Please,help me out with AI!

[Apelli]

I would be very grateful,if someone could explain to me,how do I implement only one action loop in my map (only heroes there) for AI heroes,
I want them to pick any items visible,and set the priority of this action higher than simple autoattack on enemy heroes?
Please,help!

 

[IcemanBo]

Wrong forum. Post in in request section, please. (next time, now ask moderator to move it there)

Also... is it a normal melee map? So each player can have more than one hero, or not?

Are heroes already stored into variables or an unit group?

 

[Legal_Ease]

Is it a triggered AI? or AI editor? I've discovered a vast lack of knowledge with AI editor and AI files. No one seems to know exactly how it works. If you are asking about a triggered AI please post your trigger.

 

[Apelli]

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There is currently no AI at all,it is a small arena map,each player has a hero to battle with,right now,AI does not do a thing,and stands still,only autoattacks if there is an enemy in sight.
But I am interested in picking up items,and this is not included with the melee AI scripts,as I remember,more accurately,the AI will be confused that there is no buildings to build,and no armies to clash.
I'm a newbie to serious map creation,so pardon me,please!

 

[Apelli]

Uppp!

 

[IcemanBo]

You have to store heroes into unit variables[array] like: Player 1 gets Hero[1], Player 2 gets Hero[2] ... and so on.

Then I guess your loop must look something like this:

Info:
INT = Integer variable (represents the player number in the loop)
You must run this loop periodicly, to always refresh the orders to current situation. Maybe each 0.5 seconds would be fair enough.

• For each Integer INT from 1 to 12 do actions:
  • If Player[INT] is Computer == TRUE AND Hero[INT] is alive == TRUE
    • Then - Actions:
      • ------------*Your AI-Code*------------
    • Else - Actions:

Sorry but it would be best you write AI-Code yourself (or make a request), because AI is always too map specific.

I just can give you some tips like:

1. You need to check if enemries around (too many --> maybe run away and buy potion)

2. Check current life/mana of hero and then buy/use potions again.

3. Check if there are items around which can be picked up. (if empty slot)

4. Attack weakest unit always, to gain more kills.

5. Using abilities wisely

... and and and

Hope it will help you, Apelli. Good luck with it!

 

[Tickles]

If nothing else, you could do something like this simple item detection. You can edit the range and which units are triggered by it in the Initialization trigger.

 

[Apelli]

Thanks for your advice,both of you,I'll see what I will be able to produce!