Capturing gameplay animations in a rendered environment isn’t real gameplay! This playable reel features my own animations and implementation to create a full Enemy AI.

My goal is to showcase my abilities of bringing a game feature from start to finish.

For features that include animation:

• Mocap the actions I need.

• Retarget to my Unreal control rig.

• Clean up and split all mocap takes within Unreal.

• Implement necessary ABP/BP logic, Behavior States, State Machines, blending flow, etc.

• A lot of testing both client and server side through packaged builds.

Enemy AI State Machine

• 4 states (Idle, Start, Walk/Run, Stop). Multiple animations linked in each state.

• 9 directional starts based on current enemy to player angle.

• Feet syncing

Look at IK and Ground IK

• Look at Control rig setup with different turning speeds per body part. Clamps at min/max angles.

• Feet Placement on ground.

AI State Tree

• 3 main states (Idle, Movement, Attack). Follows the player until within attack radius.

AI Perception

• Hearing, Sight, and Damage perception activated through the AI Controller.

Hit React System

• Triggers on hitting a hitbox by line trace.

• Hit Reacts play on Hit Angle

• 4 additive blendspaces get activated based on the Hit Angle and Intensity (Limbs, CoreBody, SpineTwist, and Wobble).

• Blend masks on different Limb hit.

• Additional 7 additive animations for more randomness in movement.

First Person State Machine

• Additive arms and camera animations

Death

• 8 Directional deaths which then triggers respawning

Yes! Here is a list of the upcomming gameplay features:

• 1P Player Melee Attacks.

• Enemy Roaming Patrol Path Moveset and Behavior State.

• Enemy Vaulting

• Enemy Climb up and down