[Solved] [1.15.2] Flying Pathfinding

[GenElectrovise]

Solution:

As of now, I set the vampire bat's navigator and moveController variables like so in the constructor.

		this.moveController = new VampireBatMoveHelperController(this, 60, true);
		this.navigator = new FlyingPathNavigator(this, this.world);

VampireBatMoveController can be viewed on my linked Github (linked below; the entity/vampire_bat package), but currently only extends FlyingMovementController, overriding nothing, pending additional functionality at a later date.

 

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Hi!

I'm trying to make a vampire bat which will attack various entities. I have registered the Goals to find targets and the bats can, at the moment attack them -- but only by walking to them. As bats don't walk, this seems like something that should be fixed.

 

How would I go about making them get to their targets through the air?

 

I've tried looking at the Ghast code (no melee attacks and not really what I'm looking for) and the Bee code (all obfuscated beyond readability), but to no avail! Minecraft doesn't really have great support, it seems, for flying mobs ... Or am I wrong in that?

I've also researched pathfinding algorithms, but figured I should find out if Minecraft can do that for me before I write something from scratch!

 

Thanks!

 

Github: https://github.com/GenElectrovise/MagiksMostEvile/tree/1.15.2

Edited June 7, 2020 by GenElectrovise

[Ugdhar]

What about the code for those things that attack players that haven't slept? I believe they fly and attack with melee. Phantom I believe they are called.

 

https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Phantom#Java_Edition

Edited June 4, 2020 by Ugdhar

[Budschie]

If you want your vampire bats to fly through walls, you can also look at the vex entity and its pathfinding:

https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Vex

[GenElectrovise]

15 hours ago, Ugdhar said:

What about the code for those things that attack players that haven't slept? I believe they fly and attack with melee. Phantom I believe they are called.

Thought about them... Not quite what I'm looking for I think, as they only circle, but would be worth looking at!

 

14 hours ago, Budschie said:

If you want your vampire bats to fly through walls, you can also look at the vex entity and its pathfinding:

Vexes -- the most annoying and forgettable mob ever! I totally forgot about them! I gotta look at those! They've got more similar behaviour to what I intend for the Vampire Bats... I wasn't thinking they should go through walls, but that could be really interesting! I can always change it later!  

[GenElectrovise]

Solved as in edit to topic ^^^