Bird animation

My intention is to make flocking vultures with possibility to interact with one of them using the mouse.
When mouse is clicking the bird will fly down at mouse position.

It already has some interesting boids-like behaviour script in Unity 3d:
http://www.unifycommunity.com/wiki/index.php?title=Flocking

I'd like to do it procedurally, controlling the bird model bones (flapping wings) in combination with finished animations (when the bird is close the target, bird will flap their wings slowly).

for example like this one:
http://3dbud.com/qua.html

Can someone give me some guidelines?

Thanks!

 

What is the simplest way to extract "birds" with corresponding scripts and sky cubemaps?
My first step should be playing and experimenting with those seagulls...
Can someone give me tips on how to get started?

 

Are you having trouble with making the bird models, controlling them with code or ... what?

 

I created new scene, add a directional light, then add a terrain and "stationary player". I have successfully imported seagull mesh, all its animations and scripts as the same way as it was in the Island demo. In my case, the SeagullPrefab placed in my project is not seen in camera view.
Seagull is too far away. I have played with this parameters (SeagullFlightPath.js) quite a bit, but nothing seems to work..How to add more seagulls to the scene?

var highFlyHeight = 80.00;
var normalFlyHeight = 40.00;
var lowFlyHeight = 20.00;
var circleRadius = 60.00;

My simple scene:

http://rapidshare.com/files/364936663/seagulls.unitypackage.html

Any tips for Flying?

 

better results:

scale seagull 5x
in SeagullFlightPath.js instead of
function FlyAway()
{
away = player.position + (awayDir * 1000);

away = player.position + (awayDir * 70);

But animation is now too slow..?..??

 

For the camera, you need the "Smooth Follow" script. You were using "Look at" and you were too far away.

 

I'd like to use static camera. "Look at" script is only for testing there. It's unchecked.
There are two problems: scaled mesh which caused slow animation and number of seagulls. There is only one, not flocking behavior..

 

Does someone has tried to implement a simple prepared animation of birds or fishes with boids scripts (for example in UnitySteer Boid scene instead od cubes)?
Can someone post example?

 

Have you found any solution for UnitySteer Boid with objects other than cube?