Try a real time version

[chrismdp]

• [x] trees should be individual entities that can be selected to cut down
• [x] tap on a tile to get action menu as part of info, and tap again to choose “chop tree” on a tree
• [x] finesse info box on mobile at top of screen to make this work.
• [x] write HTN system which includes planner for chop down tree
• [x] run action each frame to check whether finished (return null in that case)
• [x] build rep from sensors: jobs available and location info for those specific jobs would be a start. Each planner should keep their own world rep of relevant objects we slowly build up over time.
• [x] wire up actions to a job queue processed via high level HTN

Notes

• give a person particular tools which means he can do a job? Or perhaps you set a major and minor profession, and he can only do those jobs? Or do we need labours like DF to prevent people not doing basic jobs? Perhaps we can go simpler?
• I still want choices around spending time with certain people. Perhaps if you give people jobs a long way away they camp outside overnight, and then get sad about it if they don't see their family.

[chrismdp]

Planner to quit e detailed level could be the fastest way of doing this. Might be able to use predicate.js directly here, or perhaps the conditions bit of the rules engine?

Chop tree > 1) has axe AND next to tree Has axe > pick up axe > next to axe

AND conditions are processed in order that makes sense. OR it just finds the easiest leaf point.

AI should be one planning level higher, and only run for events the player would also fire like “selecting trees to chop”

[chrismdp]

Have been reading quite a lot about HTN planners and they could be a great fit for our job execution actions. Am going to try that first to see if it works with simple chop tree actions, then move on to plough field.