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CC Game profile

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Oct 17th 2010, 6:52:59

Hi admin,

I d like to suggest that you (or the server) runs some 200-500 untagged bot countries that work on some very transparent AI:

1. retal if possible
2. damage retal if not.
3. explore otherwise

It ll certainly make it more fun. plus, some of us might hid amongst the untagged, and get Huge retal :P
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qzjul Game profile

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Oct 17th 2010, 17:54:25

Hm; provide us with nicely commented pseudo code for such a bot, and I'm sure we can get something like this implemented quicker.


AI's are complicated you know.


This is on the to-do pile.
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Marshal Game profile

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Oct 17th 2010, 18:23:22

Maybe RDs bot-code can be used.
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LittleItaly Game profile

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Oct 17th 2010, 21:00:34

few hundredtechers, few hundred farmers, few hundred cashers. all can be different govs

they all buy/sell from the market

they have a random factor of trying to retal if possible

Randomly fail/success with retals.

different military builds. aka all jetters, normal, all tanks

Random factor of whether it sucides on a country that hits it.

It can make Random LGs/Missile attacks on who ever it likes even if its not provoked.


The sky is the limit here.
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DM Game profile

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Oct 18th 2010, 2:27:53

qz, PM me =)

NOW3P Game profile

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Oct 18th 2010, 2:30:01

^ lol!

locket Game profile

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Oct 18th 2010, 6:04:27

hmm i found that funny also ^^ :P

anubis0079 Game profile

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Oct 18th 2010, 6:25:28

i like this idea a lot. Bring some chaos to this train.

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Fooglmog Game profile

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Oct 18th 2010, 6:52:20

IF something like this is implemented, I'd like the bots to have a far lower land return rate than player countries. This shouldn't turn into a game where everyone just hits bots.

It's a nice way to get more land into the game... but if I didn't want to interact with other people, I'd create a clone of this game myself and just play it against bots on my computer.

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Detmer Game profile

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Oct 18th 2010, 15:05:26

Originally posted by Fooglmog:
IF something like this is implemented, I'd like the bots to have a far lower land return rate than player countries. This shouldn't turn into a game where everyone just hits bots.

It's a nice way to get more land into the game... but if I didn't want to interact with other people, I'd create a clone of this game myself and just play it against bots on my computer.

-Fooglmog
Guy with no clue.


How will you know which is a bot country?

mrford Game profile

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Oct 18th 2010, 15:59:24

I think quite the opposite

ull have nubs that only farm the bots, and get crazy landfat

then it's PS time
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NukEvil Game profile

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Oct 18th 2010, 16:49:21

Or the bots retal you back...and you won't know which one will retal back, or how much it will retal...or even if it will retal "properly"...
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qzjul Game profile

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Oct 18th 2010, 16:59:58

Any bots we made should be able to retal.
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Marshal Game profile

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Oct 18th 2010, 17:04:11

I repeat myself: Ask from RD their bot-code. ;D
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Requiem Game profile

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Oct 18th 2010, 21:15:38

Originally posted by Detmer:
Originally posted by Fooglmog:
IF something like this is implemented, I'd like the bots to have a far lower land return rate than player countries. This shouldn't turn into a game where everyone just hits bots.

It's a nice way to get more land into the game... but if I didn't want to interact with other people, I'd create a clone of this game myself and just play it against bots on my computer.

-Fooglmog
Guy with no clue.


How will you know which is a bot country?


They could all be put into an alliance called Bot!

Requiem Game profile

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Oct 18th 2010, 21:17:07

Oh and I know a few people who were involved in the AI engine for UT and CS briefly. Maybe they could lend a hand (for free) with a quick and easy AI for this game!

qzjul Game profile

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Oct 18th 2010, 23:02:13

heh having real big ticket game devs involved would be badass
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Tertius Game profile

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Oct 19th 2010, 1:05:14

In the mean time, the devs each have to run 10 countries on alliance with various build "personalities".

Fooglmog Game profile

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Oct 19th 2010, 1:30:30

Originally posted by Requiem:
Originally posted by Detmer:
Originally posted by Fooglmog:
IF something like this is implemented, I'd like the bots to have a far lower land return rate than player countries. This shouldn't turn into a game where everyone just hits bots.

It's a nice way to get more land into the game... but if I didn't want to interact with other people, I'd create a clone of this game myself and just play it against bots on my computer.

-Fooglmog
Guy with no clue.


How will you know which is a bot country?


They could all be put into an alliance called Bot!

I suspect it will be fairly obvious which countries are bots. There's only going to be a limited amount of variation in play style and it's not like they'll be tagged in real alliances.

-Fooglmog
Guy with no clue.

Ozzite Game profile

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Oct 19th 2010, 20:30:07

Originally posted by qzjul:
Hm; provide us with nicely commented pseudo code for such a bot, and I'm sure we can get something like this implemented quicker.


AI's are complicated you know.


This is on the to-do pile.


I have a Master's degree in CS focusing on autonomous agent design.

Let me know if you need help =]
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NOW3P Game profile

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Oct 20th 2010, 3:52:49

Can you make me a sex-bot ozz????? :-)

Marshal Game profile

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Oct 20th 2010, 19:16:40

nowie doesn't need it, he's married.
Patience: Yep, I'm with ELK and Marshal.

ELKronos: Patty is more hairy.

Gallery: K at least I am to my expectations now.

LadyGrizz boobies is fine

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