Bot positioning

[Trackye]

Out of curiosity...

Uleat you would probably be the best person to answer this.

A rogue backstabs.
There is code allowing the rogue to position itself behind the mob so that backstab is usable.

Lets for the purposes of this example use a clock system so if the mob is on the clock face a rogue has coding to allow it to move to 12 o'clock and attack.

could we implement a check for all other classes too? So that a rogue goes to 12 a ranger goes to 4 a tank class set to taunt and tank goes to 6 else 8 or 2. Something to that effect.

This would cause bots to partially position itself in a group setting


It seems like it would have something to do with this section

			if(AImovement_timer->Check()) {
				if(!IsMoving() && GetClass() == ROGUE && !BehindMob(GetTarget(), GetX(), GetY())) {
					// Move the rogue to behind the mob
					float newX = 0;
					float newY = 0;
					float newZ = 0;
					if(PlotPositionAroundTarget(GetTarget(), newX, newY, newZ)) {
						CalculateNewPosition2(newX, newY, newZ, GetRunspeed());
						return;
					}
				}
				else if(!IsMoving() && GetClass() != ROGUE && (DistanceSquaredNoZ(m_Position, GetTarget()->GetPosition()) < GetTarget()->GetSize())) {
					// If we are not a rogue trying to backstab, let's try to adjust our melee range so we don't appear to be bunched up
					float newX = 0;
					float newY = 0;
					float newZ = 0;
					if(PlotPositionAroundTarget(GetTarget(), newX, newY, newZ, false) && GetArchetype() != ARCHETYPE_CASTER) {
						CalculateNewPosition2(newX, newY, newZ, GetRunspeed());
						return;
					}
				}

Or
possibly there something to the effect of

					float newX = X+(rand, 1 5);
					float newY = Y+(rand, 1 5);
					float newZ = 0;

I may try to implement this in the format of many if checks for all classes

			else if(AImovement_timer->Check()) {
				if(!IsMoving() && GetClass() == RANGER && !BehindMob(GetTarget(), GetX(), GetY())) {
					// Move the ranger to below coords.
					float newX = X+3;
					float newY = Y-2;
					float newZ = 0;
					if(PlotPositionAroundTarget(GetTarget(), newX, newY, newZ)) {
						CalculateNewPosition2(newX, newY, newZ, GetRunspeed());
						return;
					}
				}

and so on but I would be happy to have another's inputs efforts go into this as well.

best place to throw an idea out and get assistance feedback!