I have a target actor that I need to move the player to, such as this:

  Player.MoveTo(akTarget,afxOffset = -100,abMatchRotation = true)  Game.ForceThirdPerson()   int random = Utility.RandomInt(1,3)  if(random ==1)   akTarget.PlayIdle(IdleWounded_01)  elseif random == 2   akTarget.PlayIdle(IdleWounded_02)  Else   akTarget.PlayIdle(IdleWounded_03)  EndIf  utility.Wait(3.0)  Player.PushActorAway(akTarget,0)

What I have no idea is the math involved to calculate how to determine a position X distance away but directly behind the actor, regardless of his heading. Any math geniuses or just better educated people that can lend a hand?

Thanks,

- MM

Its not so hard. I use this for my horse summon.
It works on a 90 degree angle setting, and places the horse in front of you based on that.
Reverse it for placing behind.

myZ = Game.GetPlayer().GetAngleZ()if myZ >= 315 || myZ <= 45   LevelersNightMareREF.MoveTo(Game.GetPlayer(), afYOffset = 400.0)elseif myZ > 45 && myZ <= 135   LevelersNightMareREF.MoveTo(Game.GetPlayer(), afXOffset = 400.0)elseif myZ > 135 && myZ <= 225   LevelersNightMareREF.MoveTo(Game.GetPlayer(), afYOffset = -400.0)elseif myZ > 225   LevelersNightMareREF.MoveTo(Game.GetPlayer(), afXOffset = -400.0)endif

From looking at what you posted of your script, I think you're trying to make it look like you snuck up behind an NPC and hit him/her on the head? If that's so, I think you need the script to place you exactly in the 6 o'clock position. That calls for trigonometry, and this is what I always use for doing that:

float anglez = akTarget.GetAngleZ() + 180.0;or +90 for right, -90 for left, 0 for in frontfloat distance = 100.0float offsetx = distance * math.sin(anglez)float offsety = distance * math.cos(anglez)Game.GetPlayer().MoveTo(akTarget, offsetx, offsety, 0)

WillieSea and RandomNoob. Thanks guys. I'll give both a try and make appropriate tweaks. Thank you so much.

RandomNoob, that's effectively what I'm doing. The player can only do this when not detected by the victim, and effectively isn't intended to be used when forward facing. I just need to make a small locational adjustment so that the animations that both perform look good and ensuring that the player is behind the victim will do just that now that I've got the timing down. Thank you again!!!

-MM

Couldn't you just use the GetHeading function and rotate it by 180 degrees?

Hey Redwood. Well, I actually need the player to be facing the same direction as the victim, I just need to make sure they're right behind the victim so the animation pairs up as it's not a paired animation. I'm using two seperate animations with some specific timing. Perhaps I'm misunderstanding you? BTW, love your work!

Thank you again RandomNoob! That code worked flawlessly!