Enemy with A.I.

Enemy interactions are an important part of any platformer game. They can provide a great representation of the environment and world, simply by their design and actions. However, even if you are set in one location, enemy variation is required or the experience can come off as being boring or poorly planned out. While varying designs can be one solution, enemy behaviour can be just, if not more, effective. In the case of the enemy "Isley" (Named on my end as a tribute to the Batman villainess 'Poison Ivy', real name 'Pamela Isley'), an A.I. function was added to allow "Isley" to shoot projectiles at Nimbus when she enters a predetermined trigger point in relation to "Isley". Acting as a stationary but sentry character, similarly to the Paraná Plants from Super Mario Bros.

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