A-Star Pathfinding script , working in 3D.
http://www.coniserver.net/coni_users/web_users/pirvu/au/scripts/pathfinding.zip

PS.: Before you try anything and post that the code isnt working , read the readme files! I hate winter

thanks for thr contribution.....

I've read your readme file and dont understand why you want the user to manually type in every adjacent node for each node, just so you can have those few choice nodes to see each other as your stair example. So to make it easy for those few node connections such as jumping, you choose to make the whole network to be created manualy?!

This sounds incredibly time consuming, and a pain to readjust node positions later if you make a level change.

What you should do is start out the level with c_traces like george's AUM example, but include a manual node to node connection where the user can manually type in which nodes he wants to see each other or be part of the same path.

Everyone can do that , because I've separated the nodes action from the rest of the script. You can add c_scan or trace and write the results automaticaly in the file.
"pain to readjust node positions"...I made an editor for this task. You walk real-time in the level , with a movement script and a crosshair. If you point at a node and click LMB you can change every adjacent (even a few more properties , like jumping or camping pos) but I'll keep the editor for myself. It is quite unstable , and gives errors if not used exactly how it was intended and everyone will only start to complain about it.
I dont think its painful or annoying to make the connections , because it took me no more than 5 minutes to write them all down on paper (for 30 nodes scattered on 3 floors).

PS.: Its a contribution , if you dont want it just ask the right persons to remove it from AU...
EDIT : BTW , adding 'ignore node' in the pathfinding and tactical information to the nodes , or in your example automatically writing the node connections to .txt files is very easy because it wont interfere with the pathfinding script. The only problem with automatically writing the nodes in a file is that you might not always get the shortest path (or maby not get a path at all!)

It was very thoughtful to offer this script as a contribution. Thanks for that! I am pretty sure that it will be quite helpful.

Marry Christmas to you.

cool can you maybe upload an test level???

Thanks for the source

Cheers

Frazzle

If I find a way to transfer the test level from the other computer on this one I will email it to you.

PS.: I 'wish you a marry Christmas' (Is that phrase correct? or I remembered it wrong , I'm not that good in English).

aye the phrase is correct :_).


I'm not far enough into my project yet to start dabbling in path finding, but hopefully i can use this as an example ^^.

In the U.S. it's Merry Christmas. Happy holidays to all! I have been in this community for almost 2 years, everyone here has been great! thanks for the contribution, Epsilon.

Hi,

Great contibution, thanks. It's just what we need for our current project. BUT, there is always "but". I don't get it. Now, is it possible to make it write node connections automatically or not? Can you upload a test level?

Thanks,
Alen