How to get AI to move to a specific location?

[cool evil]

I had this problem when i was trying out new ways to use WML, in an event, i want the AI's units to move to a specific location, say x,y=20,20, and after it moved there, it would trigger the event which makes defeats the enemy. I know all the events and filter tags, but as far as i searched on the wiki, the closest to this is the [target] WML, but it only allows AI's unit to target it's attack on a certain enemy unit, like the one used in Elves Besieged. Is there anyway i could make the AI unit to move to a certain location?

[zookeeper]

The only way to really force AI movement is to set the goto_x and goto_y keys of a unit by hand in an ai turn event. Like this:

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[event]
    name=ai turn
    first_time_only=no

    [if]
        [variable]
            name=side_number
            equals=3 # assuming the AI unit's side is 3
        [/variable]

        [then]
            [store_unit]
                [filter]
                    description=my_ai_unit
                [/filter]

                kill=no
                variable=stored_my_ai_unit
            [/store_unit]

            {VARIABLE stored_my_ai_unit.goto_x 8}
            {VARIABLE stored_my_ai_unit.goto_y 35}

            [unstore_unit]
                variable=stored_my_ai_unit
                find_vacant=no
            [/unstore_unit]

            {CLEAR_VARIABLE stored_my_ai_unit}
        [/then]
    [/if]
[/event]

The above forces the unit to always try to move towards 8,35. Doesn't prevent it from attacking either I think, if it happens to land next to an enemy.

[toms]

Out of curiousity: What happens if an enemy is standing on the given coordinates? Does the unit stop before the enemy or what?

[Iris]

Out of curiousity: What happens if an enemy is standing on the given coordinates? Does the unit stop before the enemy or what?

If I read correctly (IIRC v2 ) it will replace it. As find_vacant=no.

[zookeeper]

Out of curiousity: What happens if an enemy is standing on the given coordinates? Does the unit stop before the enemy or what?

Well, it still tries to go there. Obviously it can't though, so I guess it'll settle for one of the adjacent hexes then. It won't replace the other unit or anything like that.

[thespaceinvader]

WIll it not do its best to clear the hex by attacking the unit occupying it?

[cool evil]

I put the codes in like this, trying to get ai side 6,7,8 unit's to move to 6,35, i know i didn't fill in the my_ai_unit one so it didn't work, but i was wondering what do i have to put there to make every ai unit move to the location, if i put down specific units would it orders them to move?

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[event]
    name=ai turn
    first_time_only=no

    [if]
        [variable]
            name=6,7,8
            equals=6,7,8
        [/variable]

        [then]
            [store_unit]
                [filter]
                    description=my_ai_unit
                [/filter]

                kill=no
                variable=stored_my_ai_unit
            [/store_unit]

            {VARIABLE stored_my_ai_unit.goto_x 6}
            {VARIABLE stored_my_ai_unit.goto_y 35}

            [unstore_unit]
                variable=stored_my_ai_unit
                find_vacant=no
            [/unstore_unit]

            {CLEAR_VARIABLE stored_my_ai_unit}
        [/then]
    [/if]
[/event]

[Rhuvaen]

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    [if]
        [variable]
            name=6,7,8
            equals=6,7,8
        [/variable]

        [then]

Yikes! 6,7,8 is not a variable name. Try side_number instead:

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    [if]
        [variable]
            name=side_number
            greater_than=5
        [/variable]
        [variable]
            name=side_number
            less_than=9
        [/variable]

        [then]

The "less_than=" part can probably be skipped, unless you actually have a side number 9.

[cool evil]

That didn't really answer my question. I was asking what do i have to put down on the "description=my_ai_unit"

It's still not working

[Rhuvaen]

i know i didn't fill in the my_ai_unit one so it didn't work, but i was wondering what do i have to put there to make every ai unit move to the location, if i put down specific units would it orders them to move?

Sorry, I think your phrasing threw me off the question and I went to look for answers in your code.

You just put side=$side_number in the filter. That would make every ai unit of that side (and the event fires for each side) move to the location.