AI Maze Game

Enemies were designed with multiple behaviours: patrolling when unaware, chasing when the player was visible, attacking when in range, and checking their surroundings if the player was lost. These state changes were handled through Unity’s NavMesh system and custom C# scripting, forming the foundation of the game’s stealth mechanics.

To make the AI more dynamic, I implemented a “last known position” mechanic. When enemies lost sight of the player, they would move to the last location, rotate 360 degrees, and only return to patrol if the player was not found. Early versions had issues with spinning too fast, which I solved by adding a rotation speed multiplier.

Enemies could alert each other when spotting the player. Initially I attempted a constant update check across all enemies, but this was inefficient. I replaced it with Unity’s physics overlap sphere, which collected all nearby AI within a radius and called their listening function, making enemy collaboration smooth and efficient.

The player could engage enemies directly or attack from behind for double damage, encouraging stealthy play. This combined with enemy patrols and communication created a layered challenge where players had to balance speed with strategy.

The game included a timer for players to complete the level as quickly as possible. To carry times across scenes and display best scores on the main menu, I implemented a singleton object that preserved variables between scene loads.

During development I had to switch between PC and laptop, which created issues transferring files. Using Unity’s version control system solved this, allowing me to reliably sync project changes and avoid data loss.