Campaign rule for unpredictable wave AI

core/assets/bundles/bundle.properties

@@ -1399,6 +1399,7 @@ rules.lighting = Lighting
 rules.fog = Fog of War
 rules.invasions = Enemy Sector Invasions
 rules.showspawns = Show Enemy Spawns
+rules.randomwaveai = Unpredictable Wave AI
 rules.fire = Fire
 rules.anyenv = <Any>
 rules.explosions = Block/Unit Explosion Damage

core/src/mindustry/ai/Pathfinder.java

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package mindustry.ai;
 
 import arc.*;
 import arc.func.*;
+import arc.math.*;
 import arc.math.geom.*;
 import arc.struct.*;
 import arc.util.*;
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import mindustry.world.blocks.storage.*;
 import mindustry.world.meta.*;
 
 import static mindustry.Vars.*;
+import static mindustry.world.meta.BlockFlag.*;
 
 public class Pathfinder implements Runnable{
     private static final long maxUpdate = Time.millisToNanos(8);
@@ -454,8 +456,28 @@ public class Pathfinder implements Runnable{
     }
 
     public static class EnemyCoreField extends Flowfield{
+        private final static BlockFlag[] randomTargets = {storage, generator, launchPad, factory, repair, battery, reactor, drill};
+        private Rand rand = new Rand();
+
         @Override
         protected void getPositions(IntSeq out){
+            if(state.rules.randomWaveAI && team == state.rules.waveTeam){
+                rand.setSeed(state.rules.waves ? state.wave : (int)(state.tick / (5400)));
+
+                //maximum amount of different target flag types they will attack
+                int max = 2;
+
+                for(int attempt = 0; attempt < 5 && max > 0; attempt++){
+                    var targets = indexer.getEnemy(team, randomTargets[rand.random(randomTargets.length - 1)]);
+                    if(!targets.isEmpty()){
+                        max --;
+                        for(Building other : targets){
+                            out.add(other.tile.array());
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
             for(Building other : indexer.getEnemy(team, BlockFlag.core)){
                 out.add(other.tile.array());
             }

core/src/mindustry/ai/types/FlyingAI.java

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class FlyingAI extends AIController{
             return core;
         }
 
-        if(state.rules.randomAirTargeting){
+        if(state.rules.randomWaveAI){
             //when there are no waves, it's just random based on the unit
             Mathf.rand.setSeed(unit.type.id + (state.rules.waves ? state.wave : unit.id));
             //try a few random flags first
@@ -56,10 +56,7 @@ public class FlyingAI extends AIController{
             //try the closest target
             Teamc result = target(x, y, range, air, ground);
             if(result != null) return result;
-            //default to the core
+        }else{
-            return core;
-        }
-
             for(var flag : unit.type.targetFlags){
                 if(flag == null){
                     Teamc result = target(x, y, range, air, ground);
@@ -69,6 +66,7 @@ public class FlyingAI extends AIController{
                     if(result != null) return result;
                 }
             }
+        }
 
         return core;
     }

core/src/mindustry/game/CampaignRules.java

@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ public class CampaignRules{
     public boolean fog;
     public boolean showSpawns;
     public boolean sectorInvasion;
+    public boolean randomWaveAI;
 
     public void apply(Rules rules){
         rules.staticFog = rules.fog = fog;
         rules.showSpawns = showSpawns;
+        rules.randomWaveAI = randomWaveAI;
         rules.teams.get(rules.waveTeam).blockHealthMultiplier = difficulty.enemyHealthMultiplier;
         rules.teams.get(rules.waveTeam).unitHealthMultiplier = difficulty.enemyHealthMultiplier;
-        rules.randomAirTargeting = difficulty.ordinal() >= Difficulty.hard.ordinal();
     }
 }

core/src/mindustry/game/Rules.java

@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ public class Rules{
     public boolean fire = true;
     /** Whether units use and require ammo. */
     public boolean unitAmmo = false;
-    /** EXPERIMENTAL! If true, air units target random things each wave instead of only generators. */
+    /** EXPERIMENTAL! If true, air and ground units target random things each wave instead of only the core/generators. */
-    public boolean randomAirTargeting = false;
+    public boolean randomWaveAI = false;
     /** EXPERIMENTAL! If true, blocks will update in units and share power. */
     public boolean unitPayloadUpdate = false;
     /** If true, units' payloads are destroy()ed when the unit is destroyed. */

core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/CampaignRulesDialog.java

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ public class CampaignRulesDialog extends BaseDialog{
 
             check("@rules.fog", b -> rules.fog = b, () -> rules.fog);
             check("@rules.showspawns", b -> rules.showSpawns = b, () -> rules.showSpawns);
+            check("@rules.randomwaveai", b -> rules.randomWaveAI = b, () -> rules.randomWaveAI);
         }).growY();
     }