Target Closest Enemy or Multiple Enemies

[Gatesmi]

In a lot of video games, you can target and lock on to an enemy by holding L or whatever button. I was wondering how to achieve a similar effect in a Fusion game.

[ZayLong]

what I would do, is make an active object, make it like a circle, then make that circle invisible.

then create an event that would test to see if that circle is overlapping an enemy as the button is held down. IF there is a cursor thats in your game you would in that same event set the x and y position to that enemy thats being overlapped by that circle.


idk if i explained that well or not......probably not

[MuddyMole]

For starters, you're probably going to want to give the enemies an alterable value corresponding to a "target priority".
You might set this to just the distance of the enemy from the player, or you might use a more complicated formula - eg. A formula combining the distance and angle, so it only locks onto enemies more or less directly in front of the player.

You could then use the "Select Object" extension to pick the enemy with the lowest alterable value, and then target it.

If you want a more specific answer, you'll have to ask a more specific question, explaining *exactly* what you're trying to do.

[ZayLong]

For starters, you're probably going to want to give the enemies an alterable value corresponding to a "target priority".
You might set this to just the distance of the enemy from the player, or you might use a more complicated formula - eg. A formula combining the distance and angle, so it only locks onto enemies more or less directly in front of the player.

You could then use the "Select Object" extension to pick the enemy with the lowest alterable value, and then target it.

If you want a more specific answer, you'll have to ask a more specific question, explaining *exactly* what you're trying to do.

this sounds good also. Actually what KIND of game Is it for that matter? is it a platformer or is it a first person click/shoot?

[Gatesmi]

It's more a platform game than first person.

[Gatesmi]

Also, where is the "Select Object" extension?

[MuddyMole]

http://sites.google.com/site/mmf2stuff/

[Gatesmi]

What I'm trying to do is have then when the player holds Shift, the character locks onto the closest enemy and then when the player presses the spacebar the character launches an object at that targeted enemy.

[Dynasoft]

Here's an example: http://www.dynamicarcade.co.uk/examples/MMF2/Auto-Aim.zip

For starters, you're probably going to want to give the enemies an alterable value corresponding to a "target priority".
You might set this to just the distance of the enemy from the player, or you might use a more complicated formula - eg. A formula combining the distance and angle, so it only locks onto enemies more or less directly in front of the player.

You could then use the "Select Object" extension to pick the enemy with the lowest alterable value, and then target it.

Fun fact: This is almost exactly the code used for the auto-aim system I wrote for Wheelman. I also had different targets have a different built-in priority bias, among other things.

[LB]

That's a great example, Dynasoft! I especially like how the plasma bullets don't travel in a straight line and curve towards the next target after destroying one.