# Welcome to Enemy Masses
**Enemy Masses** is a high-performance crowd simulation and rendering solution for Unity, built on top of the powerful [**GPU Instancer Pro**](https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/gpu-instancer-pro-266353) **and its Crowd Animator Addon**. It is designed to bring massive, interactive armies to your game without sacrificing framerate.
Whether you are building a "Survivor-style" horde game, an epic RTS battle simulator, or a bustling city full of civilians, Enemy Masses provides the tools to render and simulate thousands of agents with ease.
### Why Enemy Masses?
Standard Unity GameObjects are heavy. Spawning 500 enemies with `Instantiate()` will often bring even powerful PCs to a crawl. Enemy Masses solves this by utilizing [**GPU Instancing Pro**](https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/gpu-instancer-pro-266353) and its Addon Crowd Animator for rendering and a highly optimized **Data-Oriented** simulation loop for logic.
* **Massive Scale:** Render 5,000+ animated units on screen simultaneously.
* **High Performance:** Custom physics, navigation, and animation systems designed for scale.
* **Zero Coding Required:** Everything can be configured via ScriptableObjects and Inspectors.
### Core Features
#### ⚔️ Combat Crowds
Create aggressive hordes that chase, circle, and attack the player.
* **Behavior Templates:** One-click setups for "Vampire Survivors" swarms, "Assassin's Creed" circle-fighting, or "Total War" battle lines.
* **Hybrid Combat:** Units that intelligently switch between Melee and Ranged attacks based on distance.
* **Faction Battles:** Create multi-team wars where Orcs fight Humans while the Player fights everyone.
#### 🏙️ Civil Crowds
Populate your world with neutral NPCs that bring your environments to life.
* **Waypoint System:** Define traffic lanes, sidewalks, and intersections.
* **Activities:** Agents can stop to sit on benches, talk to each other, or interact with the world.
* **Free Roam:** Let agents wander parks and plazas naturally.
#### 🎮 RTS Integration
Turn your game into a strategy commander.
* **Selection & Command:** Select units and issue Move/Attack orders.
* **RTS Camera:** Built-in top-down camera controls.
* **Minimap & Fog of War:** Essential tools for strategy gameplay.
### Supported Genres & Inspirations
Enemy Masses is versatile enough to power the core loop of several distinct genres.
#### 🧟 Survivor / Horde Games
Build games where the player faces overwhelming odds against thousands of enemies.
* **Inspiration:** *Vampire Survivors*, *Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor*, *Brotato*.
* **Key Tech:** High-performance rendering of 5,000+ units, "Melee Swarm" behavior templates.
#### ⚔️ Real-Time Strategy (RTS)
Create epic battles where players command armies rather than a single hero.
* **Inspiration:** *Total War* series, *StarCraft*, *Age of Empires*.
* **Key Tech:** Unit selection, formation movement, faction-based combat logic.
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#### 🛡️ Action RPG / Hack & Slash
Design levels where the hero cuts through dense mobs of fodder enemies.
* **Inspiration:** *Diablo 4*, *Dynasty Warriors*, *Path of Exile*.
* **Key Tech:** "Melee Queued" behavior (enemies circle and attack), fluid animations, hit reactions.
#### 🏙️ City Simulation
Populate open worlds with believable background crowds.
* **Inspiration:** *Cities: Skylines*, *Grand Theft Auto* (pedestrians), *Assassin's Creed* (crowds).
* **Key Tech:** Civil Waypoint System, activity nodes, performance-friendly ambient AI.
### Getting Started
Ready to build your army?
1. **Installation & Setup:** Learn how to install the package and run the Setup Wizard.
2. **Crowd Types:** Understand the difference between Combat, RTS, and Civil crowds.
3. **The Enemy Crowd Asset:** The core data file that defines your units.
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*Enemy Masses requires* [*GPU Instancer Pro*](https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/gpu-instancer-pro-266353) *to function.*
### Jump right in
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