// Finds another point near the destination. Useful when toon is 'waiting' for something
// (e.g., boat, mob repops, etc). This allows multiple people running
// the same profile to not stand on top of each other while waiting for
// something.
public static WoWPoint FanOutRandom(this WoWPoint location,
double maxRadius)
{
const int CYLINDER_LINE_COUNT = 12;
const int MAX_TRIES = 50;
const double SAFE_DISTANCE_BUFFER = 1.75;
WoWPoint candidateDestination = location;
int tryCount;
// Most of the time we'll find a viable spot in less than 2 tries...
// However, if you're standing on a pier, or small platform a
// viable alternative may take 10-15 tries--its all up to the
// random number generator.
for (tryCount = MAX_TRIES; tryCount > 0; --tryCount)
{
WoWPoint circlePoint;
bool[] hitResults;
WoWPoint[] hitPoints;
int index;
WorldLine[] traceLines = new WorldLine[CYLINDER_LINE_COUNT + 1];
candidateDestination = location.AddPolarXY((TAU * StyxWoW.Random.NextDouble()), (maxRadius * StyxWoW.Random.NextDouble()), 0.0);
// Build set of tracelines that can evaluate the candidate destination --
// We build a cone of lines with the cone's base at the destination's 'feet',
// and the cone's point at maxRadius over the destination's 'head'. We also
// include the cone 'normal' as the first entry.
// 'Normal' vector
index = 0;
traceLines[index].Start = candidateDestination.Add(0.0, 0.0, maxRadius);
traceLines[index].End = candidateDestination.Add(0.0, 0.0, -maxRadius);
// Cylinder vectors
for (double turnFraction = 0.0; turnFraction < TAU; turnFraction += (TAU / CYLINDER_LINE_COUNT))
{
++index;
circlePoint = candidateDestination.AddPolarXY(turnFraction, SAFE_DISTANCE_BUFFER, 0.0);
traceLines[index].Start = circlePoint.Add(0.0, 0.0, maxRadius);
traceLines[index].End = circlePoint.Add(0.0, 0.0, -maxRadius);
}
// Evaluate the cylinder...
// The result for the 'normal' vector (first one) will be the location where the
// destination meets the ground. Before this MassTrace, only the candidateDestination's
// X/Y values were valid.
GameWorld.MassTraceLine(traceLines.ToArray(),
TraceLineHitFlags.Collision,
out hitResults,
out hitPoints);
candidateDestination = hitPoints[0]; // From 'normal', Destination with valid Z coordinate
// Sanity check...
// We don't want to be standing right on the edge of a drop-off (say we'e on
// a plaform or pier). If there is not solid ground all around us, we reject
// the candidate. Our test for validity is that the walking distance must
// not be more than 20% greater than the straight-line distance to the point.
int viableVectorCount = hitPoints.Sum(point => ((Me.Location.SurfacePathDistance(point) < (Me.Location.Distance(point) * 1.20))
? 1
: 0));
if (viableVectorCount < (CYLINDER_LINE_COUNT + 1))
{
continue;
}
// If new destination is 'too close' to our current position, try again...
if (Me.Location.Distance(candidateDestination) <= SAFE_DISTANCE_BUFFER)
{
continue;
}
break;
}
// If we exhausted our tries, just go with simple destination --
if (tryCount <= 0)
{
candidateDestination = location;
}
return(candidateDestination);
}
/// <summary>
/// <para>Finds another point near the destination. Useful when toon is 'waiting' for something
/// (e.g., boat, mob repops, etc). This allows multiple people running
/// the same profile to not stand on top of each other while waiting for
/// something.</para>
/// <para>Notes:<list type="bullet">
/// <item><description><para> * The returned WoWPoint is carefully chosen. The returned WoWPoint
/// will not cause you to fall off a boat dock or Zeppelin landing.</para></description></item>
/// </list></para>
/// </summary>
/// <param name="location"></param>
/// <param name="maxRadius"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
/// <remarks>17Apr2011-12:16UTC chinajade</remarks>
public static WoWPoint FanOutRandom(this WoWPoint location, double maxRadius)
{
Contract.Requires(maxRadius >= 0.0, context => "maxRadius >= 0.0");
// Optimize situations where we want the exact point...
if (maxRadius <= Navigator.PathPrecision)
{
return(location);
}
const int CYLINDER_LINE_COUNT = 12;
const int MAX_TRIES = 50;
const double SAFE_DISTANCE_BUFFER = 1.75;
WoWPoint candidateDestination = location;
int tryCount;
// ActiveMover is null in some cases where player is not in control of movement,
// such as when on a taxi like the one for the
// 'Mission: The Murketh and Shaadraz Gateways' quest (http://www.wowhead.com/quest=10146)
var me = WoWMovement.ActiveMover ?? StyxWoW.Me;
Contract.Requires(me != null, context => "me != null");
var myLoc = me.Location;
// Most of the time we'll find a viable spot in less than 2 tries...
// However, if you're standing on a pier, or small platform a
// viable alternative may take 10-15 tries--its all up to the
// random number generator.
for (tryCount = MAX_TRIES; tryCount > 0; --tryCount)
{
bool[] hitResults;
WoWPoint[] hitPoints;
Func <double, double> weightedRandomRadius =
(radiusMaximum) =>
{
return
((StyxWoW.Random.Next(101) < 80)
// We want a large number of the candidate magnitudes to be near the max range.
// This encourages toons to 'spread out'.
? ((radiusMaximum * 0.70) + (radiusMaximum * 0.30 * StyxWoW.Random.NextDouble()))
: (radiusMaximum * StyxWoW.Random.NextDouble()));
};
var traceLines = new WorldLine[CYLINDER_LINE_COUNT + 1];
candidateDestination = location.AddPolarXY((TAU * StyxWoW.Random.NextDouble()), weightedRandomRadius(maxRadius), 0.0);
// If destination is in the air...
if (!IsOverGround(candidateDestination, 3.0))
{
// If we don't have clear LoS between the specified and candidate destinations, the candidate is unsuitable...
if (GameWorld.TraceLine(location, candidateDestination, TraceLineHitFlags.Collision))
{
continue;
}
// Otherwise, we have our candidate destination...
break;
}
// Ground-based destinations...
// Build set of tracelines that can evaluate the candidate destination --
// We build a cone of lines with the cone's base at the destination's 'feet',
// and the cone's point at maxRadius over the destination's 'head'. We also
// include the cone 'normal' as the first entry.
// 'Normal' vector
var index = 0;
traceLines[index].Start = candidateDestination.Add(0.0, 0.0, maxRadius);
traceLines[index].End = candidateDestination.Add(0.0, 0.0, -maxRadius);
// Cylinder vectors
for (double turnFraction = 0.0; turnFraction < TAU; turnFraction += (TAU / CYLINDER_LINE_COUNT))
{
++index;
var circlePoint = candidateDestination.AddPolarXY(turnFraction, SAFE_DISTANCE_BUFFER, 0.0);
traceLines[index].Start = circlePoint.Add(0.0, 0.0, maxRadius);
traceLines[index].End = circlePoint.Add(0.0, 0.0, -maxRadius);
}
// Evaluate the cylinder...
// The result for the 'normal' vector (first one) will be the location where the
// destination meets the ground. Before this MassTrace, only the candidateDestination's
// X/Y values were valid.
GameWorld.MassTraceLine(traceLines.ToArray(),
TraceLineHitFlags.Collision,
out hitResults,
out hitPoints);
candidateDestination = hitPoints[0]; // From 'normal', Destination with valid Z coordinate
// Sanity check...
// We don't want to be standing right on the edge of a drop-off (say we'e on
// a plaform or pier). If there is not solid ground all around us, we reject
// the candidate. Our test for validity is that the walking distance must
// not be more than 20% greater than the straight-line distance to the point.
int viableVectorCount = hitPoints.Sum(point => ((location.PathTraversalCost(point) < (location.Distance(point) * 1.20))
? 1
: 0));
if (viableVectorCount < (CYLINDER_LINE_COUNT * 0.8))
{
continue;
}
// If new destination is 'too close' to our current position, try again...
if (myLoc.Distance(candidateDestination) <= SAFE_DISTANCE_BUFFER)
{
continue;
}
break;
}
// If we exhausted our tries, just go with simple destination --
if (tryCount <= 0)
{
candidateDestination = location;
}
return(candidateDestination);
}