skill_Snooping.py

def PlayerWalk( direction ):
    '''
    Moves the player in the specified direction
    '''

    playerPosition = Player.Position
    if Player.Direction == direction:
        Player.Walk( direction )
    else:
        Player.Walk( direction )
        Player.Walk( direction )
    return

def FollowMobile( mobile, maxDistanceToMobile = 2, startPlayerStuckTimer = False ):
    '''
    Uses the X and Y coordinates of the animal and player to follow the animal around the map
    Returns True if player is not stuck, False if player is stuck
    '''

    mobilePosition = mobile.Position
    playerPosition = Player.Position
    directionToWalk = ''
    if mobilePosition.X > playerPosition.X and mobilePosition.Y > playerPosition.Y:
        directionToWalk = 'Down'
    if mobilePosition.X < playerPosition.X and mobilePosition.Y > playerPosition.Y:
        directionToWalk = 'Left'
    if mobilePosition.X > playerPosition.X and mobilePosition.Y < playerPosition.Y:
        directionToWalk = 'Right'
    if mobilePosition.X < playerPosition.X and mobilePosition.Y < playerPosition.Y:
        directionToWalk = 'Up'
    if mobilePosition.X > playerPosition.X and mobilePosition.Y == playerPosition.Y:
        directionToWalk = 'East'
    if mobilePosition.X < playerPosition.X and mobilePosition.Y == playerPosition.Y:
        directionToWalk = 'West'
    if mobilePosition.X == playerPosition.X and mobilePosition.Y > playerPosition.Y:
        directionToWalk = 'South'
    if mobilePosition.X == playerPosition.X and mobilePosition.Y < playerPosition.Y:
        directionToWalk = 'North'

    if startPlayerStuckTimer:
        Timer.Create( 'playerStuckTimer', 5000 )

    playerPosition = Player.Position
    PlayerWalk( directionToWalk )

    newPlayerPosition = Player.Position
    if playerPosition == newPlayerPosition and not Timer.Check( 'playerStuckTimer' ):
        # Player has been stuck in the same position for a while, try to find them a way out of the stuck position
        if Player.Direction == 'Up':
            for i in range ( 5 ):
                Player.Walk( 'Down' )
        elif Player.Direction == 'Down':
            for i in range( 5 ):
                Player.Walk( 'Up' )
        elif Player.Direction == 'Right':
            for i in range( 5 ):
                Player.Walk( 'Left' )
        elif Player.Direction == 'Left':
            for i in range( 5 ):
                Player.Walk( 'Right' )
        Timer.Create( 'playerStuckTimer', 5000 )
    elif playerPosition != newPlayerPosition:
        Timer.Create( 'playerStuckTimer', 5000 )

    if Player.DistanceTo( mobile ) > maxDistanceToMobile:
        # This pause may need further tuning
        # Don't want to create a ton of infinite calls if the player is stuck, but also don't want to not be able to catch up to animals
        Misc.Pause( 100 )
        FollowMobile( mobile, maxDistanceToMobile )

    return True

snoopTarget = Target.PromptTarget( 'Select whom to snoop' )
snoopTarget = Mobiles.FindBySerial( snoopTarget )
backpack = snoopTarget.Backpack

if Player.DistanceTo( snoopTarget ) > 1:
    FollowMobile( snoopTarget, 1, True )

Items.UseItem( backpack )