That actually might work

Petty sure the vehicle would go out of sync :/

Autoturret emplacements for the win!

But while I've also considered a similar concept, I still don't think it will synchronize during online play.

(Random names will be used to designate seperate players.)
Example: The AI may be targetting Bob, but on Joe's computer, it's attacking Steve.

Oh god this reminds me of the time i played evsg_v2 online -_-

It won't sync which way the gunner is aiming or looking or any other variables relating to shooting or looking, so no, it won't work.

Ive done that with pelicans, it's pretty much the same except the ai are already in the seat without commands and stuff.
Edited by Megaguirus on Aug 13, 2010 at 06:46 PM

It wouldnt Sync. Due to AI being completley random. the AI would drive towards you. while on another side it may shoot at another enemy. Technicaly in AI maps you may place 1 AI but there is always that other person who joins and then Creates what we call a "Ghost AI" So Vehicle or not the AI will always act Randomly. If we could fix this random issue, who knows maybe stnicing AI in my halo pc?

That just gave meh an idea...if you play ai maps on your own, the ghost ai won't spawn :D but srsly, i don't think getting rid of client ai would fix syncing...
Edited by Megaguirus on Aug 13, 2010 at 06:52 PM

NO it won't. Any AI action ALWAYS runs on the client. So even though the vehicle syncs when the AI initiates shooting it will not.

Outside of re-writing the game's code, which you can't because it is proprietary, or adding a third party memory hack there is absolutely no way to make AI sync in a multiplayer game in Halo CE.

Lol its just Dennis hes probably really sick of ai Syncing Threads

Snowbound turret?
As far as I've seen it works. The AI basically shoots at whatever it can.

EDIT: Let me reword that so I don't get yelled at by Dennis. For snowbound turrets, you're better off using scripts to target players in order and kill them through the turret. However, my turret AI were dumb and targeted very strictly. It would not work well with a lot of players lagging all over the firing zone, but chances are you KNOW not to go out into the desert, and it's probably you alone.
Edited by SlappyThePirate on Aug 14, 2010 at 12:52 PM

Im starting to, too. And I don't even reply to most of them

Doesn't. I tried it, Deathisland with elites and ghosts, and even though vehicles SHOULD sync, the randomness of the ai drove the ghosts to different positions on the client and server.

Similar to when I messed around by attaching AI to vehicles, then detaching them continuously. My my, that was fun.

No lag. It just didn't work (right elefant? :D). It worked to some extent, then stopped working.

The script worked fine, and we did nothing wrong. It's just that AI don't sync, which caused the problem. I had a control map, where no methods of "AI syncing" were employed, and I compared that to the other map. The map employing the script had no duplicates, but we, or rather, one of us, was attacked by an invisible enemy.

They are not random all caps words they are specifically selected words capitalized to emphasize a basic concept that that seems to elude the small brains of people who make claims of syncing AI in a Halo CE map.

not a hypocrite hes simply stating that no matter what you do you CAN NOT and WILL NEVER be able to Sync AI.

Dennis isn't meaning to insult you in any way, he's just seen threads like this for years and years that he's getting a little tired of having to answer them. He has nothing against you personally, just irritation towards typing the same answer time and time and time and time again.

There have probably been 100+ threads like. CAN AI SYNC LIEK OMG, etc etc. He is TIRED of having to respond. Just search before you post, it's smart. Because chances are if you have a question, it's probably already been answered, because this forum has been going on for 5-6 years.

Didn't it end up spawning like 4 AI instead of the 1 you put down or something o.O
And that little box vehicle was seriously a pain in the ass to compile, bluestreak was being cranky D:

Lol at Dennis' rage when people (myself included) make threads like this

Everything about AI is randomized. In your case, it is who to target, and how often to shoot (both of which are variables that cannot be controlled).

The 4 AI was just a control experiment without the "sync". The actual one only spawned 1 :proudface:

Was wrong so ftfy.