Use this guide to balance enemy behavior and how often units spawn along paths from source buildings (Tower/Factory), plus enemy AI strength tiers:|

• building field "_strength" (EnemyStrengthTier)
• GameConfig "EnemyBuildingAI" delays
• GameConfig "UnitSpawnIntervals"

What "_strength" Means

• "_strength" is a field on BuildingView (EnemyStrengthTier).
• Available tiers:
  1. Weak
  2. Medium
  3. Strong
• This tier is used by EnemyBuildingAIModule to select AI delay values from GameConfig "EnemyBuildingAI".

Where "_strength" Is Visible in Inspector

• "_strength" is shown in BuildingView inspector only when "_teamID" is an enemy team.
• If "_teamID" is Player or Neutral, "_strength" is hidden by the custom editor.
• To edit it:
  1. Open level prefab
  2. Select the building object (Tower, Factory, or Artillery)
  3. Set "_teamID" to enemy team (Red/Yellow/Green/Violet/Magenta/Cyan)
  4. Edit "_strength" field that appears under team settings

Important Scope Rules

• Enemy AI logic runs only for teams that are not Player and not Neutral.
• So "_strength" affects AI behavior only when a building is on an enemy team.
• For Neutral or Player buildings, this tier does not drive enemy AI timers.

How Tier Affects Enemy AI

• Tower/Factory enemy buildings:
  1. Use "_strength" to choose "PathDelaySeconds" in "EnemyBuildingAI"
  2. Lower delay = more frequent path creation attempts
• Artillery enemy buildings:
  1. Use "_strength" to choose "ArtilleryAimDelaySeconds" in "EnemyBuildingAI"
  2. Lower delay = more frequent target re-aim updates

Where to Configure Tier Delays

• Open GameConfig asset: Assets/GorodiskiGames/TowerClash/Resources/GameConfig.asset
• Configure:
  1. "EnemyBuildingAI.Weak.PathDelaySeconds"
  2. "EnemyBuildingAI.Weak.ArtilleryAimDelaySeconds"
  3. "EnemyBuildingAI.Medium.PathDelaySeconds"
  4. "EnemyBuildingAI.Medium.ArtilleryAimDelaySeconds"
  5. "EnemyBuildingAI.Strong.PathDelaySeconds"
  6. "EnemyBuildingAI.Strong.ArtilleryAimDelaySeconds"

How Unit Spawn Rate Works

• Unit spawning along active paths is handled by UnitsModule.
• Spawn interval is selected by source building level from GameConfig "UnitSpawnIntervals".
• Mapping:
  1. level 1 uses "UnitSpawnIntervals"[0]
  2. level 2 uses "UnitSpawnIntervals"[1]
  3. level 3 uses "UnitSpawnIntervals"[2]
  4. if level is higher than array length, last array value is used
• Safety behavior:
  1. if array is missing/empty, fallback interval is 1 second
  2. interval is clamped to minimum 0.01 seconds

Where to Configure Spawn Rate

• Open GameConfig asset: Assets/GorodiskiGames/TowerClash/Resources/GameConfig.asset
• Edit "UnitSpawnIntervals" values.
• Lower value = faster spawning.

Main Procedure: Balance Enemy Pressure Step 1: Set Building Tier in Level Prefab

1. Open your level prefab.
2. Select enemy Tower, Factory, or Artillery buildings.
3. Set BuildingView "_strength" to Weak, Medium, or Strong.

Step 2: Tune Tier Delays

1. Open GameConfig "EnemyBuildingAI".
2. Start with Medium as baseline.
3. Set Weak delays higher than Medium.
4. Set Strong delays lower than Medium.