[Beginner] AI tutorial for beginners

[SpiderMack]

[StarFire]

Nice to see a tutorial from you

note you did not provide the random.lua include file

[SpiderMack]

[StarFire]

Ah no, excerpt from manual:
External Script
This script resides on your hard drive and can be referenced by any object from any scene. Great for when you want to make an update to the script then all objects referencing this script will also update. Downside is that all scripts remain the same and any customisation is done via the dynamic properties. These are used a lot in the game objects where systems can develop and grow then all projects using them are automatically updated.

The external script is accessed in a similar way to the micro script. As this script is file based you can either load an existing file or create a new one from scratch. So let’s take a look at how to use this script type.

1) Select the object to attach the external script to. Then RMB to open the menu and choose “Lua – Add External Script”
From the rollout menu you have the option to open a script from file or create a new script.

2) Depending upon your choice this will open a file dialog for you to choose a script or you selected the “New Script” option for you to create a new script. Then this script will be opened in the script editor for you. Once opened you can make your changes and press the save icon to save this script back to your hard drive.

You mentioned a crash, there will be another reason for the crash as this method of scripting is used daily with us. It would be good to locate it

[StarFire]

The script file must be saved to your hd as for example "random.lua" then load this file into the external script property.

Still not working?
When a script is created it needs to be added to the resources system, now this is done for you automatically but will throw up a box asking you do you want to add this script.... if you clicked no then it will be ignored but this will prevent you script form running correctly. If this is the case for you try this:
Go the scripts folder in asset manager and click on the folder to display its contents. Now if it’s added to resources nothing will happen, except showing the folder contents. If it’s not then the Message box will show.

[StarFire]

I have just tried this tutorial and it works as long as you save the script to file and remove the include "sky.include ( "random.lua" )"

Nice simple tutorial.It would be good for other users if you could give a little explanation of what the script is actually doing, nothing too in depth but why the script does what it does

[StarFire]

you may want to change the line randomX = math.random(10,10); to randomX = math.random(-10,10);

[SpiderMack]

[SpiderMack]

[StarFire]

[SpiderMack]

Thanks for the advice.

I corrected the previous code to include the post init

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