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Non-Combat Behavior

This guide covers how to set up non-combat behaviors (Idle, Wander, and Patrol) for your enemy entities using downloaded Mixamo animations, configuring animation parameters, and setting up patrol route points.

1. Importing & Preparing Animations

To set up non-combat movement, download standard character animations from Mixamo.

Step 1: Download Required Animations

  1. Go to Mixamo and download the following animations with the skin for Unity:
  2. Mutant Walking (for movement/patrolling/wandering)
  3. Mutant Breathing Idle (for idle standing)

Step 2: Configure Animation Import Settings

  1. In your Unity project, create a folder named Mixamo Animations and drag both downloaded FBX files inside.
  2. Select both animation files, navigate to the Rig tab, and change the Animation Type to Humanoid.
  3. Select the Breathing Idle clip and configure these settings:
  4. Set Base Upon to Original.
  5. Check Bake Into Pose.
  6. Check both Loop Time and Loop Pose.
  7. Click Apply.
  8. Repeat the same settings (Original, check Bake Into Pose, Loop Time, and Loop Pose) for the Walking animation clip, then click Apply.

2. Assigning Animations to the Animator Controller

  1. Select your target boss (e.g., Bull Boss New) and locate the Animation Setup Tool component attached with the Enemy.
  2. Drag and drop the boss's Animator Controller into the controller slot.
  3. Drag the Mixamo Animations folder into the Custom Folder field.
  4. Click Add Animation twice to create slots for both clips.
  5. Drag your idle and walking clips into the slots, naming them idle and walking respectively.
  6. Click Add to Animator Controller to automatically generate and integrate the states.
  7. Click Optimize Animation Clips to separate the animation data from the FBX files (you can then delete the source FBX models to reduce project size). Reassign the standalone clips to the idle and walking slots.

3. Disabling Player Detection for Testing

To isolate and test non-combat behaviors without triggering combat behaviour: 1. Expand the Enemy Ability System on Bull Boss New. 2. Lower the Detection Radius to 1. 3. Scroll down to the Team Member script and also set its Detection Radius to 1 so the enemy remains unaware of the player.

4. Configuring Non-Combat Behavior Modes

Expand the Non-Combat Behavior section on your boss entity and choose between three primary behavior modes:

Mode A: Idle

  1. Set the Behavior Mode to Idle.
  2. Select your imported idle animation clip from the animation dropdown.
  3. Press Play to test; the boss will remain stationary playing the idle loop.

Smoothing Transitions note: If the enemy snaps abruptly when transitioning states, select the Animator window, open the Any State transition settings, and increase the Transition Duration (e.g., from 0.1 to 0.5 or 1.0) for smoother blending.

Mode B: Wander

  1. Set the Behavior Mode to Wander.
  2. Configure wander parameters:
  3. Store Initial Position: Recommended to keep checked so the wander radius calculates relative to spawned position.
  4. Wander Radius: Set the distance limit (e.g., 15).
  5. Min/Max Wait Time: Set delay between movements (e.g., 2 to 3 seconds).
  6. Move Speed: Set movement velocity (e.g., 2).
  7. Stopping Distance: Set to 0.3.
  8. Animations: Select walking to Move Animation and idle to Idle Animation.

Mode C: Patrol

  1. Set the Behavior Mode to Patrol.
  2. Set Move Animation to walking.
  3. Set up Patrol Points:
  4. Right-click Bull Boss New in the hierarchy and create empty GameObjects or 3D Cubes as markers (remove box colliders from visual cubes and disable their Mesh Renderers if desired).
  5. Tip: Attach an Unparent Game Object script to the patrol point cubes so they do not move when the boss moves.
  6. Rename them sequentially (e.g., Patrol Point 1, Patrol Point 2, etc.).
  7. Drag your created patrol point objects into the Patrol Points list on the boss component.
  8. Order Control:
  9. Leave Random Order unchecked for sequential pathing.
  10. Check Random Order if you want the boss to select subsequent patrol destinations randomly.