AI Behavior suggestions?

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Dubby

Where'd That 6th Toe Come From?
Okay, I've been working on the AI-Hack for F3C. I've learned quite a bit about what is and is not possible currently, even with FOSE (which will be required to use the new version of F3C). Here's a list of rudimentary functions that are being added to the AI subroutines of NPCs:

*Please remember these are all determined by actor values and factored in by the combat situation the actor (NPC) is involved in
1) Sense of self preservation*
2) Body Armor loses condition as it absorbs damage
3) Crude partner responses (such as using a stim on an ally, or providing cover fire)*
4) Can assess the enemy's threat level and respond*
5) Can change weapons and reload different valid ammunition (FMJ/JHP/etc) depending on their mental state & their target's defenses
6) Can withdraw from combat, thereby forfeiting a fight*


What else can you suggest for ai behavior?
 
Perhaps if the player has attacked the NPC previously they would be more cautious around the player. Such as when the player is around they may look at them more often and draw their weapon.
 
This ai-hack applies to more than just NPC vs player confrontations. It also applies to all combat situations, and all confrontations including those against another NPC.
 
Looks really awesome it will give game some more realism :D

Suggestion:
1) Sense of self preservation* <- if this means survival skill maybe npc could surrender to player changing to friendly status for a player and leaving all or some of its inv on the ground if player would agree for npc surrender this means not killing it player could have earn some of that npc fraction +rep( in some cases and if ther would be more fraction).
3) Crude partner responses (such as using a stim on an ally, or providing cover fire)*
Adding this to companion and allies would be good
Additional companions could preform skill check so i companion have a higher skill in open locks or hacking than player he will open/hack ( copy from f2 xD)
Last resort granade rush, pc when low on hp will rush on player and detonate himself with a granade or mine near player
Throwing a object in this case i had in mind cars throw by s-muties or some other movable statics and in case of normal human npc they could especially shoot to a car when enemy is near it and use movable static as a cover like metal plates and throwing normal items to lik for example when a s-muti have a broke weapon like rocket luncher he would throw it toward the enemy doing him some dmg and maybe stunning or throwing a bit back :D
Creatures( animals) and eventually wild ghouls should not be able to open doors its kinda wierd when deathclaw or a molerat open a door
 
Another cool thing would be robbing people at gun point. If you have you weapon out you talk to the NPC and there would be an option that says something like "Give me all your caps, or you wont need them anymore!". This would be an alternative to killing the NPC and taking all of their possesions. The NPC would also wether or not to give them the caps or fight depending on player level/equipment and their level/equipment.
 
I think it'd be cool to give some weapons a fear effect.

Weapons like the flamer and missile launcher should get certain NPCs running away.

I highly doubt that the average wastelander would attempt to punch someone holding a weapon bigger than he is.
 
@mrowa

Actually I can write up something for followers so the player can give real-time group instructions using FOSE. For instance, you would hold down a certain key, the game would pause, a menu comes up, you can select which follower (or all of them), and give them a command. Like, attack my target (target would have to be in your crosshair)... and so on. That's totally doable. Thanks for pointing that out.

@Gasilli

This is doable within the ai-hack's subroutines, but I'd rather wait to work on something like that until -after- the project is ready to focus on the dialogue overhaul.

@generalissimofurioso

That's sort of already planned, actually.
 
"Classic diplomation using a rifle " like Gasilli said but without dialogues and stuff something more like for the test :D
If player is aiming(RMB) at the npc head for some duration of time like 4-6 sec, npc can attack the player depending on its lvl and and allied npc around, run depending on its lvl and allied npc around, start a dialogue with decreased skill check for speech so player will get higher chance on speech skill check again depending on its lvl and allied npc around, and droping some inv depending on its lvl and allied npc around or steal the player weapon depending on its lvl and npc around :D
 
aggressive diplomacy is going to have to wait. right now the AI core just needs to know how to respond to a nearby actor.

On a side note, I've figured out how to have the AI core use action points as a basis for qeueing their behaviors.

However, given the public outcry against any AP system I'll be basing it on the game setting for run & gun. If it's 0, the player won't be using AP and the AI core will ignore AP processes. Otherwise, the player -is- using AP and the AI core will do the same.

The way this AI Core works is it overruns the engine's AI, and uses the behavioral responses of the engine's AI as the "fight or flight" mechanism. The AI Core itself acts as a hub for situational awareness. The downside is ANY npc that needs a script is going to have to use a customized AI Core that includes those script routines.
 
Can you make a crippled head cause the AI to make worse decisions (never forfeit, less self preservation, doesnt support allies etc)
 
Hm, seems you've got all the important stuff covered.

Oh, maybe this is too difficult, but enemies switching between grenades/guns intelligently to flush you out of cover?
 
Actually that is part of the group portion of the AI Core. And they won't use it just on trying to flush -you- out, but if the situation validates it, they can do the same to other npcs.
 
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While we're on the subject of AI, maybe give the caravans their own special AI. Survival instinct would be a great start for them. Having them know the location of the nearest (guarded) town would also be great. That way, in the event that they're attacked by superior force, they can make a fighting retreat to Megaton, Rivet City, Big Town, Arefu, etc.
 
That's handled by the "Nest" portion of the AI Core. It records what cell an eNPC is in, and what their citizenship faction is. If the AI Core detects there are a lot of eNPCs in an unregistered cell for a long time that share the same citizenship faction, it creates a new record for that cell. From that point on, other eNPCs can respond to that "Nest" cell if they need some place to hang.
 
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