/// <summary>
/// Finds the shortest path from precalculated starting location to the given target
/// Adjacent cells and teleports (per special game rules) count as 1 distance point.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="target">The cell to find the path to</param>
/// <returns>1. True if cell is accessible, False if blocked 2. The shortest path</returns>
public (bool accessible, LogicalPath path) LookupShortestPath(LogicalCell target)
{
LogicalPath path = new LogicalPath();
var p = new List <LogicalCell>();
bool accessible = false;
if (distancesByCell[target] != int.MaxValue || target == startingLocation)
{
LogicalCell currentCell = target;
while (currentCell != null)
{
accessible = true;
path.PrependPath(currentCell.Loc);
currentCell = paths[currentCell];
}
}
return(accessible : accessible, path : path);
}
/// <summary>
/// Ticks the AI's brain. It will move one square each tick currently.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="graph">The scene graph</param>
/// <param name="state">The state of the level</param>
public void Tick(LogicalCellGraph graph, ILevelState state)
{
// So on a bigger game I probably wouldn't do this,
// But it seems Djikstra's is performant enough to
// Recompute each tick!! (keep in mind, the AI's tick
// is only approximately once every second). If this
// weren't the case, I would probably go with A*.
RebuildGraph(graph);
if (enemyPawn == null || enemyWeightGraph == null)
{
return;
}
var goal = findAIGoal(graph, state);
if (goal == null)
{
return;
}
var(accessible, path) = enemyWeightGraph.LookupShortestPath(goal);
if (!accessible)
{
return;
}
if (!path.Path.Any())
{
return;
}
var nextCell = path.Path.Skip(1).Take(1).FirstOrDefault();
if (nextCell != null)
{
var truncatedPath = new LogicalPath();
truncatedPath.PrependPath(nextCell);
enemyPawn.PushMotionPath(truncatedPath);
}
}
