effects">
        <passive_effect name="HealthMax" operation="base_set" value="250"/>
        <passive_effect name="HealthMax" operation="perc_add" value="0"/> <!-- Animal HP scale -->
        <passive_effect name="BuffResistance" operation="base_set" value="5" tags="buffFatiguedTrigger,buffArmSprainedCHTrigger,buffLegSprainedCHTrigger,buffLaceration,buffInfectionCatch,buffAbrasionCatch,buffInjuryStunned01CHTrigger,buffInjuryBleedingTwo"/>
    </effect_group>

    <property name="NavObject" value="animaltracking_boar,clear_sleeper" />
</entity_class>

 

 

This is the template I use on the boar:

<entity_class name="animalTemplateTimid1">
	<property name="Tags" value="entity,animal"/>
	<property name="HideInSpawnMenu" value="true"/>
	<property name="Mesh" value="Animals/Stag/STAG"/>
	<property name="ModelType" value="Standard"/>
	<property name="Prefab" value="NPC"/>
	<property name="Class" value="EntityAnimalStag"/>
	<property name="Parent" value="Animals"/>
	<property name="IsAnimalEntity" value="true"/>
	<property name="IsEnemyEntity" value="false"/> <!-- Set this if you want this entity to be spawned when user chooses 'enemy entities off' -->
	<property name="Faction" value="animals"/>
	<!-- <property name="MapIcon" value="ui_game_symbol_enemy_dot" /> -->
	<property name="CompassIcon" value="ui_game_symbol_enemy_dot" />
	<property name="CompassUpIcon" value="ui_game_symbol_enemy_dot_up" />
	<property name="CompassDownIcon" value="ui_game_symbol_enemy_dot_down" />
	<property name="TrackerIcon" value="ui_game_symbol_animal_tracker"/>
	<property name="AvatarController" value="GameObjectAnimalAnimation"/>
	<property name="RotateToGround" value="true"/>
	<property name="PhysicsBody" value="Stag"/>
	<property name="Mass" value="40"/>
	<property name="Weight" value="70"/>
	<property name="LookAtAngle" value="50"/>

	<property name="SurfaceCategory" value="organic"/>
	<property name="ParticleOnDeath" value="blood_death"/>
	<property name="SoundHurt" value="Animals/stagpain"/>
	<property name="SoundDeath" value="Animals/stagdeath"/>

	<property name="AIPathCostScale" value="100, 100"/>
			<property name="AITask-1" value="BreakBlock"/>
			<property name="AITask-2" value="ApproachAndAttackTarget" data="class=EntityZombie,0,EntityPlayer,0,EntitySurvivor,0,EntityBandit,0"/>
			<property name="AITask-3" value="RunawayFromEntity" data="class=EntityPlayer,EntityZombie,EntityEnemyAnimal"/>
			<property name="AITask-4" value="RunawayWhenHurt" data="runChance=.3;healthPer=.3;healthPerMax=0.60"/>			
			<property name="AITask-5" value="Look"/>
			<property name="AITask-6" value="Wander"/>
			<property name="AITask-7" value=""/>
			<property name="AITarget-1" value="SetAsTargetIfHurt"/>
			<property name="AITarget-2" value="BlockIf" data="condition=alert e 0"/>
			<property name="AITarget-3" value="BlockingTargetTask"/>
			<property name="AITarget-4" value="SetNearestEntityAsTarget" data="class=EntityPlayer,20,15,EntityNPC,15,10"/>				
			<property name="AITarget-5" value=""/>

	<!-- Stealth settings -->
	<property name="MaxViewAngle" value="210"/>
	<property name="SightRange" value="30"/> <!-- distance in m -->
	<property name="SightLightThreshold" value="-2,150"/>

	<property name="SleeperWakeupSightDetectionMin" value="-40,5"/> <!-- Indiv.Random. sight capability - "I see you" light value at point blank -->
	<property name="SleeperWakeupSightDetectionMax" value="340,480"/> <!-- Indiv.Random. "I see you" light value at "SightRange" -->
	<property name="SleeperSenseSightDetectionMin" value="-10,0"/> <!-- same for groaning, not waking -->
	<property name="SleeperSenseSightDetectionMax" value="200,300"/>

	<property name="SleeperNoiseSenseThreshold" value="3,8"/> <!-- Indiv.Random. hearing capability - "I hear something" noise value -->
	<property name="SleeperNoiseWakeThreshold" value="9,12"/>

	<property name="SleeperSmellSenseThreshold" value="20,50"/> <!-- Indiv.Random. smell capability - "I smell something" player smell value -->
	<property name="SoundSleeperSenseChance" value=".5"/> <!-- the chance to play "SoundSleeperSense" when "SleeperSmellSenseThreshold" is triggered -->

	<!-- Gameplay -->
	<property name="PainResistPerHit" value=".6"/>
	<property name="MaxTurnSpeed" value="420"/>
	<property name="MoveSpeed" value="0.7"/>
	<property name="MoveSpeedPanic" value="1.6"/>
	<property name="SwimSpeed" value="1.2"/>
	<property name="SwimStrokeRate" value="1.6,1.7"/>
	<property name="CanClimbLadders" value="false"/>

	<property name="ExperienceGain" value="245"/>
	<!-- <property name="CorpseBlock" value="goreBlockAnimal"/><property name="CorpseBlockChance" value="0"/> -->
	<property name="TimeStayAfterDeath" value="300"/>
	<property name="DeadBodyHitPoints" value="350"/>

	<property name="NavObject" value="animaltracking_timid" />

	<effect_group name="Base Effects">
		<passive_effect name="HealthMax" operation="base_set" value="50"/>
		<passive_effect name="HealthMax" operation="perc_add" value="0"/> <!-- Animal HP scale -->
		<passive_effect name="BuffResistance" operation="base_set" value="5" tags="buffFatiguedTrigger,buffArmSprainedCHTrigger,buffLegSprainedCHTrigger,buffLaceration,buffInfectionCatch,buffAbrasionCatch,buffInjuryStunned01CHTrigger,buffInjuryBleedingTwo"/>
	</effect_group>
</entity_class>

if anyone have any improvements/suggestions please comment, but for now Im ok with the result.

[convergent]

the AITask part is what is relevant- you can just copy that part from an animal you want to make it behave like.

Its a hierarchy so if task 1 does not apply, try task 2, etc.

[xxx73]

Ok thanks for the information.