# Creating an Aggressive AI

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**Note:** It is recommended that users have fully setup an AI's Factions, Animation Profile, and other basic steps before proceeding.
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## Creating an Aggressive AI

Aggressive AI will attack detected targets they have an Enemy Relation Type with. If they are attacked by someone like a player who they have a Neutral Relation Type with, they will only attack said target if attacked first. 

To set an AI's behavior, go to the AI's Behavior Component and expand the Behavior Settings foldout. Set the Current Behavior Type to Aggressive. This will opening up additional settings specifically for the aggressive behavior type.

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**Note:** Adding a Target to Follow will turn the Aggressive AI into a [Companion AI](/emerald-ai-wiki/emerald-components-required/behaviors-component/creating-a-companion-ai.md).
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**Important:** While not covered in this section, setting the AI's Cautious Seconds to anything other than 0 will delay an AI from engaging with its detect target until after the Cautious Seconds has lapsed. This can appear to be detection issues, but is in fact a part of the Cautious AI functionality.
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Once you have set your desired behavior settings, your AI should be able to attack any detected target that has a Relation Type of Enemy. If your AI is not detecting targets, ensure that its Cautious Seconds is set to 0 and that you have completed all steps within the [Getting Started](/emerald-ai-wiki/getting-started/included-demo-scenes.md) section of the Emerald AI Wiki.


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