Is there a way to contribute directly to the game? Perhaps a component of the game can be opened sourced which developers can contribute to?
I think they will only support translations as a direct contribution when the framework for it has been supported.
That is a real shame. I would have loved to have looked the “AI” algorithm they have for the mobs. I am not really sure what they used but I watch mobs run directly away from me, then run around me in some huge arc then run straight at me. Maybe there is some logic that tries to do something special and it is just messing up.
just screenshot / video it happening and they will fix it
I think it’s because the AI don’t run through objects so they go way around things like trees and signs
There is nothing between them and I. For instance I shot a fox with a fireball and instead of running straight at me it did this huge arc and then lost interest.
Maybe you’re a ghost, can you see dead people?
In areas with dense trees I notice this the most. Something in their algorithm sees a tree as between you and impassible so it attempts to run around it.
I’m not sure if it’s a problem with the berth the AI is trying to give adjacent trees and seeing multiples as impassible barriers, since I have seen it happen with no close grouping of obstacles anywhere near me.
It appears almost like it has to get to your equivalent horizontal row on the grid before it can calculate a path to you otherwise it says “oh there’s a tree I’ve got to go around it” but that’s all speculative
Edit: Although to contribute to the OP, I would love any opportunity to work on community-source content. I know a lot of interested aspiring developers and hobbyists would just love to be able to contribute their time and effort in a meaningful way to the game.
In the meantime, I’m happy to be able to contribute to the wonderful community we have here in any way I can. Thanks Devs!
I might remember this incorrectly (bc it was like a year ago), but this strange AI was choosen for performance reasons. Something like pre-calculated A* was to performance expensive, maybe?
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