kylios
commented
10 years ago In priority order:
- stay within boundaries
- avoid collisions
- avoid cars
- chase the player
Think about how this might work. There are other conditions where you can avoid one thing, but still account for a lower priority goal. Example: the player is southeast of the bum, but there is a wall directly south of the bum. In priority order, the bum has to avoid the wall first. However, we can use knowledge of the player's position to inform the decision of where to move. Move the bum to the east if it is not blocked. If it is, then more advanced pathfinding should be used.
The bum character should run out of the way of cars. It should honor the "blocking" property of level tiles. It should stay within certain boundaries and adhere to configurable movement parameters. It should be able to chase the player.