AI Event Messaging systems

ZoomBoy · 2000-04-18T12:36:55

I was having a discussion on the chat with error and thought I'd ask for Input. ZoomBoy:: I've been reading about some bad AI where an enemy gets shot but the guy standing next to him ignores it. I'm thinking of doing a message system that might handle that. Any Thoughts? error:: like an intelligent bounding box of the enemy that if another enemy inside he gets alarmed??? ZoomBoy:: that's one approach but I'm thinking that each turn the enemy will scan a list of events error:: you have a round based game?? I thought a Doom-like... ZoomBoy:: what difference would it make round vs. Doom? In Half-life you could kack a guard and the guy standing next to him would ignore it. error:: zoom, take the middle of your enemy and mark it with a variable ZoomBoy:: yes middle? his stomach ? or use his position as a centre error:: zoom, sure, take a 3d bubble and form radius around him accordingly, a databubble. Of course now add a condition-check and you are done ZoomBoy:: footfall is different from an arrow through the head error:: ok, then the enemy AI has to be event based and not reaction based, meaning the environment has to be counted into it too, will be a good game, but i promise you a lot of work.. ZoomBoy:: Yup, hoping to solve most of that with an EventList messaging system error:: zoom, for example if the enemy trips in one of your traps the enemy might be able with enough time to free his buddy ZoomBoy:: for that type of response I'll probably want a stack that stores action after action So what would be in the messages? Duration? Effective radius? Response-type? Visual only? Aural only? Any links? class EventList { list >EventMessage< EvList; long TurnCount; int TestList(Actor *pReceiver); // Scans through list looking for messages int DeleteOldMessages(); } class EventMessage { int SourcePositionX, SourcePositionY; // tells where the event happens int EventRadius; // the area that people can respond to int EventType; // Sound/visual/someone being hurt Actor *pGeneratedBy; // Usually someone creates an event int CreatedBy; // This is for events that are pumped onto the list or triggered by a triggerpoint EventMessage(int HappensX, int HappensY, int Radius, int EType, Actor *pSender) EventMessage(int HappensX, int HappensY, int Radius, int EType, int evTrigger) } ZoomBoy A 2D RPG with skills, weapons, and adventure. See my character editor, Tile editor and diary at Check out my web-site And some good 3D resources as well. Edited by - ZoomBoy on 4/18/00 6:07:38 AM Edited by - ZoomBoy on 4/18/00 6:10:17 AM

Artificial Intelligence Programming

Started by ZoomBoy April 17, 2000 08:32 PM

12 comments, last by ZoomBoy 24 years ago

MadKeithV

992

April 18, 2000 09:14 AM

yeah that''s actually what I meant with the "cutoffs", there are priorities in certain events being passed to certain agents in the universe.
The specific method is up to the server - and if the AI''s reside on the server too, it will have to be really judicious in passing around messages.

I''ll post more of this on the eGroups actually Novalis - I''m having a lot of brainwaves at the same time

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MikeD

158

April 18, 2000 10:45 AM

What egroups?

Mike

Novalis

122

April 18, 2000 12:34 PM

MadKeith and I are working on a project with a few other guys. We have our own forum at www.egroups.com/group/OtherWorldRing

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MadKeithV

992

April 18, 2000 12:36 PM

Yep, and everyone is welcome to join in the discussion there! We''re pretty open about it ( right, Novalis? ).

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