Definition of the blackspot. Question for the devs.

[kavlantis]

How does a blackspot effects the path of a character?

Does your char never fly over that area?
Will it go around it or will fly high over it?
It will fly but never land there?
It lands but will never pick up node?


Also, when you create a blackspot you need to insert 2 coordinates. A and B.
So exactly is the area that is covered?
Does it create a circle that the opposite edges of the circle rich A and B?
Does it create a square where A and B are faced diagonal?
Does it covers a small area around A then another small area around B?


Some insight (maybe with a graphic) would be great.

Regards

 

[kavlantis]

Really, no one has any idea on how this works?

 

[Millz]

Every object, player, NPC, spell, buff, debuff etc in the game has an ID associated with it. The bot basically blacklists the ID of that particular node then ignores it the next time it flies over - as if it wasn't there.

 

[Azzieh]

It still flies over the blackspot, but basically ignores any object in the blackspot. The path isn't influenced by blackspots, only hotspots.

 

[chinajade]

How does a blackspot effects the path of a character?

Does your char never fly over that area?
Will it go around it or will fly high over it?
It will fly but never land there?
It lands but will never pick up node?


Also, when you create a blackspot you need to insert 2 coordinates. A and B.
So exactly is the area that is covered?
Does it create a circle that the opposite edges of the circle rich A and B?
Does it create a square where A and B are faced diagonal?
Does it covers a small area around A then another small area around B?


Some insight (maybe with a graphic) would be great.

Hi, Kavlantis,

You can find your answers in these resources:

• Profile Writing: About meshes, navigation, and blackspots - Buddy Wiki
• Honorbuddy Profile Tag: Blackspot - Buddy Wiki

Although blackspots take a Height attribute to define a volume, I believe that only the MeshNavigator honors this. Such a construct is only useful in buildings with stairwells, or podiums with steps, and such that would still be "on the mesh". In practice, the height argument is very rarely used or needed.

The FlightorNavigator does its own thing, and doesn't use blackspots, to my knowledge.

Also, questions such as this are best asked in the Developer forum.

cheres,
chinajade