Package com.csse3200.game.components.tasks

Class BombChaseTask

java.lang.Object

com.csse3200.game.ai.tasks.DefaultTask

com.csse3200.game.components.tasks.BombChaseTask

All Implemented Interfaces:

PriorityTask, Task

public class BombChaseTask
extends DefaultTask
implements PriorityTask

Task that makes an entity chase a target until either the target is too far away or the line of sight is lost. Designed specifically for flying bomber enemies that should maintain a hover height above the target and stop chasing when the target enters a bomb-drop zone.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface com.csse3200.game.ai.tasks.Task

Task.Status

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.csse3200.game.ai.tasks.DefaultTask

owner, status

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
BombChaseTask(Entity target, int priority, float viewDistance, float maxChaseDistance, float hoverHeight, float dropRange, float minHeight)	Creates a chase task for a bomber-style enemy.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	activate()	Activate the chase task for light triggered activation
void	deactivate()
int	getPriority()	Get current priority of the task.
void	start()	Initialise and starts a movement task toward the chase target then triggers the chaseStart event.
void	stop()	Stop the task
void	update()	Update the chase target each frame based on current position and hover rules.

Methods inherited from class com.csse3200.game.ai.tasks.DefaultTask

create, getStatus

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface com.csse3200.game.ai.tasks.Task

create, getStatus

Constructor Details

BombChaseTask

public BombChaseTask(Entity target,
 int priority,
 float viewDistance,
 float maxChaseDistance,
 float hoverHeight,
 float dropRange,
 float minHeight)

Creates a chase task for a bomber-style enemy.

Parameters:

target - the entity to chase

priority - task priority when chasing

viewDistance - maximum distance at which chasing can start (when inactive)

maxChaseDistance - maximum distance before chasing stops

hoverHeight - preferred vertical offset to maintain above the target

dropRange - horizontal range within which the target is considered in the bomb-drop zone

minHeight - minimum vertical difference (drone above target) to qualify for the drop zone

Method Details

activate

public void activate()

Activate the chase task for light triggered activation

deactivate

public void deactivate()

start

public void start()

Initialise and starts a movement task toward the chase target then triggers the chaseStart event.

Specified by:

start in interface Task

Overrides:

start in class DefaultTask

update

public void update()

Update the chase target each frame based on current position and hover rules.

Specified by:

update in interface Task

Overrides:

update in class DefaultTask

stop

public void stop()

Stop the task

Specified by:

stop in interface Task

Overrides:

stop in class DefaultTask

getPriority

public int getPriority()

Get current priority of the task. If target is within bomb-drop zone, -1, to allow bombing task to start.

Specified by:

getPriority in interface PriorityTask