From 0ed5df6a256d9e396f1e90f2b7290bc5309a2e9b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: DualFroz <me@dualfroz.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:15:00 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] feat(ai): add monster behaviours

---
 src/ai.lua | 79 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 79 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 src/ai.lua

diff --git a/src/ai.lua b/src/ai.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfa532d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ai.lua
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+-- Monster behaviours, one per ai tag. Each takes (game, monster) and fully
+-- resolves that monster's turn through game helpers, so all state mutation and
+-- rng use stays centralised and deterministic.
+
+local Ai = {}
+
+local AGGRO = { chase = 10, pack = 13, ranged = 12, flee = 8, erratic = 8 }
+local DIRS = { { 1, 0 }, { -1, 0 }, { 0, 1 }, { 0, -1 } }
+
+local function chase(game, monster)
+  if game:playerAdjacent(monster) then
+    game:monsterMelee(monster)
+  elseif game:canSeePlayer(monster, AGGRO.chase) then
+    game:stepMonsterToward(monster, game.player.x, game.player.y)
+  end
+end
+
+local function pack(game, monster)
+  if game:playerAdjacent(monster) then
+    game:monsterMelee(monster)
+    return
+  end
+  if game:canSeePlayer(monster, AGGRO.pack) then
+    game:stepMonsterToward(monster, game.player.x, game.player.y)
+    return
+  end
+  local ally = game:nearestAlly(monster)
+  if ally then
+    game:stepMonsterToward(monster, ally.x, ally.y)
+  end
+end
+
+local function ranged(game, monster)
+  if game:canSeePlayer(monster, monster.range) and game:hasClearShot(monster) then
+    if game:playerAdjacent(monster) then
+      game:stepMonsterAway(monster, game.player.x, game.player.y)
+    else
+      game:monsterShoot(monster)
+    end
+    return
+  end
+  if game:canSeePlayer(monster, AGGRO.ranged) then
+    game:stepMonsterToward(monster, game.player.x, game.player.y)
+  end
+end
+
+local function flee(game, monster)
+  if game:canSeePlayer(monster, AGGRO.flee) then
+    game:stepMonsterAway(monster, game.player.x, game.player.y)
+  end
+end
+
+local function erratic(game, monster)
+  if game:playerAdjacent(monster) then
+    game:monsterMelee(monster)
+    return
+  end
+  if game:canSeePlayer(monster, AGGRO.erratic) and game.rng:chance(1, 2) then
+    game:stepMonsterToward(monster, game.player.x, game.player.y)
+  else
+    local dir = DIRS[game.rng:range(1, 4)]
+    game:moveMonster(monster, dir[1], dir[2])
+  end
+end
+
+Ai.behaviours = {
+  chase = chase,
+  pack = pack,
+  ranged = ranged,
+  flee = flee,
+  erratic = erratic,
+}
+
+function Ai.act(game, monster)
+  local behaviour = Ai.behaviours[monster.ai] or chase
+  behaviour(game, monster)
+end
+
+return Ai