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extremelydifficultfordeveloperstogettheirvideo
gamesnoticed.
SnowedInStudios More:Console/PC,Indie,Programming,Design,
GameGeneralist Video
Programmer WhiledevelopingCaveblazers,Itfollowsthestandard
Spelunkylikeformula:youenteracaveandmust
InfinityWard/Activision
SeniorRendering
cleareachsubsequentlevelbyfindinganexithidden
Engineer somewhereonthefloor.WillLewisofRupeckGames,
knewhehadtodosomethingdifferenttostandout.
InfinityWard/Activision
EngineSoftware
Engineer IntelligentcombatAIandtheadditionoffriendlyNPCspresentedthesolution.ThewaythatNPCsbehave
inCaveblazerstrulysetsitapart.Youllmakeallieswhowillfightalongsideyou.
InfinityWard/Activision
AssociateToolsEngineer
Youllalsofightorcs,blobs,andgoblins,aswellasbosses,withuniqueattackpatterns.Itgives
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Caveblazersauniquetwistonrandomlygeneratedplatforming,providingagreateremphasisoncombat
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LewisoriginallyhadtheideaforCaveblazersafterplayingtheclassicversionofSpelunkybyDerekYu.As
muchasheenjoyedthatgame,helongedforamorecombatfocusedexperience,withenemiescapable
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Destroyer'sMissed Toachievehisgoalsforthegame,LewisneededtocreateAIdrivencharactersthatcouldchallengethe
Monetization
playerandrespondtochangesintheprocedurallygeneratedenvironment.
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MechanicsDepth Theadditionofawalljumpingabilityhelpedtoaccomplishthis.Orcs,hobgoblins,andotherenemies
KnowsBest[3]
pursueyouthrougheachlevel.Iftheycometoawall,theywontstoporreturntotheirstarting
Videogamemusic positions,theyllsimplyclimbwallsormaneuverthemselvestoaplatformtofireprojectilesatyou.
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KrisGraft Makingdistinctiveenemies
SeniorContributing
Editor: HavingsmartAIcharactersinthegameisabigdifferenceinmyeyes,"saysLewis."Idon'tlikeenemies
BrandonSheffield inotherplatformergamesthatjustwalkupanddownendlesslyonplatformsandonlydamageyouifyou
NewsEditors: brushupagainsttheirbackside.TheslimesinCaveblazersareprettymindless,butthere'salsosmart
AlexWawro orcs,goblinsandfriendlyhumancharactersallofwhomcanfindtheirwayaroundthelevelaswellas
Advertising/Recruitm youcan,walljumping,pickingupitems,drinkingpotions,fightingoneanother."
ent/Education:
CourtneyBlair Caveblazersenemieshavearangeofdifferentbehaviors.Theywillallfollowtheplayer,butonlythe
goblinsandorcsneedtobeprovoked,astheysitaroundcampfiresandrest.
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Thentherearedifferentattackpatternsandrangeofmovementstoo.Bats,slimes,andjumperswillleap
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Ifyoudon'thaveaplangoingintocombatwiththeseguys,orifyou'rerushingthroughthelevel
clumsily,you'regoingtogethurt,saysLewis.There'sabunchofitemsinthegameyoucanusetodeal
withthemyoucanlaytrapsontheground,chuckvariousbombsandorbsintheirgeneraldirection,and
usepowerfulmagicitemsagainstthem.Alotofthetime,you'llalsobeabletogetpastthemwithout
themspottingyouifyoudon'tthinkyoucanhandlethem.

CreatingfriendlyAI
FriendlyNPCsareanotheradditionthatdistinguishesthegamefromothersimilartitles.Whiletheydo
appearinothergamesinthisgenre,likeFlinthook,theyreusuallystationaryoractasmerchantsthatsell
yougear.InCaveblazers,thesecharactersarentpassive,butwillgetinvolvedintheaction,behaving
muchlikeanotherplayermight.
Justliketheplayer,they'llrunaroundthelevelsmashingstuff,fightingmonsters&grabbingitems,
eventuallymakingittotheexitdoor,statesLewis.Ifyoufightalongsidetheseguys,though,they'll
becomefriendlyandstartfollowingyouaroundthelevelandhelpingyouincombatsituations.

HecontinuesTheyaddareallyinterestingdynamiclayertothegame,theydon'tnecessarilymakethe
gameeasier,theycouldtakeoutabiggroupofmonstersthatwasinyourway,ortheycouldendup
pullingtheminyourdirectionandgettingyoubothkilled.Ialsoreallylikehowclumsytheyarethey'll
quiteoftenfailajumpandenduponspikes,justlikeplayerswill.

Whiletheoverallstoryofthegamemaybequitesimple,theseNPCscreatemanyinterestingscenarios.
Theycanaccompanyyouthroughthewholeofyourrunordieonlysecondsafteryourinitialmeeting.
Thismeansyoullalwayshavesomethingtotalkaboutwhenyouexitthegamenomatterhowfaryou
get.

Limitingrandombehavior
Therewereafewissues,however,thatneededtobeaddressedwiththeAI.Thesemostlyrelatedto
randombehavior,whichneededtobetoneddownsothatplayerscouldrecognizeattackpatterns,collect
itemsefficiently,andbetterformulatestrategies.

Myinitialideawastohave[NPCs]asrandomaspossible,admitsLewis.Randomlevelsof
aggressiveness,randomlevelsofgreediness,randomlevelsofabilitytotraversethelevel,etc.Through
thegame'sEarlyAccessperiodIrealizedthatthisisnotwhatplayerswantplayerswantmore
predictableAIthattheycanlearnpatternsof.Theyneedtheirstrategiesabouthowtotackletheseguys
toalwaysbeviablestrategies.

CommoncomplaintsduringtheEarlyAccessreleasewerethatthehumanAIcharactersweretoo
aggressiveandwouldhordeloot.Theyalsohadarandomamountsofhealth,whichsometimesmade
themextremelydifficulttobeat.Theseissuesneededtobetweakedbeforethefinalrelease,tomakethe
gamelessfrustratingandmorepredictableforplayers.
LewisremovedaggressivehumanAIentirely,andaddedwindupanimationstotheenemiestosolve
theseproblems.HealsodecreasedtherandomnessoftheAI,meaninghumancharactersarefarless
likelytobeahindrance.Theyalsonowdropalloftheitemstheyvecollectedupondeath,insteadof
takingitwiththemintothedigitalafterlife.

Theresultofallthisisapseudomultiplayerexperiencethatfeelsbothchallenginganddistinctive.Lewis
hasclearlybeensuccessfulinbringingamoremethodicalstyleofgameplaytothegenre,achievingthis
throughtheuseofdiverseAIandincreasedenemymobility.

IthinktheAIinCaveblazersworkedoutprettywell,"heallows."There'sdefinitelyalotmorethatcould
bedonewithittomakecharactersappearsmarter...butdotheyreallyneedtobeanysmarter?

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