fallow hawk
Not talking about
if (IsEnemyFar)
GetClose();
else if (!IsEnemyFar)
RunAway();
Talking about LLM-AI-powered NPCs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-7jGYOGvy4
One thing I can say: the game that implement this stuff natively and make it work decently will get a helluva spot!
And there is proof of concept, but using GarbageGPT:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLf_3iFs8Sk&list=PLqMmz7k7At6hIDL73tscLXfmzwXqWX1Z0
cloud pewter
An MVP of this might even be to use the LLM to create a LOT (100s) more variations of the various things villagers say. They're great ambient lines now, that add to the atmosphere, but they get repetitive very quickly.
nova zodiac
it sounds interesting and might be funny xD
neon remnant
dusk belfry
With all the advances in AI, I think it would be great if your spouse NPC had an AI chat bot behind them. nVidia has Chat RTX which is a RAG chat bot that is given specific information to answer question based on that specific information. For Medieval Dynasty, a simple example would be giving a RAG chat bot the “Knowledge” base that already exists in the game. The player could then ask their spouse questions on the game and get real answers. Given the spouse’s personality, the response could be flavored with that personality. This could be expanded in many directions.