Modding:Creature AI

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Behavior controllable with XML

Designing custom AI for creatures in Caves of Qud typically requires scripting with C#, however, there is a limited set of changes you can make to a creature's behavior through XML only.

The Brain part

Brain is the primary part in charge of granting sentience to creatures in Caves of Qud. It is required to give an object goals and perform actions autonomously in the game.

In XML, Brain supports multiple parameters that can be used to influence creature behavior:

Brain attribute	Example	Description
Wanders	Wanders="true"	Whether, absent any goals, a creature will wander autonomously or simply stay still in its current location.
MaxWanderRadius	MaxWanderRadius="6"	When idly wandering, the maximum distance that a creature will go from its starting point. This is primarily used by pigs to control their maximum wander distance.
Factions	Factions="Snapjaws-100"
Hostile
Calm
Aquatic	Aquatic="true"	Used by fish and other aquatic creatures to force them to live in water.
LivesOnWalls	LivesOnWalls="true"	Used by vines creatures such as favilink and jilted lovers to force them to occupy and navigate between wall tiles.
Mobile
Hibernating

Existing AI parts

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Parts that impact their own creatures' behavior

Part name	Description
AIJuker
AIPilgrim
AIWanderingJuggernaut
AISelfPreservation
AIFlocks
AIUrnDuster
AIMarkOfDeathGuardian
AIShopper
AIShoreLounging
AIShootAndScoot
AIKillStuckStuff
AISuppressIndependentBehavior
AIThrowAndScoot
AIHealingTonicUse
AIShootCooldown
AIPassenger
AISitting
AIStopShootingImmuneTargets
AIVehiclePilot
AIReplica
AITryKeepDistance
AITonicUse
AIWallWalker
AIWallPhaser
AITryKeepSteadyDistance
AISeekHealingPool
AICryptHelpBroadcaster

Parts that influence other creatures' behavior

Part name	Description
Pettable
Chair

TODO: parts that influence AI behavior

Opinions and allegiances

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Making creatures use items and skills

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Goal handlers

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