HI all .
Quick question.
Is there a way to make a new function something like: SetEntityviewrange(e,2000)
and put it into global lua so that we can script the view range of the AI
If so please let me know.
Thanks
Pcs

Sounds like a feasible request-- certainly not impossible-
if you're asking for a general opinion.
Sounds like a single variable assignment (via a search for enemy entities system.)

smallg's thread would be the place to look. For instance radar...
Yeah, I'm gonna insert a radar type system into the game at some point.

Add the request to GitHub.

not really, you would need it to be exposed to lua but you can modify the ai script yourself as a temporary fix
in module_combatcore.lua you will find the 'detectplayer' function
function module_combatcore.detectplayer(e,AIObjNo,PlayerDist,CanFire,detectstate)
where you could add some modification to the check
if (PlayerDist < AIGetEntityViewRange(AIObjNo)
like
if (PlayerDist < AIGetEntityViewRange(AIObjNo) * visibility[e]
so if you set visibility[e] to 1 the AI has full view range but 0.5 is half view range etc

note; due to the ai having a lot of behaviors and other areas that check for the player it may not always works as expected

@smallg, thanks for the info, will try it and see how it works.

Ps :.. one more Question . if i leave the view range and cone angle empty in the ai properties what is the default value

You can see the view as a red cone if you slide the ai slider up in tab tab mode but I believe it is 3k distance and 90 degrees (or 180 )

Thanks Smallg