Patrol Profile

A patrol profile defines where and how a character will patrol, including locations, timing, and speed.

Creation
To create a material profile, find (or create) the GameName/Resources/GameName/PatrolProfile folder in the project tab and right click.  Choose Create > AnyRPG > PatrolProfile.
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Properties
A patrol profile contains a single property, Patrol Properties, which consists of the following properties.
Name
Description
Auto Start
If true, a character unit that uses this patrol will start the patrol automatically upon spawning or entering the patrol state.
Destination List
A list of Vector3 coordinates that the unit will patrol to.
Use Tags
If true, the unit will patrol to the destinations in the Destination Tag List instead of the destination list.  This is useful if the level geometry will change because it doesn't require re-creating the destination list.
Destination Tag List
A list of tags.  The current scene will be searched for these tags, and the unit will patrol to the location of the tags.
Random Destinations
If true, destinations will be chosen randomly from the active destination list, rather than visited sequentially in order.
Loop Destinations
If true, the patrol will continue indefinitely, re-starting at the first destination when the last destination is reached.
Despawn On Completion
If true, the unit will despawn when the last destination is reached.
Max Destinations
If set to any number other than 0 (infinite), the patrol will end after that number of destinations have been reached.
Max Distance From Spawn Point
If the destination list is empty, and Random Destinations is set to true, a random location that is less than or equal to this number of meters from the spawn point will be chosen.
Destination Pause Time
The amount of time, in seconds, that a unit will pause at each destination before continuing to the next destination.
Movement Speed
The speed, in meters per second, that the unit will travel at when patrolling.
Save Position At Destination
If true, the unit will attempt to save its position when it reaches a destination.  The next time a saved game is loaded, the unit will start at the saved position, instead of its usual spawn point.
Next Steps
Assign a Patrol Profile to a Unit Profile.

Name	Description
Auto Start	If true, a character unit that uses this patrol will start the patrol automatically upon spawning or entering the patrol state.
Destination List	A list of Vector3 coordinates that the unit will patrol to.
Use Tags	If true, the unit will patrol to the destinations in the Destination Tag List instead of the destination list. This is useful if the level geometry will change because it doesn't require re-creating the destination list.
Destination Tag List	A list of tags. The current scene will be searched for these tags, and the unit will patrol to the location of the tags.
Random Destinations	If true, destinations will be chosen randomly from the active destination list, rather than visited sequentially in order.
Loop Destinations	If true, the patrol will continue indefinitely, re-starting at the first destination when the last destination is reached.
Despawn On Completion	If true, the unit will despawn when the last destination is reached.
Max Destinations	If set to any number other than 0 (infinite), the patrol will end after that number of destinations have been reached.
Max Distance From Spawn Point	If the destination list is empty, and Random Destinations is set to true, a random location that is less than or equal to this number of meters from the spawn point will be chosen.
Destination Pause Time	The amount of time, in seconds, that a unit will pause at each destination before continuing to the next destination.
Movement Speed	The speed, in meters per second, that the unit will travel at when patrolling.
Save Position At Destination	If true, the unit will attempt to save its position when it reaches a destination. The next time a saved game is loaded, the unit will start at the saved position, instead of its usual spawn point.

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