artifact name
Stag Deer
artifact deSCription
The stag will randomly graze or rest unitl he perceives a threat, then he will run. When he no longer perceives the threat, he will go back to grazing. The Stag can also travel in a herd with other deer.
tools used
Deer skeletal mesh
Nav Mesh Bounds
Animation Assets
Highlighted skills
AI Blueprint coding
Animation creation
Reflection
The process of creating and polishing the Stag Deer was enjoyable. I used a behavior tree/blackboard asset in Unreal Engine when I first created this artifact, however, I found the deer wouldn’t work exactly as I intended it too, so I changed my approach and scripted the behavior in the AI controller and the deer blueprint instead. Utilizing these assets created a more dynamic NPC deer character. One challenge I faced was trying to get the deer to run away from the human character when it heard a sound. I still have not figured this out but will continue to work on it until I do.
