AI traversing slopes

[LilWhiteMouse]

How much of a slope can the AI traverse? I assume it's tied the actor's stepheight/dropoffheight/radius, but I can't seem to find a definitive answer in my experimentations.

[printz]

I couldn't make monsters traverse even slopes of 1 (45 degrees), so I had to make them less steep.

[Phobus]

Due to the way slopes aren't too precise when calculated, it's not quite as reliable as with AI climbing stairs, but as far as I'm aware it is tied in to stepheight/dropoffheight/radius. A 30 degree slope will probably admit Revenants and the like (haven't checked mind), but it'd have to be much shallower for a Mancubus.

Take into account the imprecision, and really you want to avoid making slopes that are exactly the maximum stepheight (24 units up for every 40 or so along should be ok for imps on stairs, but if the slope ends up being even one unit higher, it won't work).

[Graf Zahl]

Stepheight comes never into play with slopes. The only check is how steep they are. I think the cutoff is 45 degrees.

[koverhbarc]

Does it not depend on the monster's speed? I know the player can climb greater slopes when running than when walking.

[Graf Zahl]

No, he can't. All that happens is that the remaining velocity can carry him a bit farther.

[LilWhiteMouse]

What about crossing from slope to slope? My AT-ATs can climb one slope, but when it reaches the edge of another, shallower incline, it can't cross over.

[Graf Zahl]

Then it gets messy. That code doesn't really work well.

[LilWhiteMouse]

So in other words, try it, see what it does, and go from there?

[Graf Zahl]

Like that. If you walk over a slope boundary you'll notice some bump in the player's movement. That same effect is present for monsters and this does use the stepheight as a threshold. But since it's about slopes the true values are guesswork at best.