Stupid AI, drop the damned troops!!

dmm · #1 August 16th, 2001, 06:15 PM

LOL. We keep posting past each other.

See my added comments in previous post. And I agree that dancing isn't an exploit, but strategic doesn't work that way. Is that more realistic, or just stupid AI? I think MM would claim the former.

CW · #2 August 16th, 2001, 06:24 PM

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So, it's the dancing thing, huh? Like I said, that wouldn't work if there was opportunity fire. Your solo games went so quickly because you exploited the lack of it, by using tactical combat. Try a simultaneous-move solo game (strategic combat only). It's harder, as you are finding out. Strategic combat is (purposely?) set up not to use dancing, which roughly simulates the effect of opportunity fire. I think, however, that if a ship has only weapons that take multiple turns to reload, then it will move out of range while reloading. Not a true dance, but it might help. What happens if you try that?

If combat is done in real time with opportunity fire I'm sure I can come up with something not possible in turn mode.

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dmm · #3 August 16th, 2001, 06:34 PM

Regarding dancing being an exploit:
Some purists on this forum _do_ consider it an exploit, in the sense that 1) it is unrealistic, and 2) the AI doesn't know how to do it. Actually, some consider anything the AI doesn't know how to do properly, like invading planets, to be exploitive. By that definition, winning is exploitive!
But dancing is so well-known and obvious that it clearly isn't an exploit in the sense of cheating other players. And of course, in a solo game, if YOU don't consider it an exploit, then it's NOT!

Kadste · #4 August 16th, 2001, 06:46 PM

Rollo,

I will take you up on your offer to send me the AI files.

Just send them to steve.kadolph@sap.com

I will test them this weekend.

Really looking forward to an AI that will try to capture some of my planets

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Atraikius · #5 August 16th, 2001, 07:18 PM

Kadste -

You could also try the Orks, they will ocasionally attempt to capture planets.

Rollo · #6 August 16th, 2001, 11:25 PM

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Originally posted by Atraikius:
Kadste -

You could also try the Orks, they will ocasionally attempt to capture planets.

Yes, of course. Try the orks. Sorry, I forgot to mention them Atraikius. They are already posted. I will still send you the files, so you can test the (beta-)Vikings.

Rollo

dogscoff · #7 August 17th, 2001, 08:59 AM

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the AI is for the Space Vikings shipset that dogscoff is doing (btw, how are the gfx coming along? ).
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Ummm... slowly. No real progress in over a month now. Just been too busy. Sorry.

http://www.sandman43.fsnet.co.uk/viking.htm

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