Question: Can The AI Be Manipulated?

[usr-sbin]

I would like to know if you can set certain parameters for the ai, for example can I make it more aggressive or more defensive? Also it it possible to tell it to split its troops to attack two different points on the map and maybe define a ratio of fighters, scouts and archers that will be sent to each location?

I have tried a search but I couldn't see anything useful.

Thanks in advance!

[Gambit]

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[Yogibear]

I think this is more like what the OP had in mind: http://wiki.wesnoth.org/AiWML

There are a couple of tricks you can try. It will be difficult (if not impossible) to control things like splitting into two forces, those switches rather control the general behaviour of the AI. I am also not sure, how rigorously they have been tested. You might find that certain tags don't have the influence you expect from them (and sometimes it is difficult to find meaningful ranges for certain parameters).

Hope that helps you get along.

[usr-sbin]

Thanks both of your for your posts. Would I be able to apply these tags to the different ai leaders. For example to make one really defensive and the other really offensive?

Thanks in advance

[Gambit]

The [ai] tag goes inside of [side], so unless your question is asking for multiple leaders on the same side, then yes.

[usr-sbin]

Thank you again Gambit. Another question I have is can I force the ai to send its units along a preset route?

Thanks in advance

[Gambit]

By storing the units you want to move and then looping through them and setting
stored_unit[$i].goto_x="24"
and
stored_unit[$i].goto_y="25"
You could make them go to point 24, 25. Then when they get there you'd store them again and set the next waypoint. But goto_x and goto_y are kinda buggy. They tend to forget their behaviour if you don't remind them every krifing turn.

You could also try move_unit_fake. I can't explain it because I've never used it, so maybe someone else can chime in. It's probably the easiest way, I just don't know much about it.

Or you could try the formula AI.

[Anonymissimus]

But goto_x and goto_y are kinda buggy. They tend to forget their behaviour if you don't remind them every krifing turn.

This is a current bug being worked on by Crab. It's intended to be kept until the destinations are reached (It does for a human player if no new commands are given).

You could also try move_unit_fake. I can't explain it because I've never used it, so maybe someone else can chime in. It's probably the easiest way, I just don't know much about it.

I don't see how move_unit_fake could be helpful here.

Formula ai is cryptic for me.
You can also try "ai herding". Basically, you would create a unit of type=lure at the destination position which is only there during the ai's turn and set a very high [target]type=lure.

[usr-sbin]

Ok, thank you. What I am trying to do is create a tower defense scenario for my campaign but I am starting to see that it is going to be quite hard!