Core Ai?

[unmerged(64082)]

i am looking forward to starting another HoI2 campaign some day.
last time i checked the boards, i was advised to use Compendium as the currently most comprehensive mod. i was also told about the lack of any improved AI in CORE back then.
however, ppl said there were plans to include a decent AI in the next release of CORE.. i just wanted to ask whether that version has already been released or not.

(i've never really bothered about vanilla, it was eventually a dull game that needed serious modding.. and i don't want to experience another frustrating game with either stupid inactive AI or flawed mods, so i am determined to wait for the release of a really comprehensive mod now.)

 

[Hagar]

i am looking forward to starting another HoI2 campaign some day.
last time i checked the boards, i was advised to use Compendium as the currently most comprehensive mod. i was also told about the lack of any improved AI in CORE back then.
however, ppl said there were plans to include a decent AI in the next release of CORE.. i just wanted to ask whether that version has already been released or not.

(i've never really bothered about vanilla, it was eventually a dull game that needed serious modding.. and i don't want to experience another frustrating game with either stupid inactive AI or flawed mods, so i am determined to wait for the release of a really comprehensive mod now.)

The upcoming release is still a couple of months away, unfortunately. Once MateDow resurfaces (he's incommunicado when working on the rig) I hope we're able to set a definitive timeline for 0.40.

 

[unmerged(64082)]

lol that doesn't sound too well, actually!

thx for the reply though..

 

[Hagar]

lol that doesn't sound too well, actually!

thx for the reply though..

Well, making changes of this magnitude take some time... Our release schedule therefore is about twice a year (tops). We prefer quality over quantity.
As to MateDow's situation: he does have internet access on the rig, but the company is blocking our site for 'not being work-related' 24/7. :wacko:

 

[unmerged(64082)]

they aren't allowed to watch p0rn (or any other sparetime stuff you do on the internet) on an oilrig? sounds like prison to me, and very stupid. but how did they find out about this site in the first place.. it's not like the page was as popular as MySpace

concerning the mod: well i would have thought you'd just implement some already-existing AI mods into your package, but then again i'm an ignorant newbie with no modding experience of any kind.

 

[dec152000]

Hi,

I suspect it is a matter of not be on the "approved list" as oppossed to being on the "disapproved list" here. My work recently switched to this system and now I can't access our site anymore either.

As for grafting on AI mods that won't really work. We've got so many changes to the basic setup that adding any other AI is just going to mess things up more than fix them. We could certainly make adjustments found in other AIs. But that is really almost as much work as just doing it ourselves as it would still need to be tested. Also of note is that some of the "improved AI's" are mainly getting better performance by giving the AI lots of "free" help. HSR in particular used this approach to make the game harder for the player. But it wasn't all that much "smarter" really.

mm

 

[unmerged(17767)]

Damn, someone needs to help him hack that firewall!

 

[Hagar]

Damn, someone needs to help him hack that firewall!

Just got a heads-up from MateDow, so hopefully we can round up things in the next couple of weeks or so, and move towards Alpha stage for 0.40.

 

[unmerged(17767)]

Excellent news. Thanks.