How can I make an entity walk in a straight line at the direction in which it's looking?

[Ninjaguy169]

I want to make an entity that is able to walk in a straight direction where it's looking, and stop either when the path if obstructed (e.g. there's lava) or when a timer runs out, however I don't know where I could begin.

[warjort]

Look at MoveToBlockGoal and rework it.

i.e. Replace findNearestBlock() with your own logic.
 

[Ninjaguy169]

Sorry for the late reply, was doing stuff.

 

So how exactly would it work? Let's say, I want the entity do play an animation, walk in a straight line, then stop at its tracks when the path in front of it is blocked. 

 

I'm also having some trouble trying to get where the entity is facing and set a straight line for it to walk there.

[warjort]

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So how exactly would it work? 

We are not going to write your mod for you. This is a support forum not a teaching forum.

 

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Let's say, I want the entity do play an animation, walk in a straight line, then stop at its tracks when the path in front of it is blocked. 

You need to look at that code I suggested above.

It's part of the entity AI code which has builtin entity PathNavigation and MoveControl you can use.

 

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I'm also having some trouble trying to get where the entity is facing and set a straight line for it to walk there.

It depends what you mean by "facing".

There is an entity.getViewVector() that tells you which direction the entity is looking

or there is also the LivingEntity's body rotation, see Panda.afterSneeze() for an example usage of this.

 

You can also do "ray tracing" to see what an entity is looking at, e.g. Entity.pick()

This part of your question has been asked and answered in many posts of this forum, so search is your friend if you want a longer answer to this FAQ.

[Ninjaguy169]

Alr, I also didn't mean to ask for code examples, just a basic explanation. Thanks!