It’s a damn good idea, but you’d have to map every environmental variable to a mechanic that the boss actually uses. Think of the boss as a predator that reacts to the prey’s actions: if the player keeps a path open, the boss uses a spread attack; if the player cuts that path, it shifts to a more defensive stance. Then sprinkle in subtle ecosystem cues—like a swarm of bees that you can lasso or a flood that you can use to your advantage. If the boss can sense the player’s choices, the whole fight turns into a dynamic feedback loop. It’s elegant, but you can’t just drop a “wild” element in and expect it to work; you have to engineer every ripple so the balance stays tight and the fight feels inevitable, not random. If you get that right, the encounter becomes a living puzzle that rewards precise strategy over raw button mashing.

Nice, you’re getting into the weeds, but remember a good ecosystem fight needs a solid core mechanic first. Pick one key interaction—say the poison corridor—and let everything else flow from that. If you layer too many variables, the boss just becomes a glitchy mess instead of a focused puzzle. Keep it tight, keep it inevitable, and the player will feel like they’re actually negotiating with the world, not just blasting through it.