Separate Ranges

[MichaelVertin]

Allow Warriors to have separate WarriorRanges. For example, WarriorDragon can have a Range for attacking flying Warriors, and a different Range for attacking ground Warriors. (The Dragon would not be able to damage Flying and Ground at the same time, and could prioritize Flying enemies)

Some characters may have different Ranges for the same enemy type. An archer could be forced to use a short sword when enemies are too close.

Potential Effects:

• Different Animations (target different direction)
• Enemy Priorities (prioritize flying Warriors)
• AoE separation (only damage flying enemies)
• Special Abilities (nearby allies heal over time)

[MichaelVertin]

Solution Plan

Warrior methods:

• Warrior.GetActiveAnimation(out AnimationController) - Determines whether the Warrior will make an active effect, and returns which animation it will use.
• Warrior.OnApplyEffect() (optional) - Called from animation, applies the effect. (Intended use case is for Warriors with only one Range and Effect.
• Warrior.On...() (optional) - Called from animation. Create extra methods in subclasses to apply different types of effects and/or target a different Ranges.
• Warrior.OnActiveAnimationEnd() - Called at end of animation. Signals to Warrior that it is available.

Warrior attributes:

• Warrior.ActiveEffect_CTRL (optional) - Default ActiveEffect_CTRL, applied when Warrior.GetActiveAnimation() is called.
• Warrior.Effect...CTRL (optional) - Add additional Effect Animations for multiple types of effects.

[MichaelVertin]

Other properties must be controlled directly through the Warrior subclass. This includes passive effects, triggered effects, targeted attacks, external projectiles, post-animator effects, ... .

Passive Effects:

• In Warrior.Start, call recursive Coroutine which performs the effect.

Triggered Effects:

• Add code into attribute causing trigger, add script to colliders, ...

Targeted Attacks:

• In Warrior.GetActiveAnimation(), identify and store specific enemies into the subclass' attributes.
• In Warrior.OnApplyEffect() (or other Effect method), reference this list.

External Projectiles:

• Attach a script to the Projectile prefab to be launched. This can have a reference to the warrior, and control its own effects.
• In Warrior.OnApplyEffect() (or other Effect method), Instantiate the Projectile.

Post-Animator Effects:

• Create a physical object representing the effect, similar to Projectile, OR
• Call a coroutine in Warrior.GetActiveAnimation(), or a method called from the animator.