[Player] Add simple Pulver point-based following behind Trafalgar. Leave option for manually-directed movement.

Assets/Prefabs/Characters/PlayerCharacter.prefab

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Assets/Prefabs/Characters/PulverCharacter.prefab

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+  acceleration: 10
+  deceleration: 12
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+  thresholdNear: 3
+  stopThreshold: 0.25

Assets/Scenes/AppleHillsOverworld.unity

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Assets/Scripts/FollowerController.cs

@@ -1 +1,148 @@
-
+using UnityEngine;
+using Pathfinding;
+
+public class FollowerController : MonoBehaviour
+{
+    [Header("Follower Settings")]
+    public float followDistance = 1.5f; // Desired distance behind player
+    public bool debugDrawTarget = true;
+    public float followUpdateInterval = 0.1f; // How often to update follow logic
+    public float manualMoveSmooth = 8f; // Smoothing factor for manual movement
+
+    private Transform playerTransform;
+    private AIPath playerAIPath;
+    private AIPath aiPath;
+    private Vector3 targetPoint;
+    private float timer;
+    private bool usePathfinding = false;
+    private bool isManualFollowing = true; // Default to manual following
+    private Vector3 lastMoveDir = Vector3.right; // Default direction
+    private float currentSpeed = 0f;
+
+    [Header("Speed Settings")]
+    public float acceleration = 10f;
+    public float deceleration = 12f;
+    public float thresholdFar = 2.5f;
+    public float thresholdNear = 0.5f;
+    public float stopThreshold = 0.1f; // Stop moving when within this distance
+    private float playerMaxSpeed = 5f;
+
+    void Awake()
+    {
+        aiPath = GetComponent<AIPath>();
+    }
+
+    void Start()
+    {
+        // Find player by tag
+        GameObject playerObj = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("Player");
+        if (playerObj != null)
+        {
+            playerTransform = playerObj.transform;
+            playerAIPath = playerObj.GetComponent<AIPath>();
+            // Fetch player's max speed
+            if (playerAIPath != null)
+            {
+                playerMaxSpeed = playerAIPath.maxSpeed;
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Debug.LogError("FollowerController: Player object with tag 'Player' not found.");
+        }
+    }
+
+    void UpdateFollowTarget()
+    {
+        // Determine direction: use player's velocity if available, else lastMoveDir
+        Vector3 playerPos = playerTransform.position;
+        Vector3 moveDir = Vector3.zero;
+        if (playerAIPath != null && playerAIPath.velocity.magnitude > 0.01f)
+        {
+            moveDir = playerAIPath.velocity.normalized;
+            lastMoveDir = moveDir; // Update last valid direction
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            moveDir = lastMoveDir; // Use last direction if stationary
+        }
+        // Calculate target point behind player
+        targetPoint = playerPos - moveDir * followDistance;
+        targetPoint.z = 0; // For 2D
+
+        // Always use manual following unless GoToPoint is called
+        isManualFollowing = true;
+        if (aiPath != null)
+        {
+            aiPath.enabled = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    void Update()
+    {
+        if (playerTransform == null)
+            return;
+
+        timer += Time.deltaTime;
+        if (timer >= followUpdateInterval)
+        {
+            timer = 0f;
+            UpdateFollowTarget();
+        }
+
+        // Manual movement logic with acceleration/deceleration and stop threshold
+        if (isManualFollowing)
+        {
+            float dist = Vector3.Distance(transform.position, targetPoint);
+            if (dist > stopThreshold)
+            {
+                float desiredSpeed = playerMaxSpeed;
+                if (dist > thresholdFar)
+                {
+                    // Accelerate to player's max speed
+                    desiredSpeed = Mathf.Min(currentSpeed + acceleration * Time.deltaTime, playerMaxSpeed);
+                }
+                else if (dist <= thresholdNear && dist > stopThreshold)
+                {
+                    // Decelerate as approaching target, but keep moving until stopThreshold
+                    desiredSpeed = Mathf.Max(currentSpeed - deceleration * Time.deltaTime, 0.5f);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // Maintain player's max speed
+                    desiredSpeed = playerMaxSpeed;
+                }
+                currentSpeed = desiredSpeed;
+                Vector3 dir = (targetPoint - transform.position).normalized;
+                transform.position += dir * currentSpeed * Time.deltaTime;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // Stop moving when close enough
+                currentSpeed = 0f;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Command follower to go to a specific point (pathfinding mode)
+    public void GoToPoint(Vector2 worldPosition)
+    {
+        isManualFollowing = false;
+        if (aiPath != null)
+        {
+            aiPath.enabled = true;
+            aiPath.destination = new Vector3(worldPosition.x, worldPosition.y, 0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    void OnDrawGizmos()
+    {
+        if (debugDrawTarget && Application.isPlaying)
+        {
+            Gizmos.color = Color.cyan;
+            Gizmos.DrawSphere(targetPoint, 0.2f);
+            Gizmos.color = Color.yellow;
+            Gizmos.DrawLine(transform.position, targetPoint);
+        }
+    }
+}

ProjectSettings/Physics2DSettings.asset

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   m_PositionIterations: 3
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   m_MaxAngularCorrection: 8
   m_MaxTranslationSpeed: 100
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Physics2DSettings:
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   m_AngularSleepTolerance: 2
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ProjectSettings/TagManager.asset

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ TagManager:
   - Water
   - UI
   - WorldObstacle
-  - 
+  - Player
-  - 
+  - Pulver
   - 
   - 
   -