[WIP] IRAI (Intelligent Random AI) - Page 13

TheBeast · 07-17-10, 10:10 AM

Just had two Hurricane Type Aircraft strafing me. Neither of them had any bombs.

During this encounter, I noticed two things.

Even if I surfaced after my initial dive to evade, the aircraft continue strafing where they last spotted me before I evaded them. Granted, I did not stay surfaced very long because prior experience proved these Hurricane's can quickly shred your boat.
This is a Sound related issue. Engine Sounds are great. Bullets sounds impacting the water or other surfaces are great. The thing is, I never hear them firing the rounds.

Not sure if the missing Gun Sounds are just me... Can someone else please confirm the guns firing sounds are actually missing? I am looking at the DSD now just in case.
After checking many Aircraft DSD using Goblin. It appears none of the aircraft I checked have gun firing sounds. They have Engine Normal or Damaged Sounds.

TheDarkWraith · 07-17-10, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by TheBeast

Just had two Hurricane Type Aircraft strafing me. Neither of them had any bombs.

that means they had the invisible 'dummy bombs' and/or invisible 'dummy torpedo'. These were added to the airplanes .cfg files in order to make them attack you. Although you can't see them and they will do no harm to you, they still have to fire them in order to leave the area and resume following waypoints.

PL_Andrev · 07-17-10, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

that means they had the invisible 'dummy bombs' and/or invisible 'dummy torpedo'. These were added to the airplanes .cfg files in order to make them attack you. Although you can't see them and they will do no harm to you, they still have to fire them in order to leave the area and resume following waypoints.

Hmm... maybe better way than "dummy" or "no ammo" is adding unlimited ammo to aircrafts? If I think correctly in this case the player will be attacked again and again...

Zedi · 07-17-10, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Antar

Hmm... maybe better way than "dummy" or "no ammo" is adding unlimited ammo to aircrafts? If I think correctly in this case the player will be attacked again and again...

... and very annoyed. I am already. Just passing the dover channel is already annoying where every 10 min is a plane crossing the sky. I love to fight back or dodge planes, but not every 10 minutes :/ Is like sailing in the middle of an airfield.

SteelViking · 07-17-10, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Magnum

... and very annoyed. I am already. Just passing the dover channel is already annoying where every 10 min is a plane crossing the sky. I love to fight back or dodge planes, but not every 10 minutes :/ Is like sailing in the middle of an airfield.

I think that the spawn rate of planes is alterable. Didn't Wamphyri change the rate at which planes spawned.

@TDW, you may want to take a look at that. Also, could planes spawning at night be corrected?

longam · 07-17-10, 07:07 PM

I remember that from back in SH4 days. ParaB's 'Air Strike Tweak' sovled the never ending mosquitoes buzzing over head.

http://www.longam.net/downbelow/sh4.htm

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...586&highlight=[REL]

TheDarkWraith · 07-17-10, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by SteelViking

I think that the spawn rate of planes is alterable. Didn't Wamphyri change the rate at which planes spawned.

@TDW, you may want to take a look at that. Also, could planes spawning at night be corrected?

made adjustments to the airstrike.cfg file. I'll be releasing v0.0.10 here soon with the changes

SteelViking · 07-17-10, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

made adjustments to the airstrike.cfg file. I'll be releasing v0.0.10 here soon with the changes

You sir, are the man

TheDarkWraith · 07-17-10, 09:04 PM

v0.0.10 released. See post #1 for details

SteelViking · 07-17-10, 09:13 PM

Hey TDW, your second post says that the CTD upon torpedoing a carrier still exists, however, I thought that you had fixed that.

TheDarkWraith · 07-17-10, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by SteelViking

Hey TDW, your second post says that the CTD upon torpedoing a carrier still exists, however, I thought that you had fixed that.

yep that's fixed. I'll update that second post now

TheDarkWraith · 07-17-10, 09:18 PM

now that the airplanes and ships AI is functional it's time to focus on the sub AI

lostsm · 07-17-10, 09:21 PM

hello,

this really sounds awesome, but maybe too hard for me at the moment.

did i read correctly that there is a 60 minute set search? isn't there a method to make that more random?

settime = rand()+basetime or random() ... something like that?

just thought i'd thrown this out there; first thing that came to mind when i read the 60 minute set time was ways to beat it, and knowing exactly how long helps in figuring out

SteelViking · 07-17-10, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

now that the airplanes and ships AI is functional it's time to focus on the sub AI

Enemy submarines could really be made into something to be feared if the dev's made enough resources available for them. Right now, they are basically floating bricks

. Good luck with them, and thank you for the immense amount of work you do. You are truly an inspiration.

