{"id":359,"date":"2014-05-07T09:33:29","date_gmt":"2014-05-07T09:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/?p=359"},"modified":"2014-10-13T23:10:33","modified_gmt":"2014-10-13T23:10:33","slug":"radioactive-antlion-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/?p=359","title":{"rendered":"Radioactive Antlion [Source]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AI Prototype (2014)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/?p=359\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-388\" src=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/radiant_Title_02.jpg\" alt=\"radiant_Title_02\" width=\"600\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/radiant_Title_02.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/radiant_Title_02-300x56.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For a while now I&#8217;ve wanted to prototype different kinds of enemy AI. In my opinion it&#8217;s good exercise for the brain and helps you stay on your toes. I&#8217;ll be using the antlion NPC from Half-Life 2 as my starting point. They&#8217;re generally pretty interesting in terms of character design and how they stand out from other AI in Half-Life 2. I&#8217;m going to stick with entities only (whatever is quicker right?). Here are my end results.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-396\" src=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/line.jpg\" alt=\"line\" width=\"500\" height=\"1\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/line.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/line-150x1.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/line-300x1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Video Walkthrough<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lHiXsIkYxMc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>How I built the Radi-Ant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lg2KMNku04k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-396\" src=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/line.jpg\" alt=\"line\" width=\"500\" height=\"1\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/line.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/line-150x1.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/line-300x1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Screenshots<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/radiant_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-362\" src=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/radiant_01.jpg\" alt=\"radiant_01\" width=\"640\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/radiant_01.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/radiant_01-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/radiant_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-363\" src=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/radiant_02.jpg\" alt=\"radiant_02\" width=\"640\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/radiant_02.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/radiant_02-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/radiant_03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-364\" src=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/radiant_03.jpg\" alt=\"radiant_03\" width=\"640\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/radiant_03.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/radiant_03-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/radiant_04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-365\" src=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/radiant_04.jpg\" alt=\"radiant_04\" width=\"640\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/radiant_04.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/radiant_04-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/radiant_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-366\" src=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/radiant_05.jpg\" alt=\"radiant_05\" width=\"640\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/radiant_05.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/radiant_05-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/radiant_06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-367\" src=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/radiant_06.jpg\" alt=\"radiant_06\" width=\"640\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/radiant_06.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/radiant_06-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-396\" src=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/line.jpg\" alt=\"line\" width=\"500\" height=\"1\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/line.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/line-150x1.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/line-300x1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Editor Screenshots<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here are the entities used for the Radiation Sack<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/radiant_editor_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-369\" src=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/radiant_editor_01.jpg\" alt=\"radiant_editor_01\" width=\"640\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/radiant_editor_01.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/radiant_editor_01-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Expanded view of the entities used to create the Radi-Ant.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/radiant_editor_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-370\" src=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/radiant_editor_02.jpg\" alt=\"radiant_editor_02\" width=\"640\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/radiant_editor_02.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/radiant_editor_02-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Compact view &#8211; most of the entities need to be in the center of the antlion to function as intended.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/radiant_editor_02a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-371\" src=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/radiant_editor_02a.jpg\" alt=\"radiant_editor_02a\" width=\"640\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/radiant_editor_02a.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/radiant_editor_02a-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Jason<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI Prototype (2014) For a while now I&#8217;ve wanted to prototype different kinds of enemy AI. In my opinion it&#8217;s good exercise for the brain and helps you stay on your toes. I&#8217;ll be using the antlion NPC from Half-Life 2 as my starting point. They&#8217;re generally pretty interesting in terms of character design and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[42,26,43,10,19,14,18,41,16,15,11],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=359"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":406,"href":"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359\/revisions\/406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.generalvivi.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}