MazeWalkerTv/QUICK_AI_SETUP.md

AI Agent System - Quick Implementation Guide

What Was Created

I've created a complete AI agent spawning system for your MazeWalker game with the following:

New Scripts (in Assets/Scripts/):

1. AIAgent.cs - Individual AI agents that navigate the maze
2. AIAgentManager.cs - Manages agent spawning and tracking
3. AIRoomMemory.cs - Tracks visited rooms per character type
4. AIAgentUIDisplay.cs - Optional UI display for agent stats
5. AIAgentExampleSetup.cs - Example scene setup helper

New Documentation:

• AI_AGENT_SETUP_GUIDE.md - Comprehensive setup and usage guide

Quick Setup (30 seconds)

Option 1: Automatic (Recommended)

1. Select your MazeController GameObject in the scene
2. In the Inspector, find the "AI Agents" section
3. Check the "Spawn AI Agents" checkbox
4. (Optional) Adjust Initial Agent Count (default: 10)
5. Play the scene - 10 agents will spawn and start exploring!

Option 2: Manual Setup

1. Create an empty GameObject as a child of MazeController
2. Add the AIAgentManager component to it
3. Configure Initial Agent Count to 10
4. Select MazeController and drag this GameObject to the Agent Manager field

How It Works

• 10 AI agents spawn at the start room
• Each agent only knows about its current room
• Agents share knowledge with other agents of the same type about which rooms have been explored
• When they know of an unvisited room, they path toward it
• They use A* pathfinding to navigate within each room
• When reaching a room exit, they move to the next room
• Eventually they reach the goal room and exit

Key Features

✅ Configurable spawn count (default: 10) ✅ Can spawn more agents during gameplay ✅ Agents spawn in the start room ✅ Limited knowledge (only know current room + visited rooms by character type) ✅ Smart pathfinding to goal ✅ Shared memory between agents of same type ✅ Visual path debugging (yellow lines showing paths) ✅ Automatic reset when generating new maze

Runtime Controls (Optional)

If you attach AIAgentExampleSetup.cs to a GameObject in your scene:

• Press A - Spawn 1 agent
• Press S - Spawn 5 agents
• Press C - Clear all agents
• Press L - Log agent statistics
• Press R - Regenerate maze

Testing

1. Start the game - 10 agents should spawn at start
2. Watch them explore - Yellow lines show their paths
3. Press K to spawn more - Test runtime spawning
4. Check console - Agent spawn messages and statistics

Next Steps (For Future)

The system is built to be extended with:

• Combat stats (health, damage, experience)
• Different agent types (warriors, scouts, rogues with different behaviors)
• Monster encounters - Agents can fight enemies
• Stats system - For player battles later
• Persistence - Save agent progress between sessions

File Structure

Assets/Scripts/
├── AIAgent.cs                    // Individual agent behavior
├── AIAgentManager.cs             // Spawn/track agents
├── AIRoomMemory.cs               // Shared room knowledge
├── AIAgentUIDisplay.cs           // Optional UI
├── AIAgentExampleSetup.cs        // Example setup helper
├── MazeController.cs             // Updated with agent support
└── ... (other maze scripts)

Root/
├── AI_AGENT_SETUP_GUIDE.md       // Comprehensive documentation
└── MAZE_SETUP_GUIDE.md           // Existing maze guide

Inspector Configuration

MazeController

AI Agents section:
- Spawn AI Agents: ✓ (checked)
- Initial Agent Count: 10
- Agent Character Type: "Default"
- Spawn Delay: 0.1

AIAgentManager (if manual setup)

Agent Spawning:
- Initial Agent Count: 10
- Agent Character Type: "Default"
- Spawn Delay: 0.1

Agent Prefab: (leave empty - auto-creates)

Visual Settings:
- Show Agent Paths: ✓ (checked)
- Agent Path Color: Yellow

Debugging Tips

Agents not appearing?

• Check console for errors
• Verify spawnAIAgents is enabled on MazeController
• Make sure maze has rooms (check console output)

Agents not moving?

• Check they spawned at start point
• Verify movementSpeed > 0
• Check maze has exit points

Performance issues?

• Reduce agent count
• Increase pathUpdateInterval (0.5s → 1.0s)
• Disable showAgentPaths in inspector

Code Examples

Spawn agents at runtime:

MazeController maze = FindFirstObjectByType<MazeController>();
AIAgentManager manager = maze.GetAgentManager();
manager.SpawnAgent();  // Spawn 1
manager.SpawnAgents(5); // Spawn 5

Check agent progress:

int agentCount = manager.GetAgentCount();
string stats = manager.GetAgentStats();
Debug.Log(stats);  // Shows exploration progress

Monitor specific agent:

List<AIAgent> agents = manager.GetActiveAgents();
foreach (var agent in agents)
{
    Debug.Log($"Agent {agent.AgentId} in room {agent.CurrentRoom}");
    Debug.Log($"Explored {agent.RoomMemory.VisitedCount} rooms");
}

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Everything is ready to go! Just hit play and watch your agents explore the maze. 🎮

For more details, see AI_AGENT_SETUP_GUIDE.md.