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Design NPC and enemy decision-making with finite state machines, behavior trees, steering behaviors, and A* pathfinding — engine-neutral algorithms that pair with the detected engine's navigation API. Use when building enemy AI, an FSM or behavior tree, steering/flocking, or pathfinding, or when the user mentions state machine, behavior tree, blackboard, A*, navmesh, seek, or patrol/chase.

When to use

• Use when implementing enemy/NPC logic: patrols, chase/flee, guard states,
• Use to choose between an **FSM** (few clear states), a **behavior tree** (many
• Use when integrating pathfinding: A* on a grid/graph, or driving an engine

When not to use

• engine-specific navmesh API and baking
• movement and collision feel tuning
• spawning waves along lanes

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