Happy Halloween! + Tunguska 2 Dev Progress Update: T-Life AI?!

[p]Happy Halloween Everyone![/p][p] [/p][p]Tunguska: The Visitation is now back on Steam Scream Fest, with the biggest discount yet - 57% OFF! Plus, if you haven't already picked them up, the DLCs and Bundles are also available this week at a sweet discount, for the complete adventure in the Zone that you don't wanna miss :)[/p][p][/p][p]I also wanted to share a progress update for Tunguska 2: Whitefall. Since the last update, I have been working on expanding the AI from the first installment. Take a look at this cryptic picture:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]What you are looking at is a graphical representation of an "ecosystem" in a large map like West Petrovsky running in real time. Each square represents a base - for both humans and mutants; each yellow dot represents a navigation waypoint, and they sometimes overlap with the bases. The capsules are "squads" - groups of NPCs, both humans and mutants, who are either occupying a base, or out and about on expeditions. [/p][p][/p][p]The expedition squads are chosen from the members of their parent squads who occupy a base, and they will choose a destination (usually another base) for various purposes, such as hunting, gathering, assisting friendly factions, attacking enemy bases, etc. They will loosely follow these waypoints to calculate a path and navigate, which means sometimes hostile factions will encounter and engage in combat. When they complete their job, they will navigate their way back to home sweet home. All this will be running on the background, meaning even if you are not playing on the same map as them, they continue on with their lives. [/p][p][/p][p]This system opens up a lot of opportunities for emergent gameplay, such as faction wars, trading, assassination quests, messenger quests, etc. Quite exciting :) Hopefully after another month I will be able to show you the NPCs roaming around the map during gameplay![/p][p][/p][p]In the mean time, don't forget to wishlist Tunguska 2: Whitefall, and sign up on the Official Website for an exclusive adventure that will lead into the storyline of Tunguska 2 :)[/p][p][/p][p] [dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p]