(SOLVED)How do I make Line of Sight apply individually

Hello.

So I am setting the AI for my platformer enemies. My first type is working just fine (is a pretty simple patrol) but the new type I am working on is causing me some trouble.

So whenever the enemy has on sight the player I have set the range and the cone of view to 90, so is just sees forward. Then I have set some instance variables whenever if he has you on sight, he will shoot you.

Everything works fine expect one thing:

Lets call the enemy: Caster. So if Caster#1 has you on sight, doesn't matter if Caster#2 doesn't have you on sight because you ll see his proyectiles coming at you from somewhere outside the screen because the sight applies to the sprite. How can I overcome this?

Thanks

You should add instance variable (boolean) to Caster in order to prenvets your problem

You should add instance variable (boolean) to Caster in order to prenvets your problem

Could you elaborate a bit more? I am kind of a begginer.

You can try something like that:

add boolean instance variable to object "Caster" (eg "SeePlayer" default false)

Caster has LOS Player AND caster boolean instance variable "SeePlayer" is false (use invert)

---> Caster set boolean "SeePlayer" true

Caster has NOT (use invert) LOS Player AND caster boolean instance variable "SeePlayer" is true

---> Caster set boolean "SeePlayer" true

Pick Caster boolean "SeePlayer" is true

---> Caster action (whatever you want Caster must do)

You could improve this with adding timer for reload time or using functions

I already had something like that set up if true stop walking and start shooting and if false keep the patrol.

My problem is like I said, if I have both casters one of each side, if one spots me, the other one shoots. I kinda need to make them unique or something like that to the sight.

could you share the capx?

Gotta go to work right now. I will try to do when I come home. You can check the platform AI on the store, is the one I have as example to learn.

Ok so here's the capx. Hopefully you can help me.

drive.google.com/file/d/0B69SFeoPTx8kRjhTazBPaGFTamM/view?usp=sharing

on event 20, you set boolean "sight" to all the familie instead of set boolean only for the Caster who has LOS your player

That was it, thanks dude. I didn't think that would mess it up. Still not sure when to use families. I did that so I could use it for future enemies but didnt think it will bug it out.

You can use families but if you have a condition with one member of your families, you just don't change state of your entire families but just the picked instance