Random Hero AI

[Yngwie]

I have searched google and this site for the past couple of days with no luck so I hope this is not covered yet.

I am trying to configure an AI for a random hero in a DOTA type game. I have set the heroes to attack and retreat the way I like but I can't figure out how to make them use spells without manually triggering 30+ heroes and spells individually.

The PC players are given a random hero so I won't know which spells each one has. I am hoping there is another way rather than to set a variable array for each and every hero spell available.

 

[Zwiebelchen]

Having a database is better than dynamically trying to adjust here, believe me.

Plus, it makes sense. You don't use spells in isolation from another. You use them in synergy based on your hero choice.

So definitely trigger the AI manually for every hero type.

 

[pred1980]

So definitely trigger the AI manually for every hero type.

YES! - I do it atm for my Map. If u know jass/vJass u can check how i do it and learn. Than u can start your own AI - The link to my AI u can find in my signature.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Ultimately you will have to manually trigger the tactical AI for every ability if you want the AI to cast them properly. If you want them to be cast like they are in Melee then simply making the player a computer and possibly turning on AI should suffice.

Since several abilities will likely share similar cast conditions you can consider creating a library to manage that sort of ability in order to reduce code duplication.

 

[Yngwie]

I was afraid of that. thank you all for the help!

 

[Emm-A-]

you could try to have arrays of abilities for your heroes, where you just save the IDs e.g.
[1] = aggressive spell
[2] = support
etc.

If you did this for every hero, then you could just handle all heroes generally. Like, if a unit enters a range of 300 of your hero, and this unit is low HP, use aggressive spell, if this would result in death or something like this.

What do you think?