1/4/00
Okay, have updated the exe to support ladder wps now. Just bind another key to "ladder" and it should work no problems.

Had an email back from Mr_Grim, and I think I have figured out how the target waypoints work. To quote "Target means that when a bot reaches a way point with a target, they will go to it's target no matter what". In think it means this. If you have two waypoints 

x x x 34 0 35 and 
x x x 35 0 0

 the bot will move straight from wp 34 the to wp 35, regardless of other wps around it. I have implemented this, but in a very basic way for now. Firstly, set the "target" waypoint. Then, set the waypoint you want targeted, ie the waypoint the bot will move to after it hits the target waypoint. 

Well, hope it keeps working okay. Just remembered that this prog only works on files with < 1000 waypoints, so don't get too happy with them :). This will be fixed when I can be bothered, but I can't right now, and you probably dont need more than 500 wpoints.

***To Come***

Combination wps. Jump and target wpoints as the same thing eg x x x 23 1 24. Just trying to see if there is a way to do it without more bindings. I think I know how.

29/3/00

All credit for this is due to Payback who first noticed the similarities between wps files and loc files. 

File: wps.exe .loc .wps file converter.


Quick readme for wps

Open DOS box from start menu. change to your halflife\action\maps directory.

Usage: wps locfile.loc wpsfile.wps

eg wps wikkedmans.loc wikkedmans.wps

To make your loc files
Make sure you backup your old .loc files before doing this.

Start AHL with the following command line:

hl -console -dev -game action -set sv_cheats 1

Now, you'll have to bind keys. Pull down the console.

There are 4 type of waypoints (that i know of), jump, duck, target and normal navigation.

bind (key) "jump"
bind (key) "duck"
bind (key) "target"
bind (key) "normal"

It is *VERY IMPORTANT* that the names are as listed with the quote marks. The (key) can be anything that suits you.

Run around the levels making wps. I think the duck, target and jump wps are for situations that need it eg a window, a crawlspace etc, have to get the Ateam to answer that, then bring up the console and type "savelocs" without quotes.

Quit, in dos box in maps dir type "wps filename.loc filename.wps".

to check your wps, open hl with the above command line, load the map you're interested in, pull down the console and type showwps. You should see the balloons of the waypoints, and a line joing them. 

hope this works, if not email me (Tanus) at mjvn@eisa.net.au or ICQ 65761638. 

