(Unresolved/WIP) ACS Monster Teleporting system

[Psychojack88]

I'm currently working on a teleporting system for a companion mod that I am working on. So far I was able to get the companion to teleport occasionally but it's inconsistent, where sometimes the companion teleports when too close or when way too far. Its progress but clearly needs tweaking.

It also seems to work also during combat, which I would like to avoid since they teleport to me in the middle of combat, sometimes hitting me with a friendly fire lol. Right now this is my current code for ACS.

Thing_ChangeTID(0, 1);
//Thing_ChangeTID(compSpawn, 1)

// Companion has TID 1 — you must set this in the DECORATE/ZScript definition or with Thing_ChangeTID
int companionTID = 1; // Give it a usable TID


//script 538 OPEN // put inside a script block

while (TRUE)
{
int playerX = GetActorX(0);
int playerY = GetActorY(0);
int playerZ = GetActorZ(0);

int compX = GetActorX(1);
int compY = GetActorY(1);

int deltaX = compX - playerX;
int deltaY = compY - playerY;

int distance = sqrt(deltaX * deltaX + deltaY * deltaY);

if (distance > 1000)

{SetActorPosition(1, playerX, playerY + 15, GetActorFloorZ(0), FALSE);
SetActorAngle(1, GetActorAngle(0));
}
delay(200); //NOTE this is 57 seconds. Too long and doesn't trigger properly when lowered. Especially during combat.
}
}

Any help would be very much appreciated.

[lucillegross2]

This teleport system sounds awesome, even if it’s a bit buggy right now. The random teleports and friendly fire made me laugh classic mod chaos. Once you fix the combat issue and timing, it’s gonna feel way smoother.

[Psychojack88]

Yeah lol, since this post, I actually tried a different method to make the teleport system using NienerWiener's template via ZScript. I still have the ACS in case if I better understand it later down the line.

I can always repurpose it to use it to script enemy teleport events maybe on specific levels or sectors. It does the trick well enough for surprise enemies, just watch your back, there's always a back attack incoming .