play patrol path

Overview

Move along the specified patrol path.

Inputs

activate	Start moving.
deactivate	Stop moving instantly.
soft deactivate	Smoothly stop moving, e.g. stop animation.

Outputs

finish	Patrol path finished with success.
failed	Patrol path failed.
soft finish	Patrol path has stopped with "soft deactivate".

Refs

target	An NPC that will travel the patrol path.
start point	When the function “Start From Nearest Point” is turned off, you can choose a starting patrol point which the NPC will use in order to begin the “Play patrol path”.

Properties

	Start Point	Point to start the patrol from. This is only used, if the "start point" output pin is empty, otherwise it is ignored.
	Start From Nearest Point	If enabled, the NPC will move to the nearest patrol point (in the chain of patrol points, specified in the properties of the block). Otherwise, the NPC will move to the first patrol point (specified in the field Start Point).
State	Body State	Override the NPC's body state during the patrol.
	Anim State	Override the NPC's anim state during the patrol.
	Movement Type	Override the NPC's movement type during the patrol.
	Weapon State	Override the NPC's weapon state during the patrol.
	Action	Actions during moving: idle – look at nothing. idle_look – look at something interesting. look_at_enemy – look at enemy. fire_at_enemy – look_at_enemy + fire, if there is a line of sight to the enemy. look_at_target – look at the position of "Target", weapon aim. look_at_target_ext – look at the position of "Target", no weapon operations. fire_at_target – look_at_target + fire, if there is a line of sight to the target. look_at_threat – look at the position of threat (alert) or enemy (danger). fire_at_threat – look_at_threat + fire, if there is a line of sight to threat or enemy.
	Target	Target for applying the action.
	Precise Hit	Should walk exactly through patrol points or nearby.
	Exact Rotation	Need an exact rotation at a waypoint position.
	Force Sprint	Always sprint while moving through the patrol path.
	Disable Strafing	Fix the body rotation to path dir.
	Anim State Approach Speed	The speed of changing between anim states (free, alert, danger).
	Approach Decel	Movement acceleration/breaking while approaching a patrol point. Applies only for step-based movement (ai_step_planned_motor).
	State From Nearest Point	Gets a movement type, anim state, and other properties from the nearest patrol point's properties.
	Match Exactly Goal	Precisely target the last point in the patrol path or nearby.
	Fire While Move	Can fire while moving.
	Can Move Avoid	The NPC can avoid other NPCs while moving.

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