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# Make an Animal Flee When It Sees the Player

## Overview

Let's make an example of an animal fleeing when it sees the Player. In this case, the rabbits will search for a safe spot when they see a Wolf.

{% embed url="<https://streamable.com/rrdht1>" %}

## Create Scene and main prefabs

1- Use an Empty Scene and add a Plane with a scale 10,1,10.\[Pos and Rot (0,0,0)]

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2- Set it to Navigation Static and bake the Navigation Mesh

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3- Drag to the Scene the **Wolf**, **FreeLookCameraRig**, and the **Rabbit PA AI Enemy** Prefabs

{% hint style="info" %}
You can use the **search bar** on the Project window.
{% endhint %}

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It should look something like this: (Also remove the default camera)

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.. and move the rabbit away from the wolf.

## Waypoints for the Rabbit

1- Create an Empty gameObject and add the MWaypoint component \[Rename it Waypoint (1)]

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2- Duplicate it 4 times and distribute it on the Scene:

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3- Connect the waypoints together to make a route

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That way, when the Rabbit arrives at a waypoint, it will continue to the next one.

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## Hide Spot Zone

1- Find the **Zone Enter Hole** prefab and drag it to the center of the route.

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2- Create a new **Tag** ("**HideSpot**")

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![Rename the New create Tag to "HideSpot"](/files/-M9KYhC2UbS9afhcQS_q)

3- Select the **Enter Hole Zone** and add the component [**Tags**](/animal-controller/scriptable-architecture/scriptables/tags.md). Add **HideSpot** to the Tag List

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4- On the Next Waypoint on the zone also set the 4 waypoints created on the scene

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When the rabbit comes out of the Hole, it will continue patrolling by going to any of the waypoints.

## Creating the AI States

We need 3 AI states to create the Flee behaviour.

* First State the Rabbit will Patrol and Keep an Eye for the Player.
* If it sees the Player, it will go to the second State, where it searches for the Hide Spot (Enter Hole Zone).
* If it finds the Zone, it will go to the third State, which makes the rabbit go to the Hide Spot and stay there for 10 to 15 seconds.
* When it finishes waiting, it will return to the first State.

1- Create the States and give them proper names:

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## Creating the AI Decisions

We need 3 Decisions:

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1- Create a new **Look Decision** "Look for the Player".

Make sure all the parameters are set as the picture below.

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{% hint style="info" %}
We are looking for the Animal Player which in this case is the Wolf, so the Wolf must be set as Player.
{% endhint %}

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2- Create a new Look Decision "**Look for Hide Spot**"

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In this case we are Looking for all the Gameobjects that have the Tag: Hide Spot, which is the Zone Enter Hole. and If we find that game Object, assign it as the target to go.

3- Create a Wait Decision "Wait 10-15 Seconds".

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## Setting up the AI States with Decisions and Tasks

1- First AI State (**Rabbit 1 Patrol**), Task and Decision must be set like this:

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2- Second AI State **(Rabbit 2 Find Hide Spot)**, Task and Decision must be set like this:

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3- Third and last AI State **(Rabbit 3 Hide and Wait)**, Task and Decision must be set like this:

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So if the Rabbit sees the Player Animal then it will find the first safe spot near him and it will go to it... in this case because is a zone it will play the zone animation.. wait 3-6 second and then it will return to the patrol state and the cycle is completed.

## Assign the AI State to the Rabbit

Finally Assign the (**Rabbit 1 Patrol**) Ai State to the Rabbit. and assign the the AI Control the First Waypoint.

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And that should be it. If the Rabbit sees the player (wolf), it will hide.