WIP: Monk follows player

[wjt]

WIP: Monk follows player

[wjt]

Weird, the build for this (draft) PR isn't getting included in the web build. I'm temporarily marking it as not draft to test...

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Play this branch at https://play.threadbare.game/branches/endlessm/wjt/wip-monk-follows-player.

(This launches the game from the start, not directly at the change(s) in this pull request.)

[wjt]

https://play.threadbare.game/branches/endlessm/wjt/wip-monk-follows-player/#res://scenes/quests/lore_quests/quest_002/1_void_runner/void_runner.tscn

Once you talk to the monk, he will follow you around, but only as far as the fork in the path (which is meant to be a hint that you should go up, rather than back the way you came). He also gives you more hints about what landmarks to look for.

The follow movement is quite janky but it's just a prototype. :)

[manuq]

https://play.threadbare.game/branches/endlessm/wjt/wip-monk-follows-player/#res://scenes/quests/lore_quests/quest_002/1_void_runner/void_runner.tscn

Once you talk to the monk, he will follow you around, but only as far as the fork in the path (which is meant to be a hint that you should go up, rather than back the way you came). He also gives you more hints about what landmarks to look for.

The follow movement is quite janky but it's just a prototype. :)

Wow this is so cool! Already as a prototype I can see the potential. I've been wanting for so long NPCs that are more alive instead of waiting idle. I love it!

I reached a state at the bridge which the monk is blocking the player from moving:

Grabacion.de.pantalla.desde.2026-02-05.09-19-57.mp4

Maybe the player and the monk should't collide at all? Less realistinc, but is what some games do.

Also what I've seen in games is that the NPC companion walks at about the same velocity as the player, so they are usually one next to each other.

[wjt]

The monk also forced me to walk behind a tree on the top island, at which point I got stuck, but I can get stuck there without the monk's help 😄

Actually I wonder if the monk should keep a minimum distance from the player, i.e. so if you walk towards him he tries to move in the opposite direction? I guess not because you want to be able to talk to him...