The guis are mostly working.
There are still some bugs to fix, but the basic mechanics work.
The AI’s inventory is persistent, and it is possible to store and retrieve items from their inventory reliably.
The next goal is to get these guis working for random NPC’s in the world too, in addition to just the players companions.
I have made several improvements to the AI system. The AI now has a “relationship level”, which can be positive or negative.
As the relationship level increases, more options will become available (Such as the AI providing healing items or ammo to the player, or the AI allowing the player to access their inventory).
As the relationship level decreases, fewer options become available (Such as higher trade prices, or even no trade options at all).
The next goal is to add a complex gui that allows the player to buy/sell and access items in the AI’s inventory.
The NavGraph works fine over the network.
I have also fixed a few other minor bugs with the AI system.
The next goal is to improve the AI system and add more features for AI Companions, as well as a menu which allows for buying/selling/trading items, in addition to accessing the inventory of an AI companion and storing and retrieving items using the AI’s inventory.
I have also successfully ported to 2022.3 LTS, which should be a more stable platform to develop on than the TECH Streams.