How to give entity a target?

[cunning rose]

I want to have an entity I spawn through API to follow another entity that I get from ray casting. Is there any way this is possible with the current API?

[cunning rose]

Is this possible in any fashion, no matter how hacky?

[barren sphinx]

you could use Entity.prototype.applyImpulse() to make the entity move towards the other entity

[ornate island]

custom entity?

[paper igloo]

why include prototype

[barren sphinx]

that is how you specify that the method is supposed to be run on an actual instance of an entity and that is not a static class property

you don't include it in the actual code

[cunning rose]

That's an interesting way haha, good thinking. It'd be a lot of overhead work to simulate 'following' behavior, but I think it could make a functional backup plan

[ornate island]

if it is a custom entity there is a lot of ways
either damage or tame

[cunning rose]

Ahh, but here's the kicker...the entity is floating/flying!

Apparently none of the typical ways work, at least not for me. I can get the target, but nothing will make the flying/floating entity move towards the target. Any ideas?

[barren sphinx]

the applyImpulse method should work

[cunning rose]

So I'd basically simulate the entire concept of 'movement' and 'following' for the entity? Interesting, that might actually work haha

To simulate fluid motion, that would require a lot of micro-nudges, and thus, a lot of overhead. I wonder if there's some more refined way to do this 🤔

[barren sphinx]

I had meant just constantly making the entity move directly towards the target

[elfin narwhal]

get the entity from view direction then spawn the entity you want, apply damage your entity caused by entity from view, may it works

[barren sphinx]

why apply dmage!? they just wanted the entity to follow the other entity, not kill it lol

[elfin narwhal]

apply damage 0 to it

to give it a target

[cunning rose]

So I was able to give it a target relatively easily with tags and using 'nearest_attackable_entity' component. However, a flying/floating entity doesn't seem to be able to approach it's target (broken components?). I was able to confirm it targetting & attacking the target when I gave it ranged attacks, like the ghast.