[Solved] I tell him "don't attack the yak!", he attacks the yak

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I’m trying to make sure that after finishing off the ogres, hero won’t go against the yaks:

while True:
    enemy = hero.findNearestEnemy()
    if enemy and enemy.type != "yak":
        if hero.canCast("chain-lightning", enemy):
            hero.cast("chain-lightning", enemy)
        else:
            hero.attack(enemy)
    elif enemy and enemy.type == "yak":
        hero.moveXY(enemy.pos.x - 20, enemy.pos.y + 20)
    pass

but, of course he goes attacking the yak in Clash of Clones!
Why is he doing that?

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if hero.canCast(“chain-lightning”):
# and
if hero.isReady(“chain-lightning”):
# are equivalent

hero.canCast("chain-lightning", enemy):

defines if hero can physically attain the enemy ( you can see the enemy with see-through-wall glasses, but you cannot harm him)

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This was the answer to your question in How to cast "chain-lightning"
You are attacking the yaks because the bounceRange is 20m and bounceCount is 8.

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  1. Thanks!
  2. Where did you find this stats sheet for Chain lightning?
  3. Why not post the answer to my chain-lightning question in that other thread?
  4. I don’t understand your answer to the yak-question: I specified with enemy.type that if it’s a yak, it shouldn’t be attacked, but hero runs toward it to attack with the sword. That doesn’t have anything to do with chain-lightning, does it?
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1.My pleasure
2. https://codecombat.com/editor/thang : Search Thang Types Types Here : Emperor’s Gloves :
https://codecombat.com/editor/thang/emperors-gloves : Components
3. My mistake - too many open tabs
4. If you’ re using chain lightning it will bonce toward nearby enemies and I think friends included - it’s a force of nature :slight_smile: I’ve seen the lightning crossing huge distances from enemy to enemy. From your code excerpt I think the lightning annoyed the yaks.

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But it was never cast (see the other thread about Chain Lighting), it doesn’t work for me :frowning:

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Why dont you not cast chain lightning. Because if you do you cant control where it will go.

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To answer your question, the enemy.type is “sand-yak” NOT “yak”

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Thanks, that was it!
Yay, desert completed!

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