The moment I understood layered AI architecture was when I stopped thinking about individual characters and started thinking about systems of systems. We were building a squad-based tactical shooter, and…
I’ve probably evaluated two dozen different AI frameworks over the years, and I can tell you right now: there’s no perfect solution. Every framework excels at something and frustrates you…
The day our stress test spawned 500 enemies simultaneously and the frame rate dropped to single digits was… educational. We’d built a solid AI system for typical encounters with 8-10…
There’s a moment in every game project where your AI code starts feeling like a tangled mess of spaghetti. Different enemy types share similar behaviors but with slight variations, and…
I’ll never forget the first time I watched a stealth game enemy walk right past a dead body I’d hidden in shadows, then suddenly stop, backtrack, and investigate. That moment…
Mastan