From a3fc5f67310d71e770a190e3c5d101315c983c42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: DualFroz <me@dualfroz.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:34:13 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] feat(core): declare mob AI state machine for wandering and
 targeting interface

---
 core/include/vf/Mob.h | 118 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 118 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 core/include/vf/Mob.h

diff --git a/core/include/vf/Mob.h b/core/include/vf/Mob.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae1964c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/include/vf/Mob.h
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <vector>
+#include "Entity.h"
+#include "Item.h"
+#include "Math.h"
+#include "Pathfind.h"
+#include "World.h"
+#include "WorldGen.h"
+
+namespace vf {
+
+enum class Species : uint8_t { Sheep, Cow, Pig, Zombie, Skeleton, Creeper, Count };
+
+bool isHostile(Species species);
+inline bool isPassive(Species species) { return !isHostile(species); }
+
+struct SpeciesStats {
+    float maxHealth = 10.0f;
+    float width = 0.6f;
+    float height = 1.8f;
+    float walkSpeed = 2.0f;
+    float sprintMultiplier = 1.5f;   // chase (hostile) or flee (passive) speed factor
+    float attackDamage = 0.0f;
+    float attackRange = 1.4f;
+    float attackCooldown = 1.0f;
+    float alertRadius = 12.0f;       // hostile: aggro distance; passive: flee-trigger distance
+    float disengageRadius = 16.0f;   // hysteresis give-up radius once engaged
+    int spawnLightMax = 7;           // hostile: spawns only at or below this light
+    int spawnLightMin = 9;           // passive: spawns only at or above this light
+};
+
+const SpeciesStats& speciesStats(Species species);
+
+enum class CreatureState : uint8_t { Idle, Wander, Flee, Chase, Attack };
+
+// A gameplay mob: species identity, health and an AI state machine layered on
+// top of the physics body from Entity.h. `body.wanderDir` is reused as the
+// creature's persistent wander/flee heading between ticks.
+struct Creature {
+    Mob body;
+    Species species = Species::Sheep;
+    CreatureState state = CreatureState::Idle;
+    float health = 10.0f;
+    float attackCooldownRemaining = 0.0f;
+    float stateTimer = 0.0f;
+    uint32_t rng = 0x9e3779b9u;
+    bool alive = true;
+};
+
+Creature spawnCreature(Species species, const Vec3& position, uint32_t seed);
+
+struct CreatureConfig {
+    MobConfig physics;
+};
+
+// One AI+physics tick. `hasThreat` false means no relevant target this tick
+// (out of range, dead, or none nearby); the creature then wanders or idles.
+// Hostile species chase and attack a present threat; passive species flee it.
+void updateCreature(const World& world, Creature& creature, const Vec3& threatPos, bool hasThreat,
+                    const CreatureConfig& config, float dt);
+
+bool damageCreature(Creature& creature, float amount);
+bool creatureCanAttack(const Creature& creature, const Vec3& targetPos);
+void creatureAttack(Creature& creature);
+
+struct DropEntry {
+    ItemId item = ItemId::None;
+    int minCount = 0;
+    int maxCount = 0;
+    float chance = 1.0f;
+};
+
+std::vector<DropEntry> dropsFor(Species species);
+
+// Rolls the drop table for `species`, advancing `rng`. Deterministic given the
+// same rng state.
+std::vector<ItemSlot> rollDrops(Species species, uint32_t& rng);
+
+struct SpawnConfig {
+    int maxPerArea = 24;
+    float spawnAreaRadius = 64.0f;
+    float minPlayerDistance = 12.0f;
+    float maxPlayerDistance = 40.0f;
+};
+
+// Approximate ambient light at a cell for spawn checks: full skylight when the
+// column above is unobstructed, combined with the strongest nearby block
+// emitter attenuated per Manhattan step.
+int mobSpawnLightLevel(const World& world, const Vec3i& cell, int searchRadius = 6);
+
+bool speciesAllowsBiome(Species species, Biome biome);
+
+bool canSpawnAt(const World& world, const Vec3i& cell, Species species, Biome biome,
+               const Vec3& playerPos, int currentPopulationInArea, const SpawnConfig& config = {});
+
+struct SpawnAttempt {
+    bool spawned = false;
+    Species species = Species::Sheep;
+    Vec3 position;
+};
+
+// Tests every species against canSpawnAt and, if at least one qualifies, picks
+// one deterministically from `rng`.
+SpawnAttempt trySpawn(const World& world, const Vec3i& cell, Biome biome, const Vec3& playerPos,
+                      int currentPopulationInArea, uint32_t& rng, const SpawnConfig& config = {});
+
+struct SpawnCycle {
+    float interval = 1.0f;
+    float timer = 0.0f;
+};
+
+// Advances the cycle timer; returns true on ticks where a spawn attempt should
+// run. Catches up at most once per call even after a large dt.
+bool advanceSpawnCycle(SpawnCycle& cycle, float dt);
+
+} // namespace vf