Combat System Query

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What sort of concepts are usually required to make an advanced combat and AI system? Stuff like spatial partitioning, raycasting with bones for hitboxes, etc

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tables

math

logical comparisons / conditionals

functions and events

maybe some loops

not variables though, you won't ever need any of those silly things

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I'm not looking for the basics though

I want to know about what advanced concepts there are when dealing with combat and AI

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spatial queries, state machines, timers etc