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| + | To understand how an FSM would transition from one state (e.g. "Idle") to another state (e.g. "Combat") in Shards Online (SO) it is important to understand the first step: "Sense". | ||
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| + | How does an NPC sense the world? | ||
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| + | There are several ways: | ||
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| + | :Messages using the <code>Sendmessage</code> function tell the NPC someone or something sent it a message. To understand Messages the NPC needs to have the appropriate [[EventHandlers]]. | ||
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| + | :Views are added to objects by using the <code>AddView</code> command. A view is basically a search function performed on a configurably regular basis which triggers an event if something matching that search function enters its range. | ||
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| + | :The <code>FindObjects</code> function can be executed whenever an NPC needs to find something. | ||
Revision as of 20:12, 1 November 2016
Ai Overview
This article is about helping to understand how the Ai in Shards Online works.
Some Basics:
The Artificial Intelligence for NPCs follows a general Ai Principle which is the cycle of
- Sense
- Think
- Act
The model of implementation is a Finite State Machine(FSM). [Wikipedia Article Finite State Machine]
To understand how an FSM would transition from one state (e.g. "Idle") to another state (e.g. "Combat") in Shards Online (SO) it is important to understand the first step: "Sense".
How does an NPC sense the world?
There are several ways:
- Messages
- Messages using the
Sendmessagefunction tell the NPC someone or something sent it a message. To understand Messages the NPC needs to have the appropriate EventHandlers. - Views
- Views are added to objects by using the
AddViewcommand. A view is basically a search function performed on a configurably regular basis which triggers an event if something matching that search function enters its range. - FindObjects
- The
FindObjectsfunction can be executed whenever an NPC needs to find something.
