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=== Perceptions used from locate operation === | === Perceptions used from locate operation === | ||
The | The [[Behavior_Operations#Locate_Operation|Locate Operation]] can locate objects of type perception. This only make sense for perceptions that has an actual position. Either a physical position that can be provided through the GetLocate or an target that the default implementation of the GetLocate could use to get the position of the target. In this case the perception need to implement the GetTarget. | ||
<uml> | <uml> | ||
participant LocateOperation | participant LocateOperation | ||
participant NPC | participant NPC | ||
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== During Perception Handling == | == During Perception Handling == | ||
[-> NPC : SetLastPerception | |||
activate NPC | |||
[<-- NPC | |||
deactivate NPC | |||
== During Script Execution == | == During Script Execution == | ||
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Deactivate NPC | Deactivate NPC | ||
LocateOperation -> Perception : GetLocation | alt Perception == NULL | ||
Activate Perception | [<-- LocateOperation : OPERATION_FAILED | ||
else Perception <> NULL | |||
LocateOperation -> Perception : GetLocation | |||
Activate Perception | |||
Perception -> Perception : GetTarget | Perception -> Perception : GetTarget | ||
note right: Default behavior get location from target if there is one. | note right: Default behavior get location from target if there is one. | ||
activate Perception | activate Perception | ||
deactivate Perception | deactivate Perception | ||
Perception --> LocateOperation | Perception --> LocateOperation | ||
Deactivate Perception | Deactivate Perception | ||
LocateOperation -> NPC : SetLocate | LocateOperation -> NPC : SetLocate | ||
Activate NPC | Activate NPC | ||
LocateOperation <-- NPC | LocateOperation <-- NPC | ||
Deactivate NPC | Deactivate NPC | ||
alt destination == "Active" | alt destination == "Active" | ||
LocateOperation -> NPC : SetTarget | |||
Activate NPC | |||
LocateOperation <-- NPC | |||
Deactivate NPC | |||
end | |||
end | end | ||
[<-- LocateOperation | [<-- LocateOperation : OPERATION_COMPLETED | ||
Deactivate LocateOperation | Deactivate LocateOperation | ||
Latest revision as of 13:30, 7 April 2013
See Behaviors_and_Reactions for User details about how to use Perceptions in the behavior.xml file.
This embodies any perception an NPC might have, or any game event of interest. Reaction objects below will subscribe to these events, and the networking system will publish them. Examples would be "attacked", "collided", "talked to", "hear cry".
NPC Perceptions
Class Hierarchy
The Perception class is used for simple perception and as the Base Class for a number of special perceptions.

Special Perceptions:
- TimePerception
- FactionPerception
- ItemPerception
- LocationPerception
- PositionPerception
- AttackPerception
- GroupAttackPerception
- DamagePerception
- SpellPerception
- DeathPerception
- InventoryPerception
- OwnerCmdPerception
- OwnerActionPerception
- NPCCmdPerception
Sequences
Personal NPC Perceptions Sequence
Show the typical sequence for a Perception fired for a NPC, might be perceptions like Damage Perception.

Broadcast NPC Perceptions Sequence
Show the typical sequence for a broadcasted Perception. Examples of broadcasted perceptions is the SpellPerception.

Special cases
Perceptions used from locate operation
The Locate Operation can locate objects of type perception. This only make sense for perceptions that has an actual position. Either a physical position that can be provided through the GetLocate or an target that the default implementation of the GetLocate could use to get the position of the target. In this case the perception need to implement the GetTarget.
