Experiment with some basic AI, steering algorithms, pathfinding, and FSM
Author: Thomas Loudiana
Description: AIExplorer is a program written to experiment with various game AI techniques. It demonstrates pathfinding utilizing the A* algorithm, various steering behviors and how to use a FSM to create unique and varied combinations of these elements.
Version Info: This program relies on the SFML libraries for rendering which, in turn, relies upon OpenGL.
Installation: Just clone the repository and compile. SFML has some minor issues with varying versions of visual studio and may need to be set up differently on your machine. In that case follow the link here: http://www.sfml-dev.org/tutorials/2.0/start-vc.php. There are no controls as the simulation is fully automated.
Future: Due to the issues with SFML discussed above much of the code has been refactored and ported to a new version running on C# and XNA. While the new version is not yet public it does contain some cool features and should be available shortly. It turns the simulation into an interactive game and spawns increasingly difficult enemies by way of a genetic algorithm.