[Opensim-users] Autopilot and osNPC bugs

[Teravus Ovares]

In order to fix the autopilot, the script engine needs to feed the
ScenePresence minimal position/rotation updates.   There's an event
handler in ScenePresence that handles AvatarUpdates and is the proper
method for the script engine to call.   Last I checked, the server
side autopilot code is IN that event handler, so, unless something has
significantly changed, it just needs to be wired up.

Teravus

On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 8:55 PM, Justin Clark-Casey
<jjustincc at googlemail.com> wrote:
> On 12/07/11 14:53, David Burden wrote:
>>
>>  From my experience and what I've read elsewhere both the LibOMV Autopilot
>> function in OpenSim and the osNPC
>> functionality are broken in the latest versions of OpenSim. Since one of
>> my favourite uses for virtual worlds is playing
>> around autonomous avatars this is a real pain. Has anyone got any idea of
>> the amount of effort needed to fix one or both
>> of these, as if it's reasonable and practical we might be able to find
>> some resource to help fix them.
>
> Hi David.  As it happens, I've started to look at osNPC*() functions in the
> last couple of weeks (e.g. commits 22f25fa, ed12e38) with a view to
> eventually restoring the original functionality and buttressing it with some
> automated regression tests.  I would also love to see the code in a state
> where NPCs would work without a client object attached.
>
> At the moment in git master, say, create and delete work, though appearance
> and autopilot are broken.  For an experienced OpenSim developer fixing
> appearance shouldn't be too hard - I think it's a case of digging around to
> find out why the copied avatar baked textures aren't being used properly on
> the NPC.
>
> Fixing autopilot is more difficult.  In principle, it should use much the
> same code paths as sit and "go here" on version 1 viewers, though "go here"
> itself doesn't appear to be working consistently.  It's probably a case of
> fixing go and then reusing the code for npc autopilot.  This would be
> somewhat involved, more so than fixing appearance.  Fixing autopilot of NPCs
> should also fix it for client-side bots.
>
> Any resource to help fix these would be very welcome.  I have to confess,
> they are low down on my priority list right now.
>
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