# AI - Mech Combat Kit

In the Mech Combat Kit, the **EnemyPilot\_Mech** prefab has been provided to help you get started creating enemies for your game.

To use it:

1. Drag the **EnemyPilot\_Mech**  prefab into the scene
2. Open the **Game Agent** inspector and set the *Starting Vehicle* field to some mech that exists in the scene

### Creating AI

To set up a new mech AI:

1. Create a new game object
2. Add a **Game Agent** component and make sure *Is Player* is unchecked in the inspector
3. Add a new game object as a child and add an **AI Controller** component to it

### AI Controller

The AI Controller is an AI script for mechs that provides two functions:

1. If there's a target, the mech will engage in combat
2. If there's no target, the mech will patrol

#### Field Of View

To restrict the AI's field of view so that they cannot see targets behind them, set the *Field of View* field in the inspector of the **AI Controller** component.

#### Combat Attack/Evade Times

During combat, the mech will alternate between attacking and evading (moving around without firing weapons). To adjust these:

1. Open the inspector of the **AI Controller** component
2. Customize the *Attack Time*
3. Customize the *Evade Time*

#### Combat Zones

To help the mech avoid running into walls and other objects in the scene, the Combat Zone component has been provided.

This component designates an area in which a mech will move around while engaged in combat.

To set up a combat zone:

1. Create a new game object
2. Add a **Combat Zone** component
3. Adjust the *Bounds* in the inspector to cover the area in which the mech should operate during combat
4. Drag the combat zone into the *Combat Zone* field in the inspector of the mech AI's **AI Controller** component

#### Patrolling

When a mech AI has no targets, it will patrol along a patrol route, if you have one set up.

To set up a patrol route:

1. Create a new game object and add a **Patrol Route** component
2. Create new game objects for each waypoint and drag them into the *Waypoints* list in the inspector of the **Patrol Route** component
3. Drag the patrol route into the *Patrol Route* field in the inspector of the AI's **AI Controller** component