Combat Algo AI Game System

A high-performance Combat-style first-person shooter built with Python and Pygame, featuring AI-controlled enemies using shortest-path algorithms, intelligent spawn balancing, and real-time ray-casting for immersive 3D gameplay.

Key Features:

• 🎮 Combat-Style 2D Raycasting Engine: Built a real-time ray-casting renderer inspired by Wolfenstein 3D for fast, immersive first-person gameplay.
• 🔫 Core FPS Mechanics: Designed responsive shooting, health, ammo systems, pickups, and combat feedback.
• 🕹️ WASD + Mouse Controls: Implemented smooth keyboard movement and mouse-driven camera rotation for classic FPS fee.
• 🤖 AI-Driven Enemies: Developed enemy AI that actively hunts the player using shortest-path navigation.
• ⚖️ Dynamic Spawn Balancing: Controlled enemy spawn rates to maintain fair difficulty and stable performance(challenging to achieve it).

Architecture Overview:

• Raycasting Engine Core: Casts rays per frame to calculate wall intersections and depth-correct rendering.
• Game Loop & Systems Layer: Central loop handling input, physics, AI updates, rendering, and combat logic.
• Enemy AI Module: Grid-based A* pathfinding for intelligent navigation and player pursuit.
• Resource Pipeline: Organized textures, sprites, sounds, and maps for efficient loading and reuse.

Technical Highlights:

• Developed entirely in Python using Pygame for real-time rendering and input handling.
• Implemented A* pathfinding for enemy navigation and obstacle avoidance.
• Optimized ray-casting and update loops for consistent frame rates.
• Packaged a standalone Windows executable using PyInstaller.