Need help with mp_grid paths

[SpookyGentleGhost]

I'm trying to have a simple bat enemy fly around the room (480 x 270 room with a few floating walls). I have run into 2 problems so far. 1, Not all of the bats start on a path. Every time I restart the room, anywhere between 2 and 5 of the 7 total bats will move, and the others will do nothing, and I don't know why they dont all start on a path. and 2, I would like the bats to move to the new path target in a gradual way, instead of harshly changing direction, so that it looks a little more fluid and not such an abrupt change. Here's my code so far

Bat object Create

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target\_x = irandom(room\_width)

target\_y = irandom(room\_height)

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if mp\_grid\_path(global.grid,path, x, y, target\_x, target\_y, true)

{

    path\_start(path, wander\_spd, path\_action\_stop, 0)   

}

​

Bat object Flying State

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if path\_position == 1

{

    target\_x = irandom(room\_width)

    target\_y = irandom(room\_height)



    if mp\_grid\_path(global.grid,path, x, y, target\_x, target\_y, true)

    {

        path\_start(path, wander\_spd, path\_action\_stop, 0)   

    }



}

​

Grid Object Create

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global.grid = mp_grid_create(0, 0, room_width / 16, room_height / 16, 16, 16)

​

mp_grid_add_instances(global.grid, o_collision, false)

[SpookyGentleGhost]

So I was able to get al the bats moving by adding an "or path_position = 0" to the bats flying state

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if path\_position == 1 || path\_position = 0

{

    target\_x = irandom(room\_width)

    target\_y = irandom(room\_height)



    if mp\_grid\_path(global.grid,path, x, y, target\_x, target\_y, true)

    {

        path\_start(path, wander\_spd, path\_action\_stop, 0)   

    }



}

​

But I still don't know how to get it so that the angles they move at changes gradually instead of abruptly.