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10 % chance ? it gonna be a long day

*laughs* Yes, yes it is.

Playing with Adaptive AI, the game engine default probability is overridden with Nation specific propability modifiers. Those are much higher, for NVA for instance it is 63... Watch out for those IEDs as a Side A player!

To make a further comment on this, the IED probabilty modifier is higher than 10% for all nations involved. This was a war where IED where ever present, it will show in the use of them as well.

I know of course one has to imagine
that a mining laying operation may be disrupted
and therefore not always 100% sure
and every turns is only some
x numbers minutes (cant remember the exact number)

Nation specific propability modifiers

its something to find

Using one of the Tools/CSlint utilities, csaiprpt.pl:

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rober@Rob10rto /cygdrive/c/Games/Matrix Games/Campaign Series Vietnam/Tools/CSlint
$ ./csaiprpt.pl -g vn -defaults -side -nation -set_ied_prob -f init.ai

init.ai

d 60
s 0 A -1
s 1 B -1
n 0 XPeoplesRepublicOfChinaNation 43
n 8 XFranceNation 42
n 10 XUnitedStatesOfAmericaNation 50
n 11 XRepublicOfVietnamNation 40
n 12 XSouthKoreaNation 45
n 13 XLaosNation 51
n 17 XNewZealandNation 45
n 19 XAustraliaNation 50
n 21 XPeoplesRepublicOfVietnamNation 63
n 49 XCambodiaNation 51
n 50 XThailandNation 48

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As you can see, for most nations, the set IED probability is around 50/50, and is significantly higher for the NVA (and VC and VM). The 10% figure in the Manual is an error and will be corrected.

More detail about csaiprpt.pl:

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rober@Rob10rto /cygdrive/c/Games/Matrix Games/Campaign Series Vietnam/Tools/CSlint
$ ./csaiprpt.pl -h

Usage: csaiprpt.pl [-h|-help] [{+|-}G|-debug] -g[ame] {me|vn|cw|ef|wf|pf} [{+|-}F|{+|-}show_files] [{+|-}N|{+|-}show_linenos] [-defaults] [-have] [-side] [-nation] [<parameters list>|-ALL] [-f <filename>]

parameters list:
-0 or -hot_max
-1 or -hot_trigger
-2 or -move_trigger_AttackStrong
-3 or -move_trigger_AttackWeak
...
-106 or -lay_minefield_prob
-107 or -set_ied_prob
-108 or -build_barrier_prob
-109 or -activity_reserved_109
...
-216 or -air_reserved_216
-217 or -air_reserved_217
-218 or -air_reserved_218
-219 or -air_reserved_219

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220 AAI parameters, although some of them are placeholders. That's a lot of parameters! [:)]

More detailed instructions on how to make use of the Tools/CSlint data management and QA utilities -- this will be provided at a later date.

I found the modifier list in the manual for every nation and year