MoveType, MoveStyle and LookType

These tables control how an NPC moves and looks around: MoveType is its speed (walk, run, sprint, stand), MoveStyle is the attitude it moves with (normal, searching, patrolling, nervous, ...), and LookType is whether it turns only its head or its whole body to look at something.

Available on: Server, Client (the tables exist on both sides, but only the server's NPC methods take them)

Values

MoveType

How fast the NPC moves.

Used by (see NPCHandle, server):

• npc:Move(direction, moveType, moveStyle)
• npc:Follow(target, moveType, moveStyle)

A value outside 0..3 raises the Lua error invalid move type <n>.

Name	Value	Meaning
MoveType.Walk	0	Walk.
MoveType.Run	1	Run.
MoveType.Sprint	2	Sprint.
MoveType.Idle	3	Stand still.

MoveStyle

The attitude the NPC moves with, which changes its movement animations.

Used by (see NPCHandle, server):

• npc:Move(direction, moveType, moveStyle)
• npc:Follow(target, moveType, moveStyle)

A value outside 0..5 raises the Lua error invalid move style <n>.

Name	Value	Meaning
MoveStyle.Normal	0	Normal movement.
MoveStyle.Search	1	Searching, looking around for something.
MoveStyle.NervousBackoff	2	Nervously backing off.
MoveStyle.Patrol	3	Patrolling.
MoveStyle.Concerned	4	Concerned, on alert.
MoveStyle.NervousWalk	5	Walking nervously.

LookType

What the NPC turns to look at a position.

Used by npc:LookAt(position, lookType) (server). A value outside 0..1 raises the Lua error invalid look type <n>.

Name	Value	Meaning
LookType.Head	0	Turn only the head.
LookType.Body	1	Turn the whole body.

Example

-- server: spawn a guard that patrols after a random player, then stops and looks at them
local position = vec3(2851.6, 541.1, -9920.1)
local guard = World.SpawnNPC("ghost_enemy_001", position)

local target = World.GetRandomPlayer()

if target then
	guard:Follow(target, MoveType.Walk, MoveStyle.Patrol)

	Timer.Set(function()
		guard:Move(vec3(0, 0, 0), MoveType.Idle, MoveStyle.Normal)
		guard:LookAt(target:GetPosition(), LookType.Body)
	end, 10000, 1)
end