0000313: Trace sight to multiple positions on player for detection

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0000313	The Dark Mod	AI	public	15.06.2007 20:02	12.12.2008 17:22

Reporter	SneaksieDave	Assigned To	angua
Priority	normal	Severity	minor	Reproducibility	always
Status	closed	Resolution	fixed
Product Version	SVN
Fixed in Version	SVN

Summary	0000313: Trace sight to multiple positions on player for detection
Description	I don't think this has been reported (merge it if so) officially, so let's get this written down. The concept was to trace to multiple parts of the player to determine visibility to an AI, as opposed to just having a single trace determine, "yep, I see you." 1. parts could be weighted for importance; for instance, someone's chest showing through some bookshelves might not be nearly as identifiable as would be their arm and hand, or their face. 2. perhaps a minimum additive detection value could be needed to actually see the player, so that if there isn't 'enough' of the player visible (for example, when peeking through a cracked door), the AI won't detect the player. This can probably be a very low number, so that players can't stand in half view and not be seen, but also so they can do things like peek around a corner or through that cracked door.
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Ishtvan 02.09.2008 23:51 reporter ~0001537	I think this should be resolved, right? As I recall Angua finished it a long time ago.

angua 05.09.2008 09:26 manager ~0001542	At most 4 traces are performed (head, feet, shoulders), but the code returns after the first success for performance reasons, so there is no weighting.

SneaksieDave 28.10.2008 20:16 reporter ~0002133	Need to verify. Note to self: doorway slats?

Springheel 29.10.2008 14:31 administrator ~0002137	So that means if the AI can see any piece of you, it is just as good as seeing all of you? That's not ideal...that means someone standing totally in the open and someone hiding behind a banner that leaves just his feet poking out are equally easy to see?

SneaksieDave 12.12.2008 17:22 reporter ~0002235	Functionality confirmed; used a slotted wall to detect the traces at head/shoulders and feet, and lack of trace at waist.

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
15.06.2007 20:02	SneaksieDave	New Issue
05.11.2007 16:14	greebo	Status	new => assigned
05.11.2007 16:14	greebo	Assigned To	=> angua
02.09.2008 23:51	Ishtvan	Note Added: 0001537
05.09.2008 09:26	angua	Note Added: 0001542
28.10.2008 20:16	SneaksieDave	Note Added: 0002133
28.10.2008 20:16	SneaksieDave	Status	assigned => resolved
28.10.2008 20:16	SneaksieDave	Fixed in Version	=> SVN
28.10.2008 20:16	SneaksieDave	Resolution	open => fixed
29.10.2008 14:31	Springheel	Note Added: 0002137
12.12.2008 17:22	SneaksieDave	Note Added: 0002235
12.12.2008 17:22	SneaksieDave	Status	resolved => closed