Wiki source code of Giant Mantis - AI WIP

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Adam Janus 1.1 1 ~1. Introduction
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3 Due to current developemnt situatuin, giant mantis will use tha same, out of combat bechavoiur as fire ant.  This document will describe combat bachaviour exclusivly
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6 2. Bechaviour. 
7 Giant mantins follows documentation of fire ant, where it differs is the combat bevaiour
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9 [[https:~~/~~/wiki.axiosys.net/bin/view/Game%20Design/Fire%20Crystal%20Ant%20-%20AI%20>>https://wiki.axiosys.net/bin/view/Game%20Design/Fire%20Crystal%20Ant%20-%20AI%20/]]
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12 3. Combat actions
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15 3.1 Standard attack
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17 Mantis rises its arms and slashes player form top to down.
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20 **Wind up:**
21 1.  mantis raises its arms  for 0.4 sec.
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23 2. Mantis holds its arms for  0.3 sec.
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26 **Swing**: 
27 2. Mantis swings its arms drawing an arc for 0.6 sec
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30 **Recovery:**
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32 ~1. Mantis brings its arms back to nomral pose for 0.7 
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35 === 3.2 Block ===
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37 The mantis crosses its Arms to block all upcoming attack at front. While block is active, mantis movement speed including rotation is lowered to 30% to its inital value.
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39 If mantis succesfully blocks enemy attack it has 30% chacnce to intreeupt block action with "Standard Attack" action.
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41 If mantis fails to block attack more then 2 times, it stops block action.
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43 If mantis target is at distance greater then X, then mantis stops block action.
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45 **Wind-up:**
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47 ~1. Mantis ducks down slightly  and brings its arms to x pattern. 0.5 seconds
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49 **Swing:**
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51 1. Mantis holds its possition
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53 **Recovery:**
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55 1.  mantis strighten up to deafoult position  for 0.5
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