Ai improvements

[Tomash667]

AI

• PredictTargetPos depends on dt
• ai avoiding traps
• ai reaction to sounds
• better escape (escape algorithm)
• SeenEnemy for position not for unit
• when giving hero a item he checks entire inventory instead of checking this one item
• don't spawn units on traps
• ai can't handle unit dying outside view, they don't know they killed all enemies and will search for more enemies in nearby rooms
• group of ai threat player team as group (keep info about count, positions, know if everyone is dead)
• better pathfinding, don't walk only by tiles but diagonally too
• guard ai - wander around town (in groups), goes to barracks, to gate, enters towers
• citizen ai - wanders around town, talks to people, trade with merchant, goes to inn to drink
• hero ai - enters inn/townhall, goes to merchant/training grounds, exits town
• ai weapon sets (for example hero keeps fire axe & ice hammer for specialized fights)
• item class (light (mithril shield/armor)) that some ai profiles value (for example modifier x1.2 for value)
• dialogs can cause fighting between two npcs
• ai as team leader
• behavior trees
• use other potions
• ai use chest
• ai picks up items from ground
• complex ai - guard area, throw foreign people from area, attack them if necessary
• ai can take orders from players
• ai reaction speed, different for different unit types (better for bosses)
• better experience gain for ai
• carry multiple weapons and switch them in combat
• ai flags (leave location, remove when team leaves location, talk with hero, remove after time)
• ability to ask any npc about standard questions (what are you doing, who are you)
• bragging after a battle by heroes
• conflict between good and evil characters
• ai battle cry
• ai warns others about traps, about enemies etc
• can ask any npc about some topics (class, surrounding areas)
• order ai to pickup items from dungeon
• AI_Shout should work on units that lie on ground
• different character flags (crazy, greedy, devoted, treacherous, lavish, simple minded, vicious)
• react to player taking out weapon
• picking up items from ground
• cheating on gold divide
• wandering around like in gta (units don't spawn everywhere, but only near players)
• unit profiles (0-100 to use potion, 0-100 brave, etc)
• CanSee working inside buildings, colliding with terrain (use bullet physics)
• ai yield to hide weapon

Heroes

• heroes move around & respawn like in genjiworlds
• hero gives player/ai team potions when hurt and have no potions
• npc teams generating news, doing quests
• heroes going to shop and talking
• hero preference profiles (warrior can be swordman, axeman, shieled, bower, light(light armor/bow/any weapon), medium=(medium armor/bow/any weapon/shield))
• after entering city ai goes to shop to sell items, buy new etc
• when attitude is low npc will abandon team (can try to stay outside of combat and kill party when they are hurt)
• reuse heroes, meet them in different locations
• heroes characters
  • dislike/hates orcs - won't join if orc in party unless persuaded, leave/attack when recruited gorush unless persuaded
  • lone wolf 1/2/3 - higher persuade required to join the bigger party size is
  • greedy - more gold to recruit, takes more gold from findings
  • drunkman - buys alcohol & drinks it all the time

Dialogs

• ai talking about contest/tournament
• ai telling player to wear something if naked
• npc talking about news
• dialogs between npc when they share items

Pathfinding

• max steps in FindPath
• when pathfinding don't lead to point try to get as close as possible
• better pathfinding http://www.gabrielgambetta.com/path1.html http://www.policyalmanac.org/games/binaryHeaps.htm
• better unstuck (phase currently works only for team npc), they shouldn't stuck in first place!
• pathfinding priorities (for heroes higher, for bosses higher too), can less often check for new path
• better auto_talk, unit can spawn on other side of level and find path to nearest player (currently it uses distance)
• better join global and local pathfinding (np idzie od razu do ostatniego celu w lokalnym jeśli się da a nie podcelów, zaokrąglanie)
• limit search in FindPath
• better escape - not just running back - coordinate with group controller where is best place to escape

Combat

• ai dodges and blocks bullets
• ai don't move like crazy in combat
• ai move around enemy in combat
• ai keep bow ready to shot until target is in hit range
• better ai movement to placement to shot from bow
• ai allow half power attack, use stamina at same point as player (on release, not start holding)
• ai modes - dexterious - move around, jump back; shielder - block attacks
• ai priority in combat, hate to type (first attack trolls or mages)
• AIGroupController
• when casting spells/shooting take target size in calculations
• using frustum to decide if enemy see player/target
• hearing footsteps etc
• npc heroes using actions
• group ai - some archers should block enemy, others shoot
• archer/mage should try to move to better position where line of sight is blocked
• heroes use actions
• ai, run to alert other npc

Team

• trading between npc
• don't spend all money on single powerful item, currently ai will buy 100k gold item and don't have any gold for armor/potions etc; same thing with team shares
• GetBetterItem allow change weapon/armor type (require hero profiles, otherwise warrior will always use first armor)
• IsBetterItem based on other things then raw damage/defense for weapon/armor
• priorities for buying items (hunter - bow, defender - armor/shield, fighter - weapon etc)
• better team shares (currently bow will be taken by first unit, not by one that needs it's most)
• fair gold split system
• order ai to follow other unit, protect it
• team share npc sells items to npc dialog
• team shares retry to old items
• selling items in city after enter