Interesting AI Behaviour

John Channing · 03-08-10, 12:30 PM

So here I am, on my first patrol as Captain, near the southern end of my patrol zone when my sonar operator picks up a contact. I surface and move in to investigate. It's dark and a little foggy so I have to close the range for a while until I see it is a warship of some sort. Now, I'm here to sink merchant tonnage, not to get into cat and mouse games with warships, so while I am still outside of his visual range I reverse course and move out slowly.

But he follows me.

I am still out of his visual detection range so I increase speed. He increases speed.

I change course. He changes course.

I slow down. He slows down.

I decide to submerge, head north and go to silent running for a few hours in hopes he will get bored and go away. Nope.. he just hangs around. Never getting within attack range, and never moving away. I surface, change course and pour on the coals and he matches me course and speed. We are now over 100 miles from where I picked him up and he is still there.

Again, he never closes the distance, never moves in, but he is stuck to me like an annoying kid brother.

I may have to sink him just to get rid.

JCC

03-08-10, 12:30 PM	#1
John Channing Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 1998 Posts: 1,846 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 5	Interesting AI Behaviour So here I am, on my first patrol as Captain, near the southern end of my patrol zone when my sonar operator picks up a contact. I surface and move in to investigate. It's dark and a little foggy so I have to close the range for a while until I see it is a warship of some sort. Now, I'm here to sink merchant tonnage, not to get into cat and mouse games with warships, so while I am still outside of his visual range I reverse course and move out slowly. But he follows me. I am still out of his visual detection range so I increase speed. He increases speed. I change course. He changes course. I slow down. He slows down. I decide to submerge, head north and go to silent running for a few hours in hopes he will get bored and go away. Nope.. he just hangs around. Never getting within attack range, and never moving away. I surface, change course and pour on the coals and he matches me course and speed. We are now over 100 miles from where I picked him up and he is still there. Again, he never closes the distance, never moves in, but he is stuck to me like an annoying kid brother. I may have to sink him just to get rid. JCC