How Space Marine 2 is Designed to Punish Heretics | AI and Games #77

Subscribe to our new AI and Games Conference channel at: http://www.youtube.com/@AIandGamesConference Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2 revels in the chaos brought by having literal waves of enemies descend upon the player. We explore how Space Marine 2 is designed to force players into the fray, how it rewards those who stick it out in the toughest of encounters, and punishes cowardly heretics who don't submit to the designer's philosophy of 'power-through combat'. Videos referenced in this episode by order of appearance: - AI and Games #30 - DOOM (2016): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcOdtwioEfI - AI 101: Behaviour Trees: https://youtu.be/6VBCXvfNlCM - AI 101: Utility AI: https://youtu.be/p3Jbp2cZg3Q - AI and Games #74 - Marvel's Spider-Man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVUh6vPFN4k - AI 101: Directors: https://youtu.be/Mnt5zxb8W0Y - AI and Games #9 - Halo 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU717sd8oUc - AI and Games #7 - Left 4 Dead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbHMxo11HcU - Space Marine 2 - The AI Post-Mortem (AI and Games Conference 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk_TlygEo-s Chapters -- [00:00] Intro [01:19] Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2 [02:47] Power-Through Combat [04:30] The Xeno AI Architecture [06:59] Reactions & Opportunities [09:28] Designed to Punish Heretics [14:30] Making Fantasy a Reality [15:25] AI and Games Conference 2024 [16:57] Credits -- 'AI and Games' is a YouTube series on research and applications of Artificial Intelligence in video games. Check out all of our content: Website and Newsletter: http://www.aiandgames.com AI and Games: http://www.youtube.com/@AIandGames AI and Games Plus: http://www.youtube.com/@AIandGamesPlus AI and Games Conference: http://www.youtube.com/@AIandGamesConference Goal State: http://www.youtube.com/@GoalStateAI Livestreams on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/aiandgames Join our Discord Community: https://discord.aiandgames.com Buy our Merch: https://store.aiandgames.com -- Follow 'AI and Games' on social media. BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/tommy.aiandgames.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AIandGames Mastodon: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@AIandGames TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aiandgames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aiandgames/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@aiandgames -- If you're interested in working with us, check out the following: Sponsorship Enquiries: https://www.passionfroot.me/aiandgames Business Enquiries: https://www.aiandgames.com/p/professional-services #warhammer40k #spacemarine2 #gamedesign