Hey mates.
First off, I'm new, so hello, nice to know you all....

I've always liked Covenant VS Marine AI action on MP maps. Unfortunately, there weren't many such maps on the HaCE maps site.
Disappointing, but it got me thinking; I decided to try a hand at HEK and Sapien, deciphered all the gibberish, and managed to make a few first attempts at adding AI.



I continued on with other custom (and original) MP maps. The aim was to add the good ol' Covie and Marine battles, with no pimpy weapons, boosted banshees or weird warthogs. Just good, plain war. To add to the effect I decided to add wounded bipeds as well. The result: Some beep-awesome AI maps!

Of course, I if want to remake all the other good maps out there, I need a team. A BIG ONE.

So anyone willing to help as a beta-tester, scenery/bipeds maker, or even adding AI itself, is welcome to join. PM me! You can even request Ai for a map. Remember: if its custom, put up a link to the map download page, not just its name.
[EDIT]
Maps Done So Far:

• Radius [By SiMuLaCruM] DOWNLOAD: http://share.cx.com/PbPnff


• Snowcast [By Sasc/Cound] DOWNLOAD: http://share.cx.com/w5KYTn


• Hang 'Em High [Original] DOWNLOAD: http://share.cx.com/DFkPvZ


• Gephyrophobia [Original] DOWNLOAD: http://share.cx.com/rTw4yf


• Chiron TL34 [Original] DOWNLOAD: http://share.cx.com/FygjCC

You'll be able to download 'em from Halomaps when Dennis updates the site next.
Cheers!
[The Sun]
[EA Clan Leader]

Edited by The Sun on Sep 28, 2013 at 05:31 AM
Edited by The Sun on Sep 28, 2013 at 05:36 AM
Edited by The Sun on Oct 7, 2013 at 07:23 AM

Hey, are these some good AI placements?
Bloodgulch (cliche, I know, but it stands out from other AI'd BGs)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiNEbqfhCeM

Ratrace - Slayer match imitation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGMh6bRU31k

Chillout - with Flood, of course
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvgP98LZU2E
Edited by game user10 on Sep 26, 2013 at 05:54 AM

^please somebody do this i will luvs u forever.

I'm curious to know how the BG map was scripted.
Same for ratrace, I haven't seen bipeds that chat and engage in combat before.

But I don't see how any of this is relevant to my post

If you're asking about the AI placements, I think BG seems best. The Ratrace and FloodV2 maps have too much weirdness going on (lucario with a minigun? Seriously?)

Also agree that it'd be awesome if we could get AI to sync online. But I don't see how its possible without rewriting the whole infrastructure of the game.

Cheers..

They have since been updated to not be so chaotic, just haven't found a good time to make a vid of it.

Plus, I just put Lucario in there as an easter egg. Gonna remove him.

All the chat was scripted, so it's the same line over and over, but Uneven Elefant's randomizer will help me with that.

How about this one? Based on the game Machines: Wired for War
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooayvbJjB4o

Looks interesting, but the blue team seems to have way too many AI.
Are you DG wraith? (seen you on a few times, hence asking )

Yeah, gonna post a vid of the updated map.

Shhhh! You're giving it away.

Open your boxes full of eggs children, yes children! >:)
Edited by hobbet360 on Sep 27, 2013 at 07:34 AM

Exorcisms? Erm, am I missing something, cause I've no idea what that's supposed to mean
Went to the links, but that still doesn't help me; I need AI to sync across networks. Obviously one has to edit the source to get Halo to send data packets that include AI positions as well as player positions.

But this is going waaaay off-topic; have any of you guys tried out my maps? I'm uploading gephyrophobia tomorrow. Think you'll find AI movements there interesting.

Cheers.

Read my own comments on my AI sync video, I explain how I sync them.

There is a flag (either directly in the weapon, or you can use a built in global variable to force it on all weapons) that forces projectiles to sync; "Disable client-side projectiles" flag in the trigger, or the global 'allow_client_side_weapon_projectiles' set to false. Any projectiles in the map will now be sent from the host to the clients, so the AI's shots are now visible.

For displaying the biped, you want a vehicle; just create a new vehicle, give it the model and animations for the biped. A simple script, attach and detach the vehicle from the AI; while the vehicles detached, its location will be sent to the clients, so they will see the AI there. There is plenty of here and there little other things you can do, but thats the main idea; the clients will see the AI and their projectiles.

I've managed to do it, but my maps always exception for other people so I can't test it...
Thanks to Kirby, it's health increases when there are more players.

Kirby is the halo king, all hail king Kirby :D is there anything you cant do?

change the net code.

Legally.

well as long as you aren't Italian or blonde, oh lord I can only imagine the mayhem

italian?

long story

Really? Guys? We're talking about halomap orgies and monthly periods now?
Also, replying to Kirby, after watching that video I suddenly do not want AI synchronization Truthfully, the plasma rifle there was moving faster than the elite itself. I don't think that will appeal a lot to Halo players out there (apart from that epic comic effect of the plasma rifle hovering around the map and the elite behind it ). But seriously, tell meh what you think of the AI maps made by me so far.


Erm, sure, but I don't see the point (There's just rooms with teleporters, and one can't make AI teleport) Do you want flood in it, or just covenant and marines?

you could mix it up on the chiron rooms

you mean different battles from ai in each room?

So basically, different flood, covie and marine ai variants in each room? Okay, that can be done. Easily. It'll be ready by thursday.

EDIT: (WHAT'S WITH THE NO SELF-BUMP THING? I'm not bumping my topic, just updating it *sigh*)

Here it is! C V F V M ChironTL34! (CVFVM stands for Covenant vs Flood vs Marines)
This is just sort of a beta, based off a request by llort.

DOWNLOAD: http://share.cx.com/MGH9t9

After awhile though, I got errors on Sapien (Garbage cllection critical or something like that) after which I couldn't place more AI. [:V)

09.30.13 13:22:38  garbage collection critical (0.38% memory free)
09.30.13 13:22:38  OUT OF OBJECTS: cannot create elite
09.30.13 13:22:38  WARNING: cannot create unit for actor elite minor needler middle covenant/elite minor
09.30.13 13:22:38  OUT OF OBJECTS: cannot create jackal
09.30.13 13:22:38  WARNING: cannot create unit for actor jackal minor plasma pistol middle covenant/jackal
09.30.13 13:22:38  OUT OF OBJECTS: cannot create marine_armored
09.30.13 13:22:38  WARNING: cannot create unit for actor marine_armored shotgun major blurite-side marines/armored shotgun
09.30.13 13:22:38  garbage collection critical (0.13% memory free)
09.30.13 13:22:38  OUT OF OBJECTS: cannot create marine
09.30.13 13:22:38  WARNING: cannot create unit for actor marine assault rifle blurite-side marines/marine asr

Any help here guys?

Otherwise I'll have the final release ready by thursday or so.
Cheers.
Edited by The Sun on Sep 30, 2013 at 04:59 AM

A Wraith would clog up the entire room.

plan forming! enlarge chiron and then add vehicle warfare while we are sort of toy sized

It would get stuck. A Mongoose might work.

No, this.

Best of both worlds.

Yes, well, a large number of average Halo CE players tend to download a map that suits them without getting into Sapien. I know. I was one of them. Truth is, a majority of gamers firstly would rather request/download maps like these instead of than doing-it-themselves. Why? Because its too much trouble learning the whole damn thing, especiallu if you have other things to do in your life.
But I guess you have a point. Hey, I'm just adding AI, you're welcome to make 'em sync yourself. If the synchronization gathers appeal (maybe it will ) I will start with that aswell.
My aim was to add AI to make single-multiplayer maps with good ol' war.

Erm, dude, there is no space for even A GHOST to fit in there. What the BLOODY HELL will ya do with a banshee ?
Fine. A mongoose it is. lol, might even add the actual mongoose as a biped Although I DO NOT SEE THE POINT....

Great idea. I might actually consider doing it

lol, Cheers.
Edited by The Sun on Oct 2, 2013 at 04:38 AM

Did you get those wounded marines I replied with in your other thread?

The standing death animation is a tad cheesy.

http://forum.halomaps.org/index.cfm%3Fpage=topic&topicID=44255

another great idea from me. woo!

Yep, I got 'em. Yet to add them to the current maps, but I'll do that soon.
Can you, by any chance, make some wounded elites/grunts/jackal bipeds as well?

Also, I want to convert a few civilian bipeds into actor_variants holding various guns (SMG, assault rifle, plasma rifles, pistols etc.) but I'm a novice at '.actor' definitions. Can you link a tut or something by which I can make actor definitions for new characters (eventually I want to make new actor_variants) using Guerilla?
Edited by The Sun on Oct 3, 2013 at 03:23 AM

I animated an elite, sitting, heavily breathing then doing a "go away" action with his right arm...

But sadly most of my recent animations all get the "node index failed" exception upon export.

-possible things that could possibly be affecting this...

-The use of my modified version of TheGhost's GBXmodel importer. (To fix the issues of loading textures into the material editor, even though it doesn't work). <---- I'm doubting this is the issue, but it may be?

-Something else has lost the plot and is trying to annoy me.

Here it is! ChironTL34 outfitted with great AI, and some "mawngooses".
I'll post the download links as soon as I've uploaded it (pretty hefty file, around 80mb)

EDIT:
No, Dumb AI, I used a very primitive, stone age software called WinRAR and gotit down to 35mb
DOWNLOAD: http://share.cx.com/FygjCC

Well, if you find it so simple, why haven't you done it yerself? Wait, I know: its worthless, pointless and no one wants stuff like this. Well, then, you're hellishly wrong. Unlike you, many non-members out there have always wanted AI in various MP maps. Also, I'm adding AI to EVERY good Custom AI map. I know that you're way too knowledgeable and find this useless, but tell me: if this was the case, why did you post at all?[:V] Dennis decides what's really unoriginal or nonsensical.

Cheers...
Edited by The Sun on Oct 7, 2013 at 07:24 AM