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AI Strategy
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 10:07 am
by jhdeerslayer
Been enjoying playing against the AI but wondered if I replayed a scenario again will the AI follow the same basic plan every time?
RE: AI Strategy
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 10:17 am
by kennonlightfoot
The AI is scripted with some standard movement and attack orders so it will tend to do the same thing every time.
RE: AI Strategy
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 10:25 am
by jhdeerslayer
PBEM will avoid this! Thanks.
RE: AI Strategy
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 12:23 pm
by Gil R.
Let me briefly explain how the AI works. (For more details, please read that section of the modder's guide.)
Basically, we have a lightly-scripted AI, in which units are told where to go at a certain time and whether to attack/defend/reinforce. This scripting, however, can be overriden by the situation: e.g., if a unit is supposed to head for a particular hill but the enemy appears in another area it will forget about that hill and head towards the enemy. So if you do the same thing each time then the AI will respond roughly the same way, but if you change your attack then the AI will also perform differently.
I'd think that after playing a certain scenario many times patterns in the AI's behavior would become evident, but don't think this is a reason not to replay a particular scenario at least once or twice.
RE: AI Strategy
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 12:28 pm
by jhdeerslayer
ORIGINAL: Gil R.
Let me briefly explain how the AI works. (For more details, please read that section of the modder's guide.)
Basically, we have a lightly-scripted AI, in which units are told where to go at a certain time and whether to attack/defend/reinforce. This scripting, however, can be overriden by the situation: e.g., if a unit is supposed to head for a particular hill but the enemy appears in another area it will forget about that hill and head towards the enemy. So if you do the same thing each time then the AI will respond roughly the same way, but if you change your attack then the AI will also perform differently.
I'd think that after playing a certain scenario many times patterns in the AI's behavior would become evident, but don't think this is a reason not to replay a particular scenario at least once or twice.
OK thanks and been enjoying the game as newcomer to it.
RE: AI Strategy
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 2:43 pm
by Gil R.
Great! Glad to hear it.