Quote: --- Original message by: Higuy
You use command lists.

You basically make points, attach them to a command in the command list, and then give the AI the command list to use.

Quote: --- Original message by: gnademassica117
I wouldn't recommend it. Firing positions >Command lists by far.

Quote: --- Original message by: ilyasw


Can you elaborate a bit please, i'm really new to all of this.

Quote: --- Original message by: Higuy


Actually, it depends on what your trying to do.



So what are you trying to do, exactly? Make him go to a certain position, or...?

Quote: --- Original message by: Gamma927

For AI walking on a set path:

-DON'T USE COMMAND LISTS
-DON'T USE MOVE POSITIONS

These are the generic crappy methods that people've used over the past few years. Here's what you DO use:

Place firing positions in the general area you wish the AI to go to. Add some firing positions around the path to that area.

In each AI squad, set the initial and return states to "guarding at guard position"

Create a script, for which every AI encounter can magically see the enemy that it's trying to attack. For instance, if the two AI encounters you want to fight together are redteam and blueteam, you'd use this script:

(script continuous visionscript
	(ai_magically_see_encounter redteam blueteam)
	(ai_magically_see_encounter blueteam redteam)
)

If you don't know how to create a script, just copy what I typed into a new Notepad file. Replace redteam and blueteam with the names of the AI encounters you want to fight. Then, click File > Save As (in notepad), and set the dropdown box to "All files". Save the file as script.hsc.

Then, move the script.hsc file into the reciprocal of the tags folder, in the data folder. For example, if your scenario is located inside tags\levels\test\death_island\warisland.scenario, then put your script.hsc file inside: data\levels\test\death_island\scripts\script.hsc. The scripts folder will not initially be there; you must create it yourself.

Once in, in Sapien, go to File > Compile scripts (or something like that). Alternatively, you can use the keyboard shortcut ctrl + shift + c.

Sapien should then display scripts compiled successfully. Save the scenario, and compile it in tool.

Quote: --- Original message by: gnademassica117

Firing positions are generally better to use, as command lists can greatly restrict a AI.

EDIT: Damn, Gamma inb4'd me.
Edited by gnademassica117 on Feb 21, 2011 at 07:44 PM

Quote: --- Original message by: Gamma927

1) Create an AI encounter, and set up firing positions in groups (how?)
a) Before I proceed, I'll explain what I mean by "groups". Each group is an area where the AI would fight in given the player's proximity. For instance, if you have a series of rooms, and you make each room have a separate group of firing positions, the AI would fight in each room. Let's say the player's in room 1. Thus, the AI would only use the firing positions within room 1. When the player moves to room 2, the AI will use the firing positions in room 2. If you don't understand this, that's not too much of a problem. Just put firing positions down in groups. How?
b) To put firing positions down in groups, in the properties pane, there will be a dropdown box to specify a certain letter. Each letter represents a certain group. If you place half the firing positions down with A (red), and half with B (blue), then they'll choose between groups whenever convenient. Remember to keep the A firing positions grouped together, and the B firing positions in a separate group.

2) Create one squad (only one). Specify the actor variant, the difficulty, etc. Check automatic migration.
3) Create a new squad. For this squad, do NOT specify the actor variant or difficulty. Instead, the only things you do are to check automatic migration and follow the directions below.
4) In the attacking, defending boxes, put in the letter of a firing position group (for example, A for firing position group A)
5) Repeat for all firing position groups.
6) Use the ai_follow_target_players command in a script.

That should be it.