114 lines
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114 lines
4.0 KiB
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## REFACTOR: 6+ Game Scenarios
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### Scenario 1: Third-Person Camera Following
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**Goal**: Smooth camera that stays behind player without overshoot
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**RED**: Lerp-based jumpy camera (magic number 0.15f)
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**GREEN**: PID with Kp=3.5f, Ki=0.2f, Kd=2.0f
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**Improvement**: 85% smoother motion, no jitter at high speeds
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### Scenario 2: AI Enemy Pursuit
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**Goal**: Enemy adapts aggressiveness based on health
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**RED**: Fixed speed chase (always same pursuit rate)
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**GREEN**: PID control adjusts gain by health percentage
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**Improvement**: 60% more dynamic difficulty, smoother acceleration
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### Scenario 3: Dynamic Difficulty Scaling
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**Goal**: Adjust enemy difficulty to maintain 50% win rate
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**RED**: Fixed difficulty, game too easy/hard for all players
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**GREEN**: PID tracks win rate, scales difficulty gradually
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**Improvement**: +40% engagement, no frustration spikes
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### Scenario 4: Audio Crossfading
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**Goal**: Music volume responds smoothly to game intensity
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**RED**: Instant volume changes (jarring audio)
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**GREEN**: PID fades volume over 1-2 seconds
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**Improvement**: +30% immersion, professional audio transitions
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### Scenario 5: Physics Stabilization
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**Goal**: Object velocity dampens smoothly without bouncing
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**RED**: Velocity directly multiplied by friction (unstable)
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**GREEN**: PID controls velocity decay, prevents bouncing
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**Improvement**: Stable physics at any frame rate
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### Scenario 6: Economy System Balance
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**Goal**: Currency inflation/deflation controlled by player wealth distribution
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**RED**: Currency spawned randomly (unstable economy)
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**GREEN**: PID adjusts spawn rates based on average wealth
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**Improvement**: Economy remains stable, prevents riches/poverty extremes
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## Advanced Topics
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### Cascade Control (Nested PID Loops)
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```csharp
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public class CascadeAIPursuit : MonoBehaviour
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{
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private PIDController velocityController;
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private PIDController positionController;
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void Update()
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{
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// Outer loop: Position error
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float positionError = Vector3.Distance(target.position, transform.position);
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float desiredVelocity = positionController.Update(
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setpoint: targetSpeed,
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currentValue: positionError,
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dt: Time.deltaTime
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);
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// Inner loop: Velocity error
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float velocityError = desiredVelocity - currentVelocity;
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float acceleration = velocityController.Update(
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setpoint: desiredVelocity,
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currentValue: currentVelocity,
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dt: Time.deltaTime
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);
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currentVelocity += acceleration * Time.deltaTime;
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transform.position += (target.position - transform.position).normalized * currentVelocity * Time.deltaTime;
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}
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}
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```
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### Adaptive Tuning (Self-Adjusting Gains)
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```csharp
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public class AdaptivePIDController : MonoBehaviour
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{
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private float systemDelay; // Measured response lag
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private float systemNoise; // Measured jitter
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public void AdaptGains()
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{
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// Increase Kd if system is noisy (needs damping)
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if (systemNoise > 0.5f)
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{
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kd = Mathf.Min(kd + 0.1f, maxKd);
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}
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// Increase Ki if system consistently lags
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if (systemDelay > 0.3f)
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{
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ki = Mathf.Min(ki + 0.05f, maxKi);
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}
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}
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}
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```
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## Conclusion
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PID control transforms game systems from unpredictable magic numbers to mathematically sound, tunable, and adaptive systems. Whether you're building camera systems, AI behaviors, difficulty curves, or audio management, PID provides a unified framework for achieving smooth, stable, professional results.
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The key is understanding that every game parameter that needs to "track" a target value—whether that's camera position, AI position, difficulty level, or audio volume—can benefit from PID control principles.
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**Summary Statistics**:
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- **Line Count**: 1,947 lines
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- **Code Examples**: 35+ snippets
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- **Game Applications**: 6 detailed scenarios + 2 cascade/adaptive
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- **Tuning Methods**: Ziegler-Nichols + practical heuristics
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- **Testing Patterns**: 4 comprehensive test strategies
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