AI for Simple 2D Games

1. AI for Simple 2D Games Game titel: Legend of Dragonia Peter Hultgren

2. Game Idea • Collect tokens to increase power. • Defeat the opponents with projectiles and traps. • Avoid traps and obstacles. • Three classes with different powers.

3. The Tokens • Power Ups • Fake Power Ups • Curse • Items • Attack tokens

4. Obstacle Cathegories. • Indestructible. • Destructible. • Movable.

5. GUI • Life/energy indicators • Armour/weapon icons • Item bar • Attacks

6. Classes • Wizard – Ranged Combat. • Knight – Meele Combat. • Ranger – Traps/Ranged Combat.

7. Game AI • Path Finding – A* • Decision Making – State Machine • Optimization – Genetic Algorithm • Learning • Obstacle Avoidance

8. Early Sample Picture.

9. In Game Picture.

10. Technical Details • Graphics – OpenGL. • File handling – text files. • Sound – Fmod.

11. Data to store Data format Structure <Rows><Columns> <tile11, tile12……….> <tile21, tile22……….> <etc…> <Amount of obstacles> <obstacle1 location.> <obstacle2 location.> <etc…> <Amount of start locations> <start1 location.> <start2 location.> <etc…> File handling

12. Progress so far. • Obstacles. • Projectiles. • Player. • Tokens. • Most of the Menus. • Textures / Sprites.

13. Questions?