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Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

yep that's fixed. I'll update that second post now

Ah, sehr gute.

TheDarkWraith · 07-17-10, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by lostsm

hello,

this really sounds awesome, but maybe too hard for me at the moment.

did i read correctly that there is a 60 minute set search? isn't there a method to make that more random?

settime = rand()+basetime or random() ... something like that?

just thought i'd thrown this out there; first thing that came to mind when i read the 60 minute set time was ways to beat it, and knowing exactly how long helps in figuring out

escorts in convoys have a set time that they will try and seek you out or keep searching for you after they have lost contact. They have set times because their job is to get you away from the convoy or to give the convoy time to maneuver out of harms way. Hunter-Killer groups are random:

# Hunter-Killer group spiral search time upon lost contact
HK_SPIRAL_MIN_SEARCH_TIME = 180.0; # used as min value of a Random function
HK_SPIRAL_MAX_SEARCH_TIME = 420.0; # used as max value of a Random function
# Hunter-Killer group wait time inbetween spiral searches
HK_WAIT_TIME = 4.0; # used as max value of a Random function

also each ship of a Hunter-Killer group upon doing it's spiral search for a lost contact will then wait for a random amount of time (at all stop) and then choose a new random heading and random distance from it's last position to do it's next spiral search. Hunter-Killer groups are nasty

07-17-10, 10:10 AM	#181
TheBeast The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Lynnwood, WA Posts: 1,533 Downloads: 876 Uploads: 23	Just had two Hurricane Type Aircraft strafing me. Neither of them had any bombs. During this encounter, I noticed two things. Even if I surfaced after my initial dive to evade, the aircraft continue strafing where they last spotted me before I evaded them. Granted, I did not stay surfaced very long because prior experience proved these Hurricane's can quickly shred your boat. This is a Sound related issue. Engine Sounds are great. Bullets sounds impacting the water or other surfaces are great. The thing is, I never hear them firing the rounds. Not sure if the missing Gun Sounds are just me... Can someone else please confirm the guns firing sounds are actually missing? I am looking at the DSD now just in case. After checking many Aircraft DSD using Goblin. It appears none of the aircraft I checked have gun firing sounds. They have Engine Normal or Damaged Sounds. __________________ Fear me! I am, TheBeastBelow SHIV-MediaFire \| SHV-MediaFire Last edited by TheBeast; 07-17-10 at 10:26 AM. Reason: Added more information

07-17-10, 09:13 PM	#190
SteelViking The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: U.S.A.-East Coast Posts: 1,587 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 4	Hey TDW, your second post says that the CTD upon torpedoing a carrier still exists, however, I thought that you had fixed that. __________________ He sank 198,650 tons....who you ask?....Erich Topp, that's who!

07-17-10, 07:07 PM	#186
longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	I remember that from back in SH4 days. ParaB's 'Air Strike Tweak' sovled the never ending mosquitoes buzzing over head. http://www.longam.net/downbelow/sh4.htm http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...586&highlight=[REL]

07-17-10, 09:04 PM	#189
TheDarkWraith Black Magic Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11,962 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 5	v0.0.10 released. See post #1 for details

07-17-10, 09:18 PM	#192
TheDarkWraith Black Magic Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11,962 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 5	now that the airplanes and ships AI is functional it's time to focus on the sub AI

07-17-10, 09:21 PM	#193
lostsm Sailor man Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 47 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	hello, this really sounds awesome, but maybe too hard for me at the moment. did i read correctly that there is a 60 minute set search? isn't there a method to make that more random? settime = rand()+basetime or random() ... something like that? just thought i'd thrown this out there; first thing that came to mind when i read the 60 minute set time was ways to beat it, and knowing exactly how long helps in figuring out