Dumb Things the AI Does That You Want Fixed

SleazeyWombat · 01-22-08, 12:50 AM

I was playing the Clyde mission this weekend, flying the P-3. I watched all of the following on the replay.

I had laid mines across the narrow part of the strait, and eventually, a southbound Ruski sub triggered a couple of the Captors.

The torps began snaking to the east toward the hapless sub, and a couple of southbound Russian Kara surface combatants which happened to be very close by at that moment. The Kara AI's both scrambled to avoid the torps in the water.

One Kara fled east; the other successfully evaded to the south. The sub released an active decoy. One torp hit the sub, but didn't kill it. The sub settled to the bottom at a depth of 150 feet or so. It didn't move for the remainder of the scenario; I guess it lost propulsion, which may have helped it to avoid the second torp.

The decoy fooled that torp, which continued snaking to the east, but there were no subs for it to acquire. The torp now appeared to me (and to the AI I'm sure) to be actively chasing the second Kara, which continued east at high speed, trying to avoid the torp snaking after it.

The Kara AI thought the torp was after it, not knowing that Captor torpedoes won't acquire surface vessels. Eventually the Kara grounded itself on the unforgiving coast.

Whether it was an AI failure or not, this was a cool little drama to watch!

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01-22-08, 12:50 AM	#3
SleazeyWombat Mate Join Date: May 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 57 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I was playing the Clyde mission this weekend, flying the P-3. I watched all of the following on the replay. I had laid mines across the narrow part of the strait, and eventually, a southbound Ruski sub triggered a couple of the Captors. The torps began snaking to the east toward the hapless sub, and a couple of southbound Russian Kara surface combatants which happened to be very close by at that moment. The Kara AI's both scrambled to avoid the torps in the water. One Kara fled east; the other successfully evaded to the south. The sub released an active decoy. One torp hit the sub, but didn't kill it. The sub settled to the bottom at a depth of 150 feet or so. It didn't move for the remainder of the scenario; I guess it lost propulsion, which may have helped it to avoid the second torp. The decoy fooled that torp, which continued snaking to the east, but there were no subs for it to acquire. The torp now appeared to me (and to the AI I'm sure) to be actively chasing the second Kara, which continued east at high speed, trying to avoid the torp snaking after it. The Kara AI thought the torp was after it, not knowing that Captor torpedoes won't acquire surface vessels. Eventually the Kara grounded itself on the unforgiving coast. Whether it was an AI failure or not, this was a cool little drama to watch!