Personal Work
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Wolf AI
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Wolf AI whose behaviour adapts to different needs.
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It is controlled by a generic state machine.
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The needs have a priority order, meaning that the wolf would stop searching for a prey if it gets too tired to continue. In order they are:
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Energy
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Thirst
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Hunger
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Each need has a value that decreases over time, but they can also be controlled from the inspector.
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Main States:
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Idle
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Search for target (when it needs to fulfill a need)
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Can search for: Shelter to replenish energy, Water source to replenish thirst, and Prey to replenish hunger.
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Approach (when target is found)
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Once the target is reached, it will transition to the appropriate state depending on the target type:
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Attack for a prey that's still alive. It will be followed by Eat once the prey's health reaches 0.
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Eat for a prey that's already dead
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Drink for a water source
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Rest for a shelter
I'm using models from Malbers Animations that are available on Unity's asset store
Generic State Machine
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State machine that can be used for any type of object and re-used for multiple projects.
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State class contains methods to manage transitions between the states: EnteringState, LeavingState, and UpdateState. Custom states only have to inherit from this class.
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Works with the UpdateCaller. Once it's disabled (e.g when the gameObject is destroyed), the UpdateCaller will stop updating it.
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Update Caller
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Can be the only script to actually use Unity's Update method, allowing a better control over what's updating every frame, and in which order.
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Can update generic state machines or objects that implement the IUpdatable interface.
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Possibility to add an IUpdatable with a higher priority, like a GameManager, so it's Update method is called before the others.
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