New game mode for Allegiance!

badpazzword · Post by **badpazzword** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:38 pm

The question is whether the AI is good enough to make this a challenge.

I mean... pushing, avoiding to dodge pushes, crossnanning, dodging proxes, laying proxes, dodging bullets, turrets, turrets targeting sequence, avoiding to ram the target, base approaching for HTTs, ...

Weylin · Post by **Weylin** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:18 pm

AI doesnt need to be TOO advanced, just semi brainless swarms of enemy ships pouring into the sector.

badpazzword · Post by **badpazzword** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:53 pm

Prox owns semibrainlessness.

I know too well /doh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":doh:" border="0" alt="doh.gif" />

Supramence · Post by **Supramence** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:19 pm

Weylin wrote:QUOTE (Weylin @ Mar 6 2008, 12:30 PM) each could have a listed cooldown time to allow the team to regroup and get there thoughts together to come up with a plan for the next wave.

I don't think so; I would like to see this new game mode as something intense and fast-paced, because that is what we like these days, right? Imagine: You and your fellow wingmen spraying showers Gattling Gun bullets at enemy craft... When the next wave arrives, the team quickly utilises boosters to get home and refit their ships. The commander makes a few investments before rushing his ship out of the Garrison to push back the bloodthirsty wave of drones.

Weylin · Post by **Weylin** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:34 am

Even better would be a wave delay option. Or a have an option for waves to interlap if you cant manage to kill them fast enough.

About the prox, cant the AI just move around it like any other object?

Supramence · Post by **Supramence** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:14 pm

Yes, that is a great idea! Never thought of that!

By the way, Noir's attack drones do not have any scan range (the value of their scan is 0 in the ICE). We're gonna have to increase that scan range to a decent value AND give the attack drone AI the lust for dueling. >=)

Adaven · Post by **Adaven** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 5:21 am

Badp wrote:QUOTE (Badp @ Mar 6 2008, 06:53 PM) Prox owns semibrainlessness.

I know too well /doh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":doh:" border="0" alt="doh.gif" />

Actually the drones are very good at dodging/slowing down for prox, AI doesn't get distracted and not notice them in the heat of battle.

the_dare · Post by **the_dare** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:57 pm

1 team! 4:1 drone/player ratio! i would offer to code it but not a good enough coder yet!

Tontow · Post by **Tontow** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:36 pm

Sounds like Tower Defence for Allegiance /mrgreen.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="mrgreen.gif" />

Supramence · Post by **Supramence** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:21 am

Nah, towers are destroyed easily, they're gonna be cannon fodder!