Formations pack for Behavior Designer Pro?

[Krysalis]

I see from another post that you are working on an update to the tactical pack for BD Pro. Are you also planning an update for the Formations pack? I just purchased BD Pro last week but have a specific use case that would be covered by the Formations Pack. I may be using ECS which may complicate updating the package myself.

 

[Justin]

Yes, I'm working on the Formations Pack now and then will work on the Tactical Pack. Both packs will use the GameObject workflow since Unity doesn't have a native ECS pathfinding solution. But they are coming, and eventually I'd like to support the true ECS approach.

 

[nathanj]

@Justin
Have you thought about trying a solution with A* Pathfinding? Would be interesting to see the results.

The "A* Pathfinding Project" for Unity, developed by Aron Granberg, incorporates ECS (Entity Component System) for improved performance and flexibility. The project includes an ECS-powered movement script called FollowerEntity, which utilizes Unity's DOTS (Data-Oriented Technology Stack). This script leverages ECS to manage agent movement, offering features like local avoidance, smooth movement, and more, while abstracting away the complexity of ECS for easier usage

 

[Justin]

@Justin
Have you thought about trying a solution with A* Pathfinding? Would be interesting to see the results.

Soonish I haven't used that component so I'm not sure how much restructing it'll require but it is on my list.

 

[Heurazio]

This is also highly interesting for me (combined with A* Pathfinding).