The AI Challenge- Completed

[SingingBlaze]

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(script continuous respawner
 (begin
   (sleep 1000)
   (ai_erase ai_name_goes_here)
   (sleep_until (<= (ai_living_count 0) 5))
   (ai_place 0)
))

Maybe maybe. Someone try and compile it. My compiler never wants to work.

[slayer410]

Hey found something script wise.(Well actualy SoL helped me find it.)

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(ai_erase ai_name_goes_here)

It kills the ai squad. It's untested.
I would but I have to go somewhere and I doubt I will be modding for awhile.

You mean to say you never new... Geeze you guys really need to get more into scripting... just trying to point you in the right direction.

[Hawaiian Modder]

I did, just alot of these scripts have 0000 and not a name. Also the latest compiler works better with actual names.

[slayer410]

(Well actualy SoL helped me find it.)

O RLY?

[Agent ME]

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(script continuous respawner
 (begin
   (sleep 1000)
   (ai_erase ai_name_goes_here)
   (sleep_until (<= (ai_living_count 0) 5))
   (ai_place 0)
))

Maybe maybe. Someone try and compile it. My compiler never wants to work.

That script is stupid...

That makes it so after 30 seconds, it kills all the AI, then waits until there's less than 5 AI (which will be instantly, because they were all just killed!), and then spawns them again.

So a player will be fighting an elite, the elite is just about to kill him, when it falls down dead, and then spawns again with full health.

[Agent ME]

Here's the code for a good respawn script:

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(script continuous rox_respawner
  (begin
    (sleep_until (= (ai_living_count ai_squad) 0))
    (sleep 150)
    (ai_place ai_squad)
  )
)

Tested - works exactly as it should. You kill the AI, and 5 seconds later they respawn.

However, Shalted's compiler probably can't compile that, so here's the script in a compiled form:

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00 00 BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA 74 E3 00 00 04 00 08 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 02 00 75 E3 75 E3 00 00 02 00 09 00 03 00 76 E3 FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 76 E3 15 00 04 00 08 00 0B 00 7E E3 FF FF FF FF 04 00 77 E3 77 E3 15 00 02 00 09 00 05 00 78 E3 FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 78 E3 0D 00 05 00 08 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 06 00 79 E3 79 E3 0D 00 02 00 09 00 07 00 7A E3 FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 7A E3 46 01 07 00 08 00 0A 00 7D E3 FF FF FF FF 08 00 7B E3 7B E3 46 01 02 00 09 00 09 00 7C E3 FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 7C E3 13 00 13 00 09 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 7D E3 07 00 07 00 09 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 7E E3 13 00 04 00 08 00 0E 00 81 E3 FF FF FF FF 0C 00 7F E3 7F E3 13 00 02 00 09 00 0D 00 80 E3 FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 80 E3 07 00 07 00 09 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 96 00 FF FF 81 E3 22 01 04 00 08 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 0F 00 82 E3 82 E3 22 01 02 00 09 00 10 00 83 E3 FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 83 E3 13 00 13 00 09 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00

Simply inject at the start of the syntax data section, and set up a script in the scripts reflexive called ai_respawner, that's continuous, with void value type, and starts at 0100 74E3.

That script is set up where ai_squad is squad #0. You'll need to edit it a bit if the squad is in a different slot.

[slayer410]

Good job manually compiling that!

[pyrojake123]

Here's the code for a good respawn script:

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(script continuous rox_respawner
  (begin
    (sleep_until (= (ai_living_count ai_squad) 0))
    (sleep 150)
    (ai_place ai_squad)
  )
)

However, Shalted's compiler probably can't compile that, so here's the script in a compiled form:

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00 00 BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA 74 E3 00 00 04 00 08 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 02 00 75 E3 75 E3 00 00 02 00 09 00 03 00 76 E3 FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 76 E3 15 00 04 00 08 00 0B 00 7E E3 FF FF FF FF 04 00 77 E3 77 E3 15 00 02 00 09 00 05 00 78 E3 FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 78 E3 0D 00 05 00 08 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 06 00 79 E3 79 E3 0D 00 02 00 09 00 07 00 7A E3 FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 7A E3 46 01 07 00 08 00 0A 00 7D E3 FF FF FF FF 08 00 7B E3 7B E3 46 01 02 00 09 00 09 00 7C E3 FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 7C E3 13 00 13 00 09 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 7D E3 07 00 07 00 09 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 7E E3 13 00 04 00 08 00 0E 00 81 E3 FF FF FF FF 0C 00 7F E3 7F E3 13 00 02 00 09 00 0D 00 80 E3 FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 80 E3 07 00 07 00 09 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 96 00 FF FF 81 E3 22 01 04 00 08 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 0F 00 82 E3 82 E3 22 01 02 00 09 00 10 00 83 E3 FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 83 E3 13 00 13 00 09 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00

ai scripting is scary.....

[Hawaiian Modder]

Shalted's compiler does work, just people don't notice it alot.
Shalteds compiler does strange things for me, It compiles it, then makes the name fucked up, then says there an error. I check it on the decompiler and its fine. So Shalted's does work alot, you just have to double-check.

[Agent ME]

There are a lot of things Shalted's compiler can not work properly with, and it seemed to me AI happened to be one of them. Maybe some might get their script tweaked right to get AI to work in them, but there are many other problems too.

If anyone wants me to compile them a script, post it and I'll give the compiled code.

[Hawaiian Modder]

Oh sweet I actualy have one, its too big for the compiler and it won't compile no matter what.

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(script continuous respawner
   (sleep 4800)
   (ai_erase cov_6_grun_20)
   (ai_erase cov_3_hun_10)
   (ai_place cov_1_eli_20)
   (ai_place cov_3_hun_10)
   (ai_place cov_4_sneli_10)
   (ai_place cov_5_ultgrun_3)
   (ai_place cov_6_grun_20)
   (sleep 2400)
   (ai_place mar_1_mar_50)
   (sleep 600)
   (ai_erase cov_2_bans_5)
   (ai_place cov_2_bans_5)
)

[MilyardoX2]

I'm I the only person who is dreaming of this program?????
here is a link LINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I made it long so it sticks out.

[Agent ME]

Oh you'll need to tell me what squad number each of those are.

And FYI - that will constantly respawn them, whether or not they are alive already. So if you don't kill them, eventually there'll be hundreds.

[Hawaiian Modder]

Yeah, If you could do three scripts for me then that would be great.
Also I renamed them to actual squads, but if you can't compile names heres the list.

cov_1_eli_20 = 0000
cov_2_bans_5 = 0001
mar_1_mar_50 = 0002
cov_3_hun_10 = 0003
cov_4_sneli_10 = 0004
cov_5_ultgrun_3