Question for AI Modders on troops

[Deathstalker]

What we need is a 'flag' in the Design creations text that has fields like: Scout(not included in fleets), Homefleet(dosn't leave sector), AttackFleet(attack only), FleetOnly(never seen without escorts/fleet) etc. This would greatly improve AI. Enuf talk and hopefully we can get it.

.......Listening MM???( )

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[Q]

Deathstalker the idea of a "AI design fleet file" would be more flexible than just a flag, because you could control the composition of the fleet as much as you can control the design of a ship; e.g. attack fleet of minimum 10 ships must have 1 minesweeper, 1 repair ship , 1 supply ship. You could create different fleet types with different composition according to the fleet size.

[Atraikius]

Deathstalker-

The Version of the zorians I posted this morning uses the cargo bases on attack ships, havn't been able to see if they try dropping troops yet though.

[Deathstalker]

Zorians: will definitly have to try a new game with them!

Q: now THAT is a great idea, if this is based on the available ships right now (ie when building a ship it is attack/def/colony/attack base etc) it could have blank lines for inclusion of 'custom' ship designs (like scout) for fleets.

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"The Empress took your name away," said Chance.
Owen smiled coldly. "It wasn't hers to take. I'm a Deathstalker until I die. And we never forget a slight or an enemy." -Owen Deathstalker.

[Deathstalker]

Q: sudden brain burst , this fleet.txt idea of yours. Have you thought of including fleet strategies??? ie, set different styles of fleets with goals in mind (guard wormhole<pick target>, attack target<enemy homeworld>, defend target, colonize target etc), that way there could be a specialized 'attack homeworld fleet' or 'capture planet' fleet that will use the appropriate strategy from the files and upload troops/pop etc to achieve that goal.

Food for thought........

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"The Empress took your name away," said Chance.
Owen smiled coldly. "It wasn't hers to take. I'm a Deathstalker until I die. And we never forget a slight or an enemy." -Owen Deathstalker.

[PvK]

I think the "Drop Troops If Carrying" tactic has to be the primary one - the tactic for the non-troop ships should be the secondary one - I think.

PvK

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Originally posted by Deathstalker:
possible idea....A few people have modded attack ships to carry minesweepers (and the other way around). How hard would it be to have an attack ship with a few cargo bays for troops?? Set the Optimal Firing range 2ndary attack to 'capture planet'. Now the only problem would be to get the AI to load troops and not just population or something else.

Will have to try this myself later......

Anyone else have pros/cons/impossibility of this idea??

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[PvK]

I think the "Drop Troops If Carrying" tactic has to be the primary one - the tactic for the non-troop ships should be the secondary one - I think.

PvK

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Originally posted by Deathstalker:
possible idea....A few people have modded attack ships to carry minesweepers (and the other way around). How hard would it be to have an attack ship with a few cargo bays for troops?? Set the Optimal Firing range 2ndary attack to 'capture planet'. Now the only problem would be to get the AI to load troops and not just population or something else.

Will have to try this myself later......

Anyone else have pros/cons/impossibility of this idea??

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