[REQ] Better Enemy AI

[Ducimus]

EDIT:

These values are mostly wrong. Some of the number scales have changed in SH5, leaving orginal post up for reference.






Alight, i have to get ready to work, so ill just cut to the chase and post what to adjust for a possible quick fix, down and dirty. Not tested, might not work as advertised.

Your blind ass watch crew:

Go to file:
/data/cfg/sensors.cfg

Change:
Visual range factor=0.5 to 0.25
Visual waves factor=0.8 to 0.4

That will, theoritically increase the distance your crew can see by 50%, and reduce effects of waves obsuring your watch crew by 50%.


Getting those Damned Dumb DD's to Do Dastardly Deeds :

Go to file:
/data/cfg/sim.cfg

Change:

[visuals]
Detection time=15.0 to 1, or 0.5 (take your pick)
Sensitivity=1 to 0.1 or 0.5 (take your pick)
Waves factor=10 to 4 (Holy Schitt UBI! )
Enemy surface factor=50 to 30
Enemy speed factor=25 to ehh.. i dunno try 8.

[Hydrophone]
Detection time=2 to 1
Sensitivity=1 to 0.15
Waves factor=1.0 to 0.5
Noise factor=1.3 to 0.25
Thermal Layer Signal Attenuation=3.0 to 1.0

[Sonar]
Sensitivity=1 to 0.05
Enemy surface factor=520 to 200
Thermal Layer Signal Attenuation=5.0 to 1.0



That should get you something. Have fun.

[Bilge_Rat]

I presume the files are the same as before. Does it look like they added any new variables?

[sergei]

Thanks Ducimus. I'll give these a go tomorrow

Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

I presume the files are the same as before. Does it look like they added any new variables?

The sensors and sim cfgs look the same to me as the ones from SH4

[Ducimus]

Yes they added new variables. Minimum threshold's. Haven't tested that before.

The above should get you something. Might even be over doing it. I dunno, but getting the AI to better detect you (and thus do something), is easy.

edit: it's also worth nothing, it might be possible that DD's will visually detect you before you can see them. I don't know the max distance on the AI_visual sensor node (goblin editor sucks balls from what i can make out), and i think the enviormentals isn't rendering things at a very far distance, as i think i saw ships pop out of nowhere on the tutorial.

[sergei]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

Yes they added new variables. Minimum threshold's. Haven't tested that before.

Ah, I stand corrected. I obviously didn't check hard enough.

[Ducimus]

Anyone try the settings i posted yet?

[killpo1]

Just was able to invade a 7 destroyer escort and sink an Aircraft carrier, I had a destroyer go over me and i was maybe like 20m deep, and not even 1 depth charge dropped, I'm not sure if they were like low on depth charges or something but if i were them I would be spamming depth charges all over the place. And that's not even the worst thing, I didn't immediately sink the aircraft carrier i just disabled it, and the Escorts LEFT, I'm not sure if they didn't value aircraft carriers really, ( pre-pacific/Bismarck aircraft carriers weren't really battle proven yet" I would love for AI to be more aggressive early on they should make up for there in adequate technology by not necessarily spamming depth charges, but being a little more lenient with them, oh and Jesus they should learn how to spot a periscope.

[Sbrads]

i need help i just bought SH5 and im having trouble cause my laptop doesnt have a num pad and those idiots at ubisoft didmt let us change the controls, so does any1 have the answer to my problem or know the control layout file so i can change throught that, could u send me a personal message help would be greatly appreciated

[DavyJonesFootlocker]

Don't know about you guys but DDs and aircraft are out to get me in 1939. Made a mistake of remaing surfaced with my AA gunner and a Swordfish plane planted a bomb on me and killed off my electrical propulsion system. Another time 12 DDs depth-charged me for hours. IRAI mod seems to work for me.