AI making : Duplicate entries in construction_vehicles.txt

[trooper]

It consists in giving several entries for the same design and the same state in the construction_vehicles file.
It's a strategy used in some TDM AI races. How is it understooden by the AI ?

[trooper]

Did I post a stupid question or did noone understand the subject of this post ?

[Master Belisarius]

Originally posted by trooper:
did noone understand the subject of this post ?

I vote for this.

Originally posted by trooper:
How is it understooden by the AI ?

The problem is that you need to balance what the AI must build.
See this example:

Entry 1 Type := Attack Ship
Entry 1 Planet Per Item := 1
Entry 1 Must Have At Least := 0
Entry 2 Type := Colony Ship
Entry 2 Planet Per Item := 40
Entry 2 Must Have At Least := 3

It mean that the AI must build 10 ships x every planet that have. It could take a looong time (10 planets => 100 attack ships), and then, would take a long time to reach the Entry 2... and your AI will have problems to build Colony Ships.

Second example.
Entry 1 Type := Attack Ship
Entry 1 Planet Per Item := 50
Entry 1 Must Have At Least := 0
Entry 2 Type := Colony Ship
Entry 2 Planet Per Item := 40
Entry 2 Must Have At Least := 3
Entry 3 Type := Attack Ship
Entry 3 Planet Per Item := 1
Entry 3 Must Have At Least := 0

Now
- the AI must build 1 Attack ship x every 5 planets.
- the AI must build 1 Colony ship x every 4 planets (min 3 colony ships).
- The AI must build 10 attack ships x every planet.

Still this is not a good building queue (just an example), but it's better than the previous: first will build some attack ships, after it some colony ships and finally, lots of attack ships.

Hope it help you.

[trooper]

Just what I wanted to know.
Thanks Belisarius.