Allan... you are thinking toooo much   

think as if you are a total newb...  make no assumptions...  and just read and follow the easy to follow instructions step by step

start all over again... it won't take long...
delete the script object... insert add a new one... relink and reload the test component.obs... change the number of objects to 3 in the script...


--Mike

It works as per instructions !

Great!!!

i think you'd might be more interested in the developer side... making components from some of your physics toys...  take a look at the code when you get a chance...



--Mike

This will be a great system for the less scriptily endowed members and take the Rapid element of Rad to a new level, really great contribution Mike, shifts it all to a new level.
I see a Rad holy trinity with you, AllanF and n_iron taking rad into the future with this, go forth and objectify!

but this is not exclusive... anyone is free to contribute a useful component

yeah    lets not elevate us up to the level of the holy trinity just yet... like Alan said, anyone can make a contribution...
as a matter of fact, the success of this will depend on the number of components made and the different types...

so far the concept looks practical... but it's not set in stone just yet... a few more days and a lil more testing... and maybe some guidelines for potential Game Component developers...

really, this isn't anything revolutionary... it's just the idea of creating a class of specialized objects from which many instances can be created, wrapping em up as a black boxes of sorts, and making em available for use by other devs, thus freeing them from the need to have to program it themselves...

sorta like what 3DRAD does now with it's prebuilt objects... only, the developer no longer has to concern him/herself with implementing code or object linking logic to make things work...

anything from the simplest of useful Game Components to the most complex can be created... and, more importantly, easily used along with custom content to make unique games, not the cookie cutter type games that other systems like this seem to pump out...

ok... where are we at now...

from the basic Test Component that we started out with i'm on my way to finishing off the first "real" Game Component - i call it a City Walker component...

it's purpose - provide a Walking Character that will follow a simple set of use  defined waypoints...

i've attached a small test demo of it in action... nothing to do but load the project into 3DRAD editor and run it... 

i've put together a simple city made up of rb blocks...  in the release version you can use any type of city you want... it doesn't matter...

i've left the waypoints visible so that you can see how it works...

i think there may be a few things left to do (insure that no objects spawn at the same spot is one), and i'd appreciate feedback on any other bugs...

for some fun, open up the script and modify the WALK_SPEED at the top...

thx, and feedback welcome...

(fixed demo now attached)

Mike

when does it crash Heat...

is anyone else experiencing the same thing..

--Mike

i must've included something in the project that isn't part of the 3DRAD distribution... this is what is usually indicated by this sort of error...

found it... i think i used a custom skybox...

replacing the attached project file above with the fixed one attached here...

thx Allan, Heat... plz try the new one... sorry, that was thoughtless...

--Mike

That's great, you can move the fish and andro still follows!!!!

that's the whole point... you can use any mesh as your waypoint marker and set em anywhere in your scene... the walkers will follow em sequentially as they're listed in the script's object list...

the code is wide open and commented... open up the script and take a look...

the key here is the class has an array that stores the location of the waypoints when things start up...  then in the Update Event, the location of the walker is compared to location of the next waypoint, and a quaternion look at is performed...

thx for testing...

ver 1 will be a simple version... later versions may be traffic aware... and maybe even aware of the player character so that conversations and/or other interaction may be able to take place...

with the current version you can place your waypoints so that they are located on the sidewalk... you can even have two groups of walkers, each walking in opposite directions determined by where and the order you place the waypoints...

i modified the demo in a few minutes to add a second group of walkers going in the opposite direction...  (take a look at it attached here), and hid the waypoints and walker rigidbodies to give an idea of what the final would look like in action...

i also changed all the meshes to the Andro mesh (i had some of em as an animeeple character i once made... wonder why it didn't crash )

--Mike