Comments (bugs) with _AI_Construction_Vehicles.txt

[Athena]

thank you a lot Oleg, it made things clearer for me.

How the AI calculate in which AI state it is? Is it something totally hardcoded or can it be altered?

Something else, in different files : In proportion mod there is planetary facilities with the name of ship components. I suppose this is used as placeholder name, but how it works for the AI ? They ignore it totally?

[oleg]

Originally posted by Athena:
thank you a lot Oleg, it made things clearer for me.

How the AI calculate in which AI state it is? Is it something totally hardcoded or can it be altered?

Something else, in different files : In proportion mod there is planetary facilities with the name of ship components. I suppose this is used as placeholder name, but how it works for the AI ? They ignore it totally?

Those are bogus abilities to manipulate AI.

When AI see standard "resource extraction - minerals" ability in its own construction_facility.txt file, it uses the facility with highest mineral extraction value available. Unfortunately, it is a Cultural center which will be build in 100+ years on new planet.
To make AI build miniral mines, PvK assigned bogus ability, something like "ship = bridge". Then he replaced all entries for mineral extraction in construction_facility.txt by this new ability. Now on, when AI cycles through file, it builds mineral miners, sisnce it is the only facility with this ability ! Very clever, I should say.

[Val]

Gandalf:

My humble appologies, I had lost track of the fact that I was keeping up with this thread and missed the Last few days - so sorry I hadn't posted the files

Looks like answers were found after all, if you would still like me to post the files I used I'd be happy to. Or you could post your files for us to look at

Sorry again

[capnq]

How the AI calculate in which AI state it is? Is it something totally hardcoded or can it be altered

Hardcoded.

[Gandalph]

Val,

I would still be interested in seeing your files, but for now, here is my construction file.
Corrian_AI_Construction_Vehicles.txt

[Athena]

Thank you again all for the explanations ...

Some other things :

I see in some of the files twice the same entry, like
'Attack ship, planet per x = 20, must build 50'. What is the purpose of having the same figures for the same ship Category? Is it an error from some modders, or will the AI add new attack ships, of a different class when he encounters the second entry?

[oleg]

Gandalph,

There is no such thing as "entry name = " in SE IV constructiom.txt file !

Remove them all, and use "type = your_design_name"
to call different design names.
Yes, it is confusing since "design type" in construction.txt file correspond to "name type" in design.txt file !

AI uses "design type" in design.txt file as a flag how to use the ship after it has been build.

Hope it'll help.

[ May 16, 2002, 14:25: Message edited by: oleg ]