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Fast Script Ai For mobile: Navmesh or A*?
Hi all. I' m making a zombie waves game for mobile(Android).
I have created my Enemy Ai using navmesh, but when i have more enemies spawned, my fps average is 6-10.
A* Pathfinding script is more fast then script+Navmesh?
I m scipting on Javascript.
Performance would more than likely come from optimizing your code, if you are using Unity Pro deep profile your game with the profiler and see what is causing the biggest performance hit because it might not be the path-finding.
with the profiler I see that my zombie script is the cause of low performace. i use javascript + Navmesh.
Try waypoints instead. If you maintain a table of waypoints, it's very fast, and in many ways easier to implement than your own A* pathfinding. Also, it makes it very easy for you to control pathing during runtime.
Here's a good intro/rationale for waypoints: http://aigamedev.com/open/reviews/alienswarm-node-graph/
And a tutorial: http://www.digitaltutors.com/11/training.php?pid=641
BTW, here's the whole tutorial series: http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/125774-Digital-Tutors-Releases-4-New-Tutorials-Enemy-AI-amp-Waypoints-Character-Scripting
It's for Unity mobile development.
And here's AngryAnt's implementation: http://angryant.com/path/
