[WIP] IRAI (Intelligent Random AI)

[michaeljcaboose9]

Originally Posted by Kintanar

I have the same doubt, it happens to me frequently in the campaign in the Mediterranean, when I send a contact report regarding a convoy, then the BdU responds to me:

"BdU 1/21/1942 7:43 AM
From:Bdu
To:U-69
"Remain undetected and continue following contact/convoyAvailable submarines are heading to your patrol area"

A couple of hours after this message, messages like this one begin to be received from one or more allied submarines:

"1/21/1942 9:29 AM
From:U-357
To:U-69
"Requesting bearing signal from contact keeper"

Another variant of the previous message is when other submarines arrive indicating that they will attack from the port or starboard vector.

However, here I no longer know if it is pure rhetoric of the message, or I really have to send them the bearing again, which I do by sending a new contact report, but without much effect, since these allied submarines disappear after this message, I suppose ( I want to believe) that they submerge, but I have never witnessed an actual attack by AI submarines.

What I have actually witnessed is aviation attacks against the convoy, a few hours after the contact report. (In the Mediterranean, not in the Atlantic), I suppose that for this there must be an air base within the range.

Exactly what I have seen too, I think the sub has to disappear because I've listened for it on hydrophones but never heard anything.



I will keep trying I suppose, id love to see a wolfpack in action. On that note I also get messages of wolfpacks attacking convoys in other grud squares, are these just immersion messages or is something actually happening in game?

[Kintanar]

Originally Posted by michaeljcaboose9

Exactly what I have seen too, I think the sub has to disappear because I've listened for it on hydrophones but never heard anything.



I will keep trying I suppose, id love to see a wolfpack in action. On that note I also get messages of wolfpacks attacking convoys in other grud squares, are these just immersion messages or is something actually happening in game?

My findings so far:

Yesterday, after my comment, I started to investigate a little, and I found that the phrase: "Requesting bearing signal from contact keeper", is mentioned in the translation of the "War Patrol" logs, of U-552 in command of Erick Topp, so those messages are for immersion purposes, a great historical detail, it must be recognized!

Now, in my last game session, I dedicated myself to following one of those AI submarines, and the result is that when it disappeared, I have confirmed that they do dive! For a while they are submerged at flank speed, so they are perfectly audible on the hydrophone, but at a certain time they also disappear from the hydrophone, but with an external camera I verified that they were slowing down, and they attacked the convoy escorts! As I was relatively close, about 4km away, even showed me the event camera at the time the AI sub launched its torpedo against the escort destroyer, which missed, and launched a second torpedo, also showing the event camera, but missing again.

Therefore, although it was somewhat tedious to follow the AI submarine, I have been able to verify that they do carry out attacks, not in the most efficient way, but they do attack.

[michaeljcaboose9]

Originally Posted by Kintanar

My findings so far:

Yesterday, after my comment, I started to investigate a little, and I found that the phrase: "Requesting bearing signal from contact keeper", is mentioned in the translation of the "War Patrol" logs, of U-552 in command of Erick Topp, so those messages are for immersion purposes, a great historical detail, it must be recognized!

Now, in my last game session, I dedicated myself to following one of those AI submarines, and the result is that when it disappeared, I have confirmed that they do dive! For a while they are submerged at flank speed, so they are perfectly audible on the hydrophone, but at a certain time they also disappear from the hydrophone, but with an external camera I verified that they were slowing down, and they attacked the convoy escorts! As I was relatively close, about 4km away, even showed me the event camera at the time the AI sub launched its torpedo against the escort destroyer, which missed, and launched a second torpedo, also showing the event camera, but missing again.

Therefore, although it was somewhat tedious to follow the AI submarine, I have been able to verify that they do carry out attacks, not in the most efficient way, but they do attack.

So just had an amazing experience. Sent a convoy report and shadowed it for a bit. All of a sudden THREE u boats show up and go in from the opposite side, they actually did attack and took out one ship and damaged the other. All the escorts went after them and I went in. Took out another ship and slipped away. Unfortunately I think a couple of my allies got sunk.



But yes after this they definitely can and do attack and do damage.