Question about distance and path

[catarix7]

Hi all.
i want to put entity via script on some random point on circle with distance 100 from players base. i used the command to check the spot.

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if (game.get_surface(1).can_place_entity{name = "big-biter", position = {Fin_x, Fin_y}}) then

i would like to know
1. how i can check distance from nearest player building? i found parameter min_player_base_distance in map-setting but do not understand how it works.
2. how i can check that there is a way from my random point to players base (or center of a map). i founded pathfinder in Misanthrope mode but i would prefer to use basic game function.
thank you in advance

[DaveMcW]

There is no built in function to locate the player's base or check distance from it. Certainly not min_player_base_distance.

You could implement your own by using some geometry. Pick a direction from the center of the map, use find_entities_filtered in that direction, and find the building farthest from the center. Then add 100 to get your spawn point.

The API does not include a pathfinder function, which is why Misanthrope had to implement its own.