AI path finding

Discussion in 'Support!' started by seansunrider, June 24, 2013.

  1. seansunrider

    seansunrider New Member

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    OK. First post here on the forum.
    Because it's in alpha, i'm not gonna complain about the graphics, the missing of hotkeys for building stuff, the missing of tooltips when putting your mouse on stuff. The biggest problem I have encountered is that the units' AI path finding is really ridiculously terrible. Even if there's a small structure in the way of the unit it will go head to head and collide with the structure and keep turning in weird loops. I have to right click onto an empty ground using either shift to queue up some move commands or just simply right click once. Programmers at Uber I hope you are working on the path finding of AI. This needs to be fixed asap.
  2. deso88

    deso88 Member

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    If you'd look at the patch notes then you could see that they are improving the path finding with each patch. It already got alot better and will get alot better. It's an alpha after all.
    Just a question: have you ever played any RTS games before? I'm just curious.
    Last edited: June 24, 2013
  3. seansunrider

    seansunrider New Member

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    That's good to hear. Cuz I'm new here. May I ask how often do they release a new patch?
  4. deso88

    deso88 Member

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    Right now every 1-3 days.
  5. seansunrider

    seansunrider New Member

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    Ye. I'm a masters league Terran in SC2
  6. deso88

    deso88 Member

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    You should see the pathing in some other games. It's even worse than in PA right now, althought those games are finnished, so calling it ridiculously terrible is a bit harsh. ;)
    But you are right that it needs alot of improvement.
  7. JamaicanPotato

    JamaicanPotato Member

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    Compared to other "Alpha"s from the AAA titles this is was first released in a pre alpha state, at the moment it is VERY early alpha.

    Patch notes are good to have a read through if your wanting to see the progress made by Uber.
  8. seansunrider

    seansunrider New Member

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    I know you can savage the building by pressing Delete. But how do you get rid of the debris?
  9. bgolus

    bgolus Uber Alumni

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    Select a fab unit (including commander) and right click on the debris.
  10. deso88

    deso88 Member

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    You have to use engineers (fabricators) to salvage something. Pressing DEL will just destroy the building. Might be a debugging hotkey.
  11. cola_colin

    cola_colin Moderator Alumni

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    You can also select a tank and shoot the debris.

    SC2 uses the same technical concept for pathfinding as PA does. PA is just horribly unfinished. Wait a few month and it will work just like in SC2.
  12. seansunrider

    seansunrider New Member

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    I think so as well. This game has a lot potential.

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