Ardennes Scenarios?

[dudalb_slith]

I am still longing for the complets scenario set from the original Ardennes Offensive.
I was a little dissapointed that the most recent version of Italy only had one scenario with AI.
I keep on hearing that a complete set of scenarios for TAO is being worked on. Any idea when it will be done?

[Fred98]

All the scenarios that came with the game have an AI.
 
There is a free scenario for download  named  TAO5.  There is another smaller one too IIRC.
 
To get it go to  www.ssg.com.au
 
 
 
 

[dudalb_slith]

There is no AI for the Sixth Panzer Armee and Race to the Meuse scenarios in TAO 5 although there is for the main scenario. That is what I was talking about.

[Fred98]

Play a PBEM game.  It is many times better than playing the AI.
 
 

[JSS]

ORIGINAL: dudalb

I am still longing for the complets scenario set from the original Ardennes Offensive.
I was a little dissapointed that the most recent version of Italy only had one scenario with AI.
I keep on hearing that a complete set of scenarios for TAO is being worked on. Any idea when it will be done?

Don't know who's working on the remaining scenarios... But here's the story on the two you're asking about.

- 6PzArmee was developed with an AI for both sides. Unfortunately the AI for the scenario didn't work (caused game to CTD).

- Race to the Meuse was developed to allow anyone interested in AI play an opportunity for making their own AI. Have long considered having a contest for developing the AI for this scenario. Perhaps sometime later on.

In the time since the scenario set was released we've generally identified what is causing the AI CTD (6PzArmee was one of four user developed scenarios with the CTD issue). A number of attempts to rework the scenarios were made (focusing on strong point location along the map edges... fixed the Opn Typhoon problems)... still all three of my scenarios remained with the flawed AI.

Reading your post got me thinking about this one again... an alternate approach dawned on me and it appears that the German AI is working now (good thru turn 6). Here's a copy for you to try (LINK). US AI has not been tested yet.

Sometimes its good to ask[:D]

[dudalb_slith]

Thanks, JSS, but there are no links to the patch on your post in the Run Five forum.

[JSS]

The updated AI files are in a zip file attachment to the Run5 post.

[dudalb_slith]

I am not seeing any zip attchement to your post at Run5. Am I doing something wrong?

[JSS]

ORIGINAL: dudalb

I am not seeing any zip attchement to your post at Run5. Am I doing something wrong?

Below is a pict of what you should be seeing.

Your Run5 account is activated. Perhaps the attachment isn't visible to guests.

[dudalb_slith]

I was not logged in to the site. I logged in and downloaded it fine.Thanks.

[JSS]

Have updated the Allied AI file.  Its available in same thread on Run5 forum.  AI appears to be doing well.  AI vs AI tests resulted in 4 Allied victories and 3 Axis victories.  Small overall lead to Germans after the seven games.