[ian-reeds-games] AI Weirdness and request to update my map listings on the tb site
- From: "Dickson Tan" <dickson.jaws@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 21:26:23 +0800
Hi all
Apologies in advance for the length of this email. I've been working on an
update to my demon invasion map that I released several months ago to fix
balance issues and add more strategies players can use. I'm having trouble
with the odd behavior of the AI when I made a map with 2 units that are
controlled by the player and the sole enemy unit being the boss mob.
These are the following skills that it had:
greater_healing_touch annihilation ground earthen_shroud aqua_ring
fire_shield thunder_wave ice_imprison eruption plague mass_plague
vulnerability corruption desecration move //skills
This is what happens on a test map.
Turn changed: The forces of evil
the evil archmage eldrin uses ground on the evil archmage eldrin
the evil archmage eldrin uses earthen shroud on the evil archmage eldrin
the evil archmage eldrin uses earthen shroud on the evil archmage eldrin
the evil archmage eldrin uses earthen shroud on the evil archmage eldrin
the evil archmage eldrin uses earthen shroud on the evil archmage eldrin
the evil archmage eldrin uses earthen shroud on the evil archmage eldrin
the evil archmage eldrin uses earthen shroud on the evil archmage eldrin
the evil archmage eldrin uses earthen shroud on the evil archmage eldrin
the evil archmage eldrin uses earthen shroud on the evil archmage eldrin
the evil archmage eldrin uses earthen shroud on the evil archmage eldrin
the evil archmage eldrin uses earthen shroud on the evil archmage eldrin
the evil archmage eldrin uses earthen shroud on the evil archmage eldrin
Round: 2
It appears to process the fact that ground is a buff correctly and cast it
only once. However, when I advance the game into the second turn onwards, it
will cast only earthen shroud as many times as it can and ignore other buffs
or attack skills. This is the skill and effect files for ground and earthen
shroud.
Skill
2 // Parser version
Causes a thin film of electricity to grow around the target increasing their
resistance to electrical attacks by 30 for 5 rounds. Costs 15 mana and 1 AP,
range 3. Key G
friendly
ai_buff
effects=ground
mana_cost=15
actions_cost=1
range=3
key=g
sound=ground
Effect
1 // Parser version
Reduces electric damage taken by 30 for 5 rounds.
unit
health_protect=30|electric
duration=5
Skill
2 // Parser version
Causes a protective coating of earth to grow around the target increasing
their resistance to physical and earth attacks by 15 for 5 rounds. Costs 15
mana and 1 AP, range 3. Key S
friendly
ai_buff
effects=earthen_shroud
mana_cost=15
actions_cost=1
range=3
key=s
sound=earthen_shroud
Effect
1 // Parser version
Reduces earth and physical damage taken by 15 for 5 rounds.
unit
health_protect=15|earth,15|physical
duration=5
I removed the earthen shroud skill so the next skill after ground would be
aqua ring. Sure enough, it casted ground properly but then got stuck and
would only cast aqua ring. I tried to work around this by removing these
buff skills and creating a passive skill called the robes of the archmage
that would provide him the buffs he would get from casting earthen shroud,
fire shield, aqua ring and ground separately. After doing that, the skills
for this unit looks like this:
greater_healing_touch annihilation thunder_wave ice_imprison eruption plague
mass_plague vulnerability corruption desecration move robes_of_the_archmage
//
Unfortunately when I reloaded the map, it then proceeded to use thunder
wave, which is a curse skill, on only 1 target. It would do so repeatedly
like above and not switch to another target on the same tile. The skill and
effect file for thunder wave follows.
Skill
2 // Parser version
Delivers a powerful electric shock to the nervous system. The pain from the
shock makes it more difficult to perform actions. Increases the AP cost of
all actions by 2 for 3 rounds. Lightning demons and demonic giants are
immune. Costs 20 mana and 2 AP, range 3. Key T
enemy
ai_curse
effects=thunder_wave
not_useable_on=lightning_demon,archmage_eldrin,demonic_giant,aeromancer
mana_cost=20
actions_cost=2
range=3
sound=thunder_wave
key=t
Effect
1 // Parser version
increases AP cost of all actions the target performs by 2 for 3 turns
unit
announce
actions_cost_mod=2
duration=3
I'm extremely perplexed by the odd behavior of the AI. Does anyone have any
clues on what might be causing it? My work in progress map pack, if anyone
wants to recreate the problem, can be downloaded from
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2138237/demon%20wars%20cycle.zip
The map I used for testing is called test.
BTW Ian, can you update the listing for my maps on the tactical battle site
so that it is called the demon wars cycle, points to this link and says that
it is by Victorious? I will probably use a different email for this list
soon and go by the name Victorious as that is what most people know me as
online and will help to avoid future confusion.
Thanks
Dickson
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