Loose Swarm¶

Loose Swarm

Three independent groups drift across the map in different patterns. Each group uses very low flocking power with high avoidance, creating loose clouds of agents that spread out rather than clump together.

The groups move in different directions:

System 1 (green) — follows the wind
System 2 (red) — moves against the wind
System 3 (blue) — moves against the wind at reduced power, creating a slower diagonal drift

All three groups use AvoidOtherGroup to keep distance from each other, so they occupy different parts of the map.

Key Processors¶

Parameter	Value	Why
SpeedScale	0.8	Slower movement for a more ambient feel
FlockSameGroup Power	0.03	Very weak cohesion — groups barely hold together
AvoidSameGroup Distance	20	Large avoidance range spreads agents out
AvoidSameGroup Power	0.8	Strong separation keeps agents well-spaced
AvoidOtherGroup Power	0.0001	Subtle inter-group repulsion over long distances
Wind / WindInverted	varies	Different wind responses push groups in opposing directions
WorldEvents Power	0.6	Agents react to player sounds — moderate so swarm drift isn't completely overridden

Configuration¶

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<WalkerSim xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xsi:schemaLocation="http://zeh.matt/WalkerSim WalkerSimSchema.xsd" xmlns="http://zeh.matt/WalkerSim">
  <Logging>
    <General>false</General>
    <Spawns>false</Spawns>
    <Despawns>false</Despawns>
    <EntityClassSelection>false</EntityClassSelection>
    <Events>false</Events>
  </Logging>
  <RandomSeed>789012</RandomSeed>
  <PopulationDensity>140</PopulationDensity>
  <SpawnActivationRadius>96</SpawnActivationRadius>
  <StartAgentsGrouped>true</StartAgentsGrouped>
  <EnhancedSoundAwareness>true</EnhancedSoundAwareness>
  <SoundDistanceScale>1</SoundDistanceScale>
  <GroupSize>16</GroupSize>
  <AgentStartPosition>Mixed</AgentStartPosition>
  <AgentRespawnPosition>RandomBorderLocation</AgentRespawnPosition>
  <PauseDuringBloodmoon>true</PauseDuringBloodmoon>
  <SpawnProtectionTime>300</SpawnProtectionTime>
  <InfiniteZombieLifetime>false</InfiniteZombieLifetime>
  <MaxSpawnedZombies>75%</MaxSpawnedZombies>
  <Systems>
    <System Name="System 1" Weight="1" SpeedScale="0.8" PostSpawnBehavior="Wander" PostSpawnWanderSpeed="Walk" Color="#44AA44">
      <Processor Type="FlockSameGroup" Distance="40" Power="0.03" Param1="0" Param2="0" />
      <Processor Type="AlignSameGroup" Distance="15" Power="0.3" Param1="0" Param2="0" />
      <Processor Type="AvoidSameGroup" Distance="20" Power="0.8" Param1="0" Param2="0" />
      <Processor Type="Wind" Distance="0" Power="0.7" Param1="0" Param2="0" />
      <Processor Type="WorldEvents" Distance="0" Power="0.6" Param1="0" Param2="0" />
      <Processor Type="AvoidOtherGroup" Distance="50" Power="0.0001" Param1="0" Param2="0" />
    </System>
    <System Name="System 2" Weight="1" SpeedScale="0.8" PostSpawnBehavior="Wander" PostSpawnWanderSpeed="Walk" Color="#9E4244">
      <Processor Type="FlockSameGroup" Distance="40" Power="0.03" Param1="0" Param2="0" />
      <Processor Type="AlignSameGroup" Distance="15" Power="0.3" Param1="0" Param2="0" />
      <Processor Type="AvoidSameGroup" Distance="20" Power="0.8" Param1="0" Param2="0" />
      <Processor Type="WindInverted" Distance="0" Power="0.7" Param1="0" Param2="0" />
      <Processor Type="WorldEvents" Distance="0" Power="0.6" Param1="0" Param2="0" />
      <Processor Type="AvoidOtherGroup" Distance="50" Power="0.0001" Param1="0" Param2="0" />
    </System>
    <System Name="System 3" Weight="1" SpeedScale="0.8" PostSpawnBehavior="Wander" PostSpawnWanderSpeed="Walk" Color="#57A8BF">
      <Processor Type="FlockSameGroup" Distance="40" Power="0.03" Param1="0" Param2="0" />
      <Processor Type="AlignSameGroup" Distance="15" Power="0.3" Param1="0" Param2="0" />
      <Processor Type="AvoidSameGroup" Distance="20" Power="0.8" Param1="0" Param2="0" />
      <Processor Type="WindInverted" Distance="0" Power="0.2" Param1="0" Param2="0" />
      <Processor Type="WorldEvents" Distance="0" Power="0.6" Param1="0" Param2="0" />
      <Processor Type="AvoidOtherGroup" Distance="50" Power="0.0001" Param1="0" Param2="0" />
    </System>
  </Systems>
</WalkerSim>