AI Does the Darndest Things
- Anima_
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Re: AI Does the Darndest Things
Agrro is also used to break ties. For example when two characters have the same lowest health the one with the higher aggro is chosen as target.
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- fabulaparva
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Re: AI Does the Darndest Things
A couple of actions I find odd during Act 3:
During the quest in Arlakka, the bowmen in the backrow all used Hide In Shadows. I thought I was done for, expecting them to go for the double attack or critical hit. But then they wasted it on "throwing Daggers" It didn't look as if the dmg from throwing daggers-attack would benefit from HiS. Shouldn't they go for a more damaging attack if they waste a turn to prepare? This was in the very beginning of the fight so their protecting front row was still standing and Magic attacks were disabled from my side as the battlefield condition.
During the first fight with the Kraken, quite a few tentacles just waste their turns in swapping my front and backrow fighters back and forth. I think I experienced 5 consecutive swaps.
During the quest in Arlakka, the bowmen in the backrow all used Hide In Shadows. I thought I was done for, expecting them to go for the double attack or critical hit. But then they wasted it on "throwing Daggers" It didn't look as if the dmg from throwing daggers-attack would benefit from HiS. Shouldn't they go for a more damaging attack if they waste a turn to prepare? This was in the very beginning of the fight so their protecting front row was still standing and Magic attacks were disabled from my side as the battlefield condition.
During the first fight with the Kraken, quite a few tentacles just waste their turns in swapping my front and backrow fighters back and forth. I think I experienced 5 consecutive swaps.
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Re: AI Does the Darndest Things
The Kraken's tentacles still use the old AI, so that's "normal" but will try to improve them using the new AI now.
The bowmen instead yes, is a bug, they shouldn't have the throwing dagger skill
The bowmen instead yes, is a bug, they shouldn't have the throwing dagger skill
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I am unsure about the self-dispel AI, especially Healing Winds. I could effectively keep the Sand Devil pacified by always making sure to keep a debuff on it. With Necrotic Healing it wasn't the same since those mobs never came alone, though still the Lich Lord could be quieted down a bit the same way.
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It should be fast enough for him to clear himself of all debuffs+heal, and act rather quickly again. Well I'm making the enemies tougher now, we'll see
- fabulaparva
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Re: AI Does the Darndest Things
Empire Recruits skip turns. Seems to be the Overdrive Skill/Poison Dagger again.
AI-log:
Combat-Log around it: (he's just standing there, taking DoT)
(The time gap is just me opening up the logs to check if he just did (or didn't do, rather) what I think he did.)
AI-log:
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Re: AI Does the Darndest Things
Maybe is time to upgrade the poor empire recruit to the new AI...
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Lizardmen wizards or whatever their name, will spam Defend when out of mana. No Magic Bolt ever.
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Re: AI Does the Darndest Things
Yes they still use old AI. I should probably upgrade all enemies to it...
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Re: AI Does the Darndest Things
K, this is not silly behaviour but bug. I healed myself by attacking empire captain with mirror dmg on them;
Spirit Caller puts mirror dmg on Empire captain (paralyzed):
And then a bit later Vaelis attacks, inflicting negative damage and heals:
Spirit Caller puts mirror dmg on Empire captain (paralyzed):
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