Fixing the SailTo function [Forget it: It's no bug]

[Pieter Boelen]

I've got a few questions concerning the SailTo function as it doesn't work properly with me. When in a certain radius of your target, you shouldn't be able to use the function, yet I can. I understood I am not the only person with this problem either, so I was hoping someone could give me a hand in fixing it.
BTW: Who doesn't have this problem/bug?

 

[CatalinaThePirate]

I thought it was switchable through BuildSettings.h ? <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" />

This is what my settings read:

<!--c1--><div class='codetop'>CODE</div><div class='codemain'><!--ec1-->#define SAILTO_MIN_SPEEDRATIO    0.75 // if your speed is less than this compared to your target's, can't `sail-to`. Note, also checks wind angle for you and the target running away, and rigtype for both.

#define SAILTO_MIN_DISTANCE    500 // if you are closer than this many units to the enemy ship, you can't sailto.<!--c2--></div><!--ec2-->I think that's the default.

You may be right about it not working, tho. Seems to me I've not noticed it working just recently. (haven't been playing a lot right now)

 

[Pieter Boelen]

It is switchable in BuildSettings.h; it just doesn't work. Anyone might at least direct me to the file I could find the code in? Not that I would understand it, but I could at least try. Unless someone else is wanting to seriously try and fix this (something I am unable to do due to me lack of knowledge).

 

[emrep]

"Pieter:
May it be that you are sailing in arcade mode?

That thing is in AISea.c -> void SeaAI_SailToCharacter(int iCharacterIndex).

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Hey! Very good point there Emrep! I didn't know you had to be in realistic sailing mode for it to work. So it's no bug after all. Saves me some fixing! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />
Thanks a lot!!! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bounce.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":b:" border="0" alt="bounce.gif" />