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Title: Add some AI to troops
Post by: Lituup on March 03, 2008, 07:07:34 AM
I know HT is busy with getting all the planes and new gv's up to speed with the graphics and physics, but how about a touch of brains and a new skin for the poor boy's getting shot at trying to take a town?
 I'm not talking player controlled or "Super" AI bots..but give them enough "Sence" that they spit up in grps of 2-3 and make rushes at a map room in random intervals from diffrent directions.
 Also the pilot skin has to go!:D  All of us know the only thing a pilot would look for in a town is a bar..or the "Red Light" district!!!:aok  Who care's which kind of grunt it is, just dress the poor B@#$ard in something other then a flight helmet and a lifevest!
 All right let the discussion begin! :eek:
Title: Add some AI to troops
Post by: rabbidrabbit on March 03, 2008, 09:11:39 AM
Maybe they could dodge intended harm by chicken dancing on the way in?
Title: Add some AI to troops
Post by: A8TOOL on March 03, 2008, 02:39:53 PM
When you drop them from a c47 your able to disperse them in a wide area if preferred or just land them for a straight line approach. Either way they have a chance of being shot and there is only one way into the map room for now.
Title: Add some AI to troops
Post by: Latrobe on March 03, 2008, 03:50:51 PM
Replace troop drops with Sheep drops. Take the town easy! :D
Title: Add some AI to troops
Post by: Denholm on March 03, 2008, 04:07:18 PM
Would be nice if the troops fire at enemy units, such as Jeeps, M16s, or even planes for that matter. Right now they look like Police men, "Stop, I'll shoot!"
Title: Add some AI to troops
Post by: Flayed1 on March 04, 2008, 09:20:07 AM
I would just like it if my troops would stop scaling buildings and trees flashing the big red troop icon to the NME GV's and planes as you try to sneak a base out from under them lol.  

  Also another little question, Why the hell do the troops always have to enter one side of the map room? I mean if you were one of those troops and were droped off right outside the far side of the maproom from the hangers on a VBase would you intentionally run aound the map room, moon the guys defending the base and run in from the hanger side on a Vbase?
Title: Add some AI to troops
Post by: Denholm on March 04, 2008, 09:28:08 AM
I agree with both suggestions. They should be simple manipulations in the gaming code.
Title: Add some AI to troops
Post by: stroker71 on March 04, 2008, 11:05:10 AM
If you have done your job right there won't be anyone around to shoot your troops!
Title: Add some AI to troops
Post by: BaldEagl on March 04, 2008, 11:17:08 AM
Instead of HT taking time to re-write the code for this, why don't you just drive your M3 around dropping off 2-3 troops at a time from different locations?  The time it takes to get from one drop-off point to the next will also give you your random timing.

You could do that in a goon too.
Title: Add some AI to troops
Post by: apcampbell on March 04, 2008, 11:30:02 AM
I like the sheep idea. Can we have exploding sheep?
Title: Add some AI to troops
Post by: OOZ662 on March 04, 2008, 12:42:29 PM
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Originally posted by apcampbell
I like the sheep idea. Can we have exploding sheep?


Only if we get an arty piece to hurl them from.
Title: Add some AI to troops
Post by: Krusty on March 04, 2008, 12:57:45 PM
Sheeps got jihad?! :huh :huh
Title: Add some AI to troops
Post by: Denholm on March 04, 2008, 01:50:04 PM
Yeah, Muhammad was recently the Shepherd for the Bishops. They need to start background checks.
Title: Re: Add some AI to troops
Post by: K-KEN on March 04, 2008, 08:26:59 PM
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Originally posted by Lituup
I know HT is busy with getting all the planes ...snippage occured....
 Also the pilot skin has to go!:D  All of us know the only thing a pilot would look for in a town is a bar..or the "Red Light" district!!!:aok  Who care's which kind of grunt it is, just dress the poor B@#$ard in something other then a flight helmet and a lifevest!
 


A 'test" movie I made with FRAPS (the first one with FRAPS) has a cool Pilot modelled. I was just messing around, but zoom (fast fwd) to the end where he bails!  LOL

Test Movie (http://www.kkenshome.com/media/Pacific%20Fighters%20Test%20Flight.wmv)
Title: Re: Add some AI to troops
Post by: GreenEagle43 on March 10, 2008, 11:12:36 PM
i agree only on one thing.changing them on how they look.instead of a pilot looking dude with a hand gun.how about a real airborn ranger with back pack and a rifle in hand.and if we had to shoot.instead of a lil .45 cal.how about a m-14 rifle.thomson 45 machine gun,m1garande. now thats how a paratrooper should look.. :salute