Illithid Shuffle - Why?

Yossar · #1 June 4th, 2004, 07:17 AM

I've never seen Ilithids move before they run out of ammo when they're set on fire. What kind of circustances have you observed this under?

calmon · #2 June 4th, 2004, 07:25 AM

Maybe all the enemies were mindless?

[ June 04, 2004, 06:26: Message edited by: calmon ]

Cohen · #3 June 4th, 2004, 07:28 AM

Commander can't be mindless ... but perhaps it has been killed and enemy was immobile on battle field.

Yossar · #4 June 4th, 2004, 07:50 AM

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Originally posted by Cohen:
Commander can't be mindless ... but perhaps it has been killed and enemy was immobile on battle field.

Golem is a mindless commander and there might be a few others.

Norfleet · #5 June 4th, 2004, 08:57 AM

No, they didn't start moving because there were no valid targets, they merely shuffled a few squares randomly forwards, then resumed firing, just like archers sometimes do when their targets are out of range....except Illithids CAN'T be out of range.

So why do they do that?

#6 June 4th, 2004, 10:40 AM

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Originally posted by Norfleet:
except Illithids CAN'T be out of range.

Are you sure that prec 100 = 100% to hit ?
I've seen a Smite missing its target recently.
Nobody seems to know how does precision _exactly_ works, BTW...
Cheers

HJ · #7 June 4th, 2004, 11:25 AM

It seems that AI for ranged units was adjusted a bit so that they don't cause as much friendly fire incidents any more. Usually they'll move forward to get a better shot, or just do something when there are lots of friendlies around the target. Maybe the illithids just follow the pattern of the ranged combat AI, even though their shots are 100%?