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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: FishBait on June 30, 2016, 08:55:49 AM
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I'm a little confused by the conversation on the AI thread here in general. It sounds like there will be AI fighters in the MA (in AH3). Is this true? Or am I not reading things right?
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NOT TRUE!!
There is the ability for players to make custom arenas that may include them (probably). But for the first time, HTC has created missions listed that can be flown together with other online players and against AI.
Just like we have different arenas now in AH2, the beta currently has "TABS" which neatly categorizes Missions, Arenas (including the Main Arena equivalent), Events (where FSO and other sponsored events would be listed), and player created arenas (currently the Custom Tab in AH2).
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Thanks for the info, Chilli. I'm still a bit confused though. So you're saying the missions that could involve AI planes are completely separate from the AH3-equivalent of the MA? If I'm reading you right, if I don't want to ever fight an AI plane, I can happily roam the MA and never encounter one. Is this correct?
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Thanks for the info, Chilli. I'm still a bit confused though. So you're saying the missions that could involve AI planes are completely separate from the AH3-equivalent of the MA? If I'm reading you right, if I don't want to ever fight an AI plane, I can happily roam the MA and never encounter one. Is this correct?
Yes
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Cool Puller. Thanks!
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Which sim had AI goons re-supplying fields, AW, WB, AH1?
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I am not from this world.
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AW had them. Use to dive down a shoot them and then find out it was just an AI
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if I don't want to ever fight an AI plane, I can happily roam the MA and never encounter one. Is this correct?
Log on at the correct time in AHII MA and you can happily roam around and never encounter a human.
I for 1 am all for AI planes - at least they will fight.
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I think it's still running. An 8th AAF mega mission with hundreds of AAF and Luft aircraft at the same time online in the beta. We tested it for a few weeks in the closed alpha. Even with all AI most of the time, it was inspiring. In many was it was no different than being in SFO except for the almost none stop action. Just act like your VOX and text suddenly broke in the middle of and SFO mission.
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AW had them. Use to dive down a shoot them and then find out it was just an AI
My first kill was an AI goon. I was so proud, until I found out that it was AI.
Not to mention that it was a goon...
- oldman
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I cant count the number of times I lawndarted going after them :joystick:
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Used to hate players that would vulch the resupply field in AW and see nothing but drone IDs scrolling through chat.
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I remember in AW killing the ack at the goon spawn base and landing at the end of the runway just off the grass. When a goon spawned BLAM! Got 26 of them one time :aok
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They are ok pilots better than 80% of the MA for sure.
They do however have aimbots and pull maximum G without blacking out. So they do cheat a little. That being said they make a fun aggressive fight but their SA sucks in furballs.
I won't mind having them in the MA as a wingman if I can give them a name and draw moustaches on their faces like the Combat Tour feature.
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I would love to see AI bombing missions running. At least I know they'll fight. I rarely play but I log on to low numbers and any plane I see normally runs to avoid fights.
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Log on at the correct time in AHII MA and you can happily roam around and never encounter a human.
I for 1 am all for AI planes - at least they will fight.
True that.
But personally, I would find zero interest in fighting AI planes. If you're not fighting other players, it just isn't worth it to me to play.
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I know you can make your own missions. I don't know if there are plans to make them uploadable to custom arenas online or if you can submit them or what, so that others can join.
I would love to see AI bombing missions running. At least I know they'll fight. I rarely play but I log on to low numbers and any plane I see normally runs to avoid fights.
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Kanth,
It surely appears to me that feature is already available and being tested. Even AH2 has the same running if you pay attention to the arena menu there is a Custom tab at the top. Crabby used to make some entertaining custom arenas where we all would dogfight in a fish bowl like the KOTH but without any rules, or through canyons from another map.
FishBait,
The best advice is to download the current beta version and see for yourself. The one thing that Bustr eluded to that may not be available due to the low number of testers, and their preference to fly almost exclusively in the Greebo Crater Map, is the mixture that you can get when flying in the missions along with other online players.
I have to give a mighty thanks for having AI included in this way. Testing gunnery after personal setup changes by flying in missions is magnitudes more helpful than the offline drones that fly in a circle and do not fight back. So, if anyone is spreading rumors of forced AI participation, let us try and correct them. :salute
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Okay I hadn't been checking beta recently to see that users had uploaded a custom mission with AI in it to the HTC server. Good to know though!
Kanth,
It surely appears to me that feature is already available and being tested. Even AH2 has the same running if you pay attention to the arena menu there is a Custom tab at the top. Crabby used to make some entertaining custom arenas where we all would dogfight in a fish bowl like the KOTH but without any rules, or through canyons from another map.
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Okay I hadn't been checking beta recently to see that users had uploaded a custom mission with AI in it to the HTC server. Good to know though!
I am not sure, but I do believe that is so.... in fact, I had the same impression with the current live AH2. I think that feature may have been locked and only used by select individuals. If you look at the Aces High 2 Arena menu, there is one called "The Playroom". This was to run such missions that are now seen in the mission tab of beta.
Whether or not "Players" tab allows upload of mission type arenas, I would need to ask or test for myself. The overall impression still remains, that AI have been in use for some time now, and there has been no evidence that AH3 will place them in their main "Melee" tab.
If time allows I might attempt to load one and see if it works in beta with AI and specifically would like to try and make it WWI aircraft. The way the AI fly, that type of battle seems more suitable.
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If there is AI I certainly hope its coaded to at the first sign the opposition shows of being willing to fight back do something other then turn around run to and circle its ack. Which seems to be the current favorite tactic of a large percentage of players these days
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We should be careful what we wishfor...
http://techfrag.com/2016/07/02/raspberry-pi-ai-beats-us-air-force-fighter-pilot-simulation/
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Okay I hadn't been checking beta recently to see that users had uploaded a custom mission with AI in it to the HTC server. Good to know though!
IIRC easyscor was working on adding AI to the AVA.
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Its actually a good idea. It would give people something to actually fight.
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I am not from this world.
truth!
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IIRC easyscor was working on adding AI to the AVA.
Jimson. He and HTC were working in conjunction.
Haven't heard from Jimson in a long time. Jaeger probably knows where he got to.
- oldman
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that's great.
IIRC easyscor was working on adding AI to the AVA.
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Jimson. He and HTC were working in conjunction.
Haven't heard from Jimson in a long time. Jaeger probably knows where he got to.
- oldman
Thanks. I knew somebody was.