Companions don't adjust their walking speed

[AmProsius]

Describe the bug
Followers still run if the player walks.

Expected behavior
Followers adjust their walking speed according to the player. However, the player must be in sight of the follower if the player starts running after walking.

[catalinstoian]

gothic-1-community-patch/scriptbase/_work/Data/Scripts/Content/Story/ZS/ZS_FollowPC.d

Lines 28 to 49 in 746a440

	func int ZS_FollowPC_Loop()
	{
	PrintDebugNpc (PD_TA_LOOP, "ZS_FollowPC_Loop");
	PrintGlobals (PD_MST_DETAIL);
	//-------- SC-Meister folgen ! --------
	if (Npc_GetDistToNpc(self,hero) > HAI_DIST_FOLLOWPC)
	{
	if !C_BodyStateContains(self, BS_SWIM)
	{
	AI_SetWalkmode (self, NPC_RUN);
	};
	AI_GotoNpc (self, hero);
	}
	else
	{
	B_SmartTurnToNpc(self, hero);
	};
	AI_Wait (self, 1);
	return LOOP_CONTINUE;
	};

changed to

func int ZS_FollowPC_Loop()
{
    PrintDebugNpc       (PD_TA_LOOP,    "ZS_FollowPC_Loop");
    PrintGlobals        (PD_MST_DETAIL);

    //-------- SC-Meister folgen ! --------
    if C_BodyStateContains(hero, BS_WALK) // wenn SC geht, gehe ich auch
    {
        AI_SetWalkmode  (self, NPC_WALK);
    }
    else if !C_BodyStateContains(self, BS_SWIM) // nur NPC_RUN wenn NPC nicht schwimmt und SC nicht geht
    {
        AI_SetWalkmode  (self, NPC_RUN);
    };
    if (Npc_GetDistToNpc(self,hero) > HAI_DIST_FOLLOWPC)
    {
        AI_GotoNpc      (self,  hero);
    }
    else
    {
        B_SmartTurnToNpc(self,  hero);
    };

    AI_Wait             (self,  1);
    return              LOOP_CONTINUE;
};

[szapp]

The code does not fix the issue for me:

• Hero runs: NPC runs
• Hero walks: NPC walks (as soon as they come close to the hero)
• Hero resumes running: NPC keeps walking and does not revert to running.

The reason for this is, that the state loop (ZS_FollowPC_Loop) is only called when all running AI-commands are completed. So until the NPC reaches the hero (from the command AI_GotoNpc(self, hero);, the function is not called. If the NPC is walking, but the hero starts running again, the functions is never called again (because the NPC cannot reach the player in walking speed) and the walk mode cannot be updated. I do not see an easy fix for this issue.

[szapp]

I fixed it here #76. With the use of B_FollowPC_AssessSC it works - provided the NPC sees the player. That means: If the player walks around a corner and then starts running, the NPC will remain walking until seeing the player again.