[SOLVED] Can't Manipulate Ped after Invoking Animation

Goal:  Make ped flee when player is within X distance of the ped (before pursuit initiates).

Problem:  When I am within 50m of the ped, the animation stops but nothing else happens.  The ped becomes static.  They don't even flee when the pursuit initiates unless I knock them over.  I've spent a majority of the day troubleshooting and trying different solutions (including using natives, clearing ped tasks, and changing BlockPermanentEvents to false).  I would appreciate some guidance.

Edit:  It turns out that when I am within 50m the animation will stop and the ped is static, but when I leave the 50m area the ped will then flee.

Solution Edit:  I was able to fix my problem by creating a boolean for Fleeing and incorporating it into my if statement, similar to how the pursuit is managed.  I will leave this post here in case someone has a similar issue in the future.

OnCalloutAccepted()

if ((SpawnChance >= 5 && SpawnChance <= 9) && rand <= 50)
{
  Game.LogTrivial("Spawning Dealer ped outside of buyer vehicle");
  Dealer = new Ped("csb_ballasog", BuyerVehicle.GetOffsetPosition(new Vector3(1f, 0f, 0f)), BuyerVehicle.Heading + 90f);
  Dealer.RandomizeVariation(); // Random clothing
  Dealer.IsPersistent = true;
  Dealer.BlockPermanentEvents = true;
  Dealer.Tasks.PlayAnimation("amb@prop_human_bum_shopping_cart@male@idle_a", "idle_b", 1, AnimationFlags.Loop);
}

Process()

if (Game.LocalPlayer.Character.DistanceTo(Dealer.Position) < 50f)
{
  // Make dealer flee when player is within 50m

  //Game.DisplayHelp("Player within distance");
  Dealer.Tasks.Flee(Game.LocalPlayer.Character, 100, -1);
}

Process() fixed

if (!Fleeing && Game.LocalPlayer.Character.DistanceTo(Dealer.Position) < 50f)
{
  // Make dealer flee when player is within 50m

  //Game.DisplayHelp("Player within distance");
  Dealer.Tasks.Flee(Game.LocalPlayer.Character, 100, -1);
  Fleeing = true;
}

Edited June 24, 20196 yr by Rich