Hierarchical AI (Unit and Actor)

[Snayff]

Suggested Feature

Unit AI makes high level decisions and Actor AI takes over for more granular decision making.

Requirements

• [ ] Unit AI determines a target position for Unit. This is based on approximate position of an Enemy Unit.
• [ ] Unit AI can set the target position of the unit's banner.
• [ ] Unit AI can force Actor AI to follow instructions. i.e. make Actor AI unable to override the Unit AI's direction. (this is setting up for when the player can give orders to units)
• [ ] Actor AI follows the unit's banner unless they have their own "needs".
• [ ] Actor AI overrides Unit AI's direction in the following circumstances:
  • [ ] an enemy actor is in range of an action

Additional Context

The unit "banner" is the invisible agent that represents the focal point of the unit and is the entity that the actors in that unit follow.

[eh-jogos]

PR #46 implements

• [x] Unit AI determines a target position for Unit. This is based on approximate position of an Enemy Unit.

Or at least a first draft/prototype version of it.

After implementing this part I really don't think it should work like:

• [ ] Actor AI overrides Unit AI's direction in the following circumstances:
  • [ ] an enemy actor is in range of an action

I'll try to elaborate more about it replying to your question on discord, or we can talk more about some other time.