Notes

• What we are going to talk about is Combat Behavior

  this is where Design and Code overlap

  
  
  Ideally you want to borrow the intelligence of the designers to make the AI seem smart
  but you want to use the generalization of code to make the intelligence procedural (you can't ship a designer on a cd)
  
  In Halo, the Designers were responsible for anything that had a 3 minute scope
  By 3 minute scope we mean any aspects of the AI that are established over a period of minutes, rather than seconds
• An example of this would be the Racial personalities of our characters

  Grunts are _always_

  comical and cowardly Elites are _always_ tough and aggressive

• Providing the AI with a Strategic purpose

  These are the goals that motivate the AI's actions that aren't represented in code

  Secure the landing zone

  Protect the flag

• Code responsible for 30 second scope, things that the player experiences on a moment to moment basis
• Making Intelligent decisions

  This rock is good cover

  This tree is good cover This enemy tank is not good cover

• Instant reactions

  This grenade is going to explode, I need to dive away

  The Player is aiming a rocket launcher at me, I should hide