MazeWalkerTv-try2/Assets/Scripts/Maze/Combat/IMPLEMENTATION_CHECKLIST.md

Implementation Checklist

✅ Complete (Already Implemented)

Core Systems

• CharacterStats — Base stats (health, speed, attack, defense, magic)
• CharacterSheet — Stat management with equipment and bonuses
• Item base class — Extensible equipment system
• Weapon — Attack bonuses + secondary stat effects
• Armor — Defense bonuses + penalties/resistances
• Monster template — Scriptable monster definitions
• MonsterEncounter — Room encounter management
• RoomEncounterConfig — Encounter spawning configuration
• MazeAgent integration — Character sheet + death tracking
• Peek mechanic — Challenge rating evaluation
• Retreat logic — Threat-based exit filtering
• AutonomousAgentBrain updates — Dead agent detection, retreat threshold

Documentation

• Architecture diagram (ARCHITECTURE.md)
• Quick start guide (QUICK_START.md)
• Detailed README (README.md)
• Integration example (INTEGRATION_EXAMPLE.md)

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🔨 TODO (Implementation Tasks)

Priority 1: Core Combat

• Full combat resolver
  • Turn order calculation (speed-based initiative)
  • Combat loop (multiple rounds)
  • Victory/defeat conditions
  • Damage calculation (attack vs defense)
  • Loot award on victory

Priority 2: Game Integration

• [ ] MazeSceneBuilder updates

  • Load/assign monster templates
  • Load/assign weapon/armor templates
  • Pass encounter config to brain
  • Create agent character sheets with starting equipment

• [ ] MazeGenerator updates

  • Spawn encounters when generating rooms
  • Exclude start/exit rooms from encounters (or customize)
  • Scale encounter difficulty by room depth (optional)

• [ ] MazeAgentController updates

  • Detect agent entering room with encounter
  • Trigger combat resolution
  • Handle victory/defeat outcomes
  • Update UI based on combat result

Priority 3: Features

• [ ] Monster AI — Decision making during combat

  • Target selection (damaged enemies? weakest? random?)
  • Ability choice (basic attack? special? defend?)
  • Retreat logic (flee at low health?)

• [ ] Ability system — Special attacks/spells

  • Define ability type (physical/magical/healing)
  • Energy/mana cost
  • Cooldown tracking
  • Effect application (damage, heal, buff, debuff)

• [ ] Status effects — Temporary debuffs/buffs

  • Poison (damage over time)
  • Stun (skip turn)
  • Buff/debuff (stat modifiers)
  • Duration tracking

• [ ] Item drops — Loot system

  • Roll on monster's loot table
  • Add to agent inventory
  • Option to equip immediately or carry

Priority 4: Polish

• [ ] UI

  • Health bars (agent + monsters)
  • Combat log (what happened each turn)
  • Stat display (show effective vs base stats)
  • Inventory screen
  • Equipment screen

• [ ] Audio/VFX

  • Hit/miss sound effects
  • Damage number popups
  • Hit impact VFX
  • Victory/defeat music/effects

• [ ] Difficulty scaling

  • Monster stat scaling by room depth
  • Encounter size scaling
  • Difficulty presets (easy/normal/hard)

Priority 5: Advanced Features

• [ ] Combat variants

  • 1v1 duels
  • 1vN multi-monster battles
  • Team battles (multiple agents vs monsters)

• [ ] Item types beyond weapon/armor

  • Consumables (potions, scrolls)
  • Accessories (rings, amulets)
  • Questionnaire items

• [ ] AI decision trees — Complex monster behavior

  • Formation tactics
  • Spell casting priority
  • Mob coordination

• [ ] Procedural monster generation — Randomize stats/loot

• [ ] Difficulty ramp — Get harder as agents progress

• [ ] Unique monsters — Boss encounters with special abilities

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Getting Started (30 min)

1. Create test assets (5 min)

   • 1 Weapon
   • 1 Armor
   • 1 Monster

2. Wire up MazeSceneBuilder (10 min)

   • Load resources
   • Create agent character sheets
   • Pass retreat threshold to brain

3. Add encounter spawning (10 min)

   • Update MazeGenerator to spawn encounters
   • Test in Unity

4. Implement basic combat (5 min)

   • Add combat trigger to MazeAgentController
   • Run simple damage calculation
   • Test victory condition

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File Structure

Assets/Scripts/Maze/
├── Combat/
│   ├── CharacterStats.cs          [✅ Done]
│   ├── CharacterSheet.cs          [✅ Done]
│   ├── CombatResolver.cs          [🔨 TODO: Full impl]
│   ├── RoomEncounterConfig.cs     [✅ Done]
│   ├── Items/
│   │   ├── Item.cs                [✅ Done]
│   │   ├── Weapon.cs              [✅ Done]
│   │   └── Armor.cs               [✅ Done]
│   ├── Monsters/
│   │   ├── Monster.cs             [✅ Done]
│   │   └── MonsterEncounter.cs    [✅ Done]
│   ├── README.md                  [✅ Done]
│   ├── QUICK_START.md             [✅ Done]
│   ├── ARCHITECTURE.md            [✅ Done]
│   ├── INTEGRATION_EXAMPLE.md     [✅ Done]
│   └── IMPLEMENTATION_CHECKLIST.md[✅ You're reading this]
├── Agent/
│   ├── MazeAgent.cs               [✅ Updated]
│   ├── AutonomousAgentBrain.cs    [✅ Updated]
│   └── MazeAgentController.cs     [🔨 TODO: Combat trigger]
├── Core/
│   └── Room.cs                    [✅ Updated]
└── ... (other existing files)

Resources/
├── Items/
│   ├── Weapons/
│   │   └── IronSword.asset        [🔨 TODO: Create]
│   └── Armor/
│       └── LeatherArmor.asset     [🔨 TODO: Create]
└── Monsters/
    └── Goblin.asset               [🔨 TODO: Create]

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Testing Checklist

After implementing each piece, verify:

• Weapon/Armor assets load and apply bonuses
• Monster template creates instances with correct stats
• Agents get character sheets with starting equipment
• Agents see monsters when entering rooms
• Agents peek at threat and retreat if dangerous
• Combat resolves when agent enters monster room
• Agent health decreases during combat
• Dead agents stop moving
• Loot drops when monster dies (if implemented)
• New agents start fresh (not carrying over damage)

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Notes

• The system is designed to be extensible — add new item types, abilities, effects without breaking existing code
• Incomplete information is by design — agents see 60-100% of monsters, creating uncertainty and risk
• Difficulty balance is your responsibility — tune retreatThreshold, encounter chance, monster stats
• Performance should be fine even with 50+ agents since stats are just numbers
• No runtime state in the template assets — each instance gets its own CharacterSheet copy

Good luck! 🎮