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Practical Game AI Programming

You're reading from   Practical Game AI Programming Unleash the power of Artificial Intelligence to your game

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781787122819
Length 348 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Micael DaGraça Micael DaGraça
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We will start by talking about searching in video games. Search can be the first decision that our characters make because in most of the times, we want the characters to search for something, either searching for the player or for something else that will lead the character to their victory.

Having our characters be able to successfully find something is very useful and can be highly important as well. This is a feature that can be found in a large number of video games, and for that reason, it is likely that we will need to use it as well.

As we saw in previous examples, most of the times we have a player who walks around the map and when they come across an enemy, that enemy changes from an idle to offensive position. Now, we want the enemy to be proactive and constantly searching for the player instead of waiting for him. In our heads, we can start thinking about the...

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