Devlog — Squad AI & Steering Update

Today I worked on improving enemy group behavior.

Enemies now use a steering-based movement system instead of directly moving toward the player. This makes movement feel much smoother and more natural during large fights.

Implemented behaviors:

• Seek
• Separation
• Alignment
• Cohesion

This allows enemies to:

• move as groups
• avoid overlapping too much
• align movement directions
• maintain swarm formations

The result is a much stronger “enemy horde” feeling during combat.

I also started improving Leader enemies.

Leader enemies now have:

• larger scale
• stronger stats
• outline effects
• heat-like shader distortion

This makes them easier to identify during chaotic battles and gives them a more elite presence.

One important discovery during this update:

The game feels more interesting when enemies behave like a flowing mass rather than independent units.

The core direction is becoming clearer:

This is not just a game about defeating enemies.

It is becoming a game about breaking the density and structure of enemy swarms.