ACE3/documentation/feature/ai.md

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layout: wiki
title: AI (Artificial Intelligence)
description: Config based changes to AI to ensure compatibility with advanced AI modifications
group: feature
order: 5
parent: wiki
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## 1. Overview

### 1.1 Adjusted AI skill values
The idea here is to reduce the AI's godlike aiming capabilities while retaining its high intelligence. The AI should be smart enough to move through a town, but also be 'human' in their reaction time and aim.

*Note: All these values can still be adjusted via scripts, these arrays just change what 0 & 1 are for `setSkill`.*

### 1.2 Firing in burst mode
AI will now use the automatic mode of their weapons at short distances, instead of always relying on firing single shots in quick succession.

### 1.3 Longer engagement ranges
The maximum engagement ranges are increased: AI will fire in bursts with variable lengths on high ranges of 500 - 700 meters, depending on their weapon and optic.

### 1.4 No dead zones in CQB
Some weapons had minimum engagement ranges. If you were as close as 2 meters to an AAF soldier, he wouldn't open fire, because the AI couldn't find any valid fire mode for their weapon. ACE3 removes this behaviour mostly notable in CQB by adding a valid firing mode.

### 1.5 No scripting
All changes of ACE3 AI are config based to ensure full compatibility with advanced AI modifications like e.g. "ASR AI 3".

## 2. Dependencies

`ace_common`
Create missing documentation placeholders Creates placeholder documentation for modules which did not previously have any. If a module had the same name and apparent purpose as a module from AGM, AGM's documentation was imported into the placeholder. These documentation are useful to users for explaining what ACE3 changes. They are also useful to community admins who want to create a custom distribution of ACE3 and need to know which modules to disable. The documentation needs to be significantly fleshed out before it's ready for public consumption, but this should be a helpful start. 2015-05-13 00:28:18 +00:00			`---`
			`layout: wiki`
Documentation pass 5 - Documentation done except (medical, AtragMX, MicroDAGR, Vector, Kestrel 4500) - Typos fixed - enjoy the review MOWHAHAHAHAH. 2015-05-28 15:22:45 +00:00			`title: AI (Artificial Intelligence)`
Docs: proofread, 1st iteration Proofread AB, AI, Aircraft, Attach, Backpacks, Ballistics and Captives Fix typos, grammar, inconsistencies Not fully satisfied with captives, will reiterate 2015-05-17 22:39:48 +00:00			`description: Config based changes to AI to ensure compatibility with advanced AI modifications`
Create missing documentation placeholders Creates placeholder documentation for modules which did not previously have any. If a module had the same name and apparent purpose as a module from AGM, AGM's documentation was imported into the placeholder. These documentation are useful to users for explaining what ACE3 changes. They are also useful to community admins who want to create a custom distribution of ACE3 and need to know which modules to disable. The documentation needs to be significantly fleshed out before it's ready for public consumption, but this should be a helpful start. 2015-05-13 00:28:18 +00:00			`group: feature`
			`order: 5`
			`parent: wiki`
			`---`

Documentation pass2 - guidelines added - classnames added 2015-05-15 15:08:29 +00:00			`## 1. Overview`
Insert additional newlines 2015-05-14 14:02:01 +00:00
Documentation pass2 - guidelines added - classnames added 2015-05-15 15:08:29 +00:00			`### 1.1 Adjusted AI skill values`
fix some documenation (didn't touch medical and mortar) 2015-06-03 13:15:14 +00:00			`The idea here is to reduce the AI's godlike aiming capabilities while retaining its high intelligence. The AI should be smart enough to move through a town, but also be 'human' in their reaction time and aim.`

			Note: All these values can still be adjusted via scripts, these arrays just change what 0 & 1 are for `setSkill`.
Documentation pass Documentation improved for - ai - aircraft - attach - captives 2015-05-13 19:26:51 +00:00
Documentation pass2 - guidelines added - classnames added 2015-05-15 15:08:29 +00:00			`### 1.2 Firing in burst mode`
Docs: proofread, 1st iteration Proofread AB, AI, Aircraft, Attach, Backpacks, Ballistics and Captives Fix typos, grammar, inconsistencies Not fully satisfied with captives, will reiterate 2015-05-17 22:39:48 +00:00			`AI will now use the automatic mode of their weapons at short distances, instead of always relying on firing single shots in quick succession.`
Documentation pass Documentation improved for - ai - aircraft - attach - captives 2015-05-13 19:26:51 +00:00
Documentation pass2 - guidelines added - classnames added 2015-05-15 15:08:29 +00:00			`### 1.3 Longer engagement ranges`
fix some documenation (didn't touch medical and mortar) 2015-06-03 13:15:14 +00:00			`The maximum engagement ranges are increased: AI will fire in bursts with variable lengths on high ranges of 500 - 700 meters, depending on their weapon and optic.`
Documentation pass Documentation improved for - ai - aircraft - attach - captives 2015-05-13 19:26:51 +00:00
fix some documenation (didn't touch medical and mortar) 2015-06-03 13:15:14 +00:00			`### 1.4 No dead zones in CQB`
Documentation pass 3 - Fixed typos in laser/readme - Documentation guidelines updated - ACE3 mentions updated in - - ai - Updated doc - - fcs - - hearing - -hitreaction - - interaction - - interact_menu - - inventory - - javelin - - laser - - laserpointer - - laser_selfdesignate - - logistics_uavbattery - - logistics_wirecutter - - magazinerepack - - main - - map - - maptools - - markers 2015-05-17 17:51:46 +00:00			`Some weapons had minimum engagement ranges. If you were as close as 2 meters to an AAF soldier, he wouldn't open fire, because the AI couldn't find any valid fire mode for their weapon. ACE3 removes this behaviour mostly notable in CQB by adding a valid firing mode.`
Documentation pass Documentation improved for - ai - aircraft - attach - captives 2015-05-13 19:26:51 +00:00
Documentation pass2 - guidelines added - classnames added 2015-05-15 15:08:29 +00:00			`### 1.5 No scripting`
fix some documenation (didn't touch medical and mortar) 2015-06-03 13:15:14 +00:00			`All changes of ACE3 AI are config based to ensure full compatibility with advanced AI modifications like e.g. "ASR AI 3".`
Merge branch 'doc-dependencies' of https://github.com/dharmab/ACE3 into docs-merge 2015-05-14 14:44:44 +00:00
Documentation pass2 - guidelines added - classnames added 2015-05-15 15:08:29 +00:00			`## 2. Dependencies`
Create missing documentation placeholders Creates placeholder documentation for modules which did not previously have any. If a module had the same name and apparent purpose as a module from AGM, AGM's documentation was imported into the placeholder. These documentation are useful to users for explaining what ACE3 changes. They are also useful to community admins who want to create a custom distribution of ACE3 and need to know which modules to disable. The documentation needs to be significantly fleshed out before it's ready for public consumption, but this should be a helpful start. 2015-05-13 00:28:18 +00:00
Document module dependencies Add a list of dependencies to each module's documentation. Also add a note to the documenation of modules which are a dependency for many other modules. Dependency lists are pulled from each module's config.cpp. 2015-05-13 19:31:53 +00:00			`ace_common`