Technical Info concerning Interiors

[sandor]

Pathgrid Practical


Look at the screenshots (RPC18).

To avoid the NPC running into walls. create a "priority" path.
These are the blue points (or tetrahedrons (th)). The NPC is attracted tho these points as iron is to a magnet. Place them by holding CTRL and ALT and then rightclick.

The NPC prefers the blue points above the red ones.
In this way you can influence the NPC's behaviour, where he should wander or not.


I placed some (blue th's) near the chairs at the table (downstairs). This will be the preferable seat, while eating. The place where the NPC sits down (for eating), changes randomly upstairs or downstairs. If Nirtunus (RPC18) goes for dinner downstairs, he often prefers the seat with the blue node.

Make sure you place th's at both the sides of the chairs and the bed (PG1/2 and 5; screenshots). This to avoid strange behaviour like standing on the chair while getting up etc. Always test the pathgrid and see if every chair etc. is used correctly by the NPC. I know it takes a lot of time but it contributes in a massive way to the quality of the interior.

Don't place red points on the middle of the stairs. The NPC will stand still for a long time.

sandor has attached these images (downsized versions):

PG1.jpg | PG2.jpg | PG3.jpg | PG4.jpg | PG5.jpg