Solved Small Problem with Getting Entities in FOV

Hi,

Before you say anything, I am well aware that with hacked clients and FOV-modification, it's impossible to get the exact field of view. But I don't really mind.

Here's my dilemma. I have a code that detects if another player is within my field of view. It sort of works, but it seems really inaccurate. So I'm wondering if someone who is pretty good at math can take a look at this and see if I could be doing this better. Right now, at certain angles it will say there is no entity in my field of view. If I turn around, sometimes it also says the player is in my field of view. Bottom line, it's pretty flawed.

Step back, Math is beyond this point. If you're not ready to quit Summer, that's okay, I understand. But for those of you eager to learn or use what you've learned, do take a look.

Code:Java

 
    public HashMap<LivingEntity, Double> leVector(Player p)
    {
        ArrayList<LivingEntity> living = new ArrayList<>(); // This is where we'll save all the living entities that are nearby.
        for(Entity e : p.getNearbyEntities(Bukkit.getViewDistance() * 16, Bukkit.getViewDistance() * 16, Bukkit.getViewDistance() * 16))
        {
            if(e instanceof LivingEntity && !e.equals(p))
            {
                living.add((LivingEntity) e);
            }
        }
 
 
        HashMap<LivingEntity, Double> toreturn = new HashMap<>(); // This is where we'll save
 
        for(LivingEntity near : living)
        {
            Location nearloc = near.getLocation();
            Location ploc = p.getLocation();
            /*Vector tovec = near.getLocation().toVector().normalize();
            Vector dir = near.getLocation().getDirection().normalize();
            
            double dotproduct = tovec.dot(dir);
            mab = Math.abs(dotproduct);*/
            double prod = Math.abs(nearloc.subtract(ploc).toVector().normalize().dot(p.getLocation().getDirection().normalize()));
            toreturn.put(near, prod);
        }
 
        return toreturn;
    }
 

 

just check how far it's off from the player's look direction in the pitch and yaw directions using inverse trig?

 

Could you explain a bit more? Keep on mind I have tried a lot of things here.

Bump.

Bah, bit the bullet and went with a check that sees if the player is near your crosshairs. At least it works.

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