[AI] No Retreating

[Ironside]

How do I make an AI to not just come to the enemy and kill few buildings and retreat, then come again and repeat this step. I need him to destroy the whole base, no back going.

 

[sephiroth1234]

Try editing the AI properties "Units Flee" to a FALSE one in the AI editor. Maybe it will work.....

 

[Ironside]

This function only means that they don't retreat when they're getting overwhelmed by enemies.

Still looking for solution.

 

[Everstill]

Man, I have like the same problem, and with some tests, the AI near don't retreat (only when have incomplete buildings)

Try to set in the Attacking Priority in the Waves Section like this.
Enemy - Major Assault
Enemy - Any Town

Test and say if worked =)

 

[M0RT]

I believe the problem is he retreats every time the unit count drops below "Minimum forces for attack". Since units can't join the attack group while it is out of base, he will eventually run out of units and run away to his base, and there realize he once again has enough units and attack again.

So there are two ways to solve this: either drop minimum forces requirement, when there is no resistance (not sure how to do this), or force him to replace fallen units, by launching new attack, while the previous attack is still in progress. That can be done by altering following function:

function AttackAssignment takes nothing returns nothing
    call StaggerSleep( 0, 2 )
    if (attackWave == 1) then
        call AttackWaveDelay( 0 )
    endif
    loop
        loop
            call UpdateConditions(  )
            exitwhen (HaveMinimumAttackers() and not CaptainRetreating())
            call Sleep( 2 )
        endloop
        call RemoveInjuries(  )
        call ResetAttackUnits(  )
        call PrepareForces(  )
        call LaunchAttack(  )
    endloop
endfunction

By removing the and not CaptainRetreating(). That condition prevents AI from launching new attack while captain is out in field, retreating. It will also allow to "clear" one creep camp after another, not having to return to base after each one, which is also a pretty good feature.

 

[Ironside]

Look to the AI wave from Night Elf 04x04 from MPQ:

//*** WAVE 1 ***
    call InitAssaultGroup()
    call CampaignAttackerEx( 1, 1, 1, NAGA_VASHJ        )
    call CampaignAttackerEx( 4, 4, 6, NAGA_REAVER       )
    call CampaignAttackerEx( 0, 0, 1, NAGA_MYRMIDON        )
    call SuicideOnPlayer(M3,user)

How I do this "SuicideOnPlayer" line in the AI Editor?

 

[M0RT]

You can't do that in GUI AI editor, you could however edit the resulting .ai file by replacing standart attack order with suicide order.

 

[Ironside]

So that's how, ok, I'll check it out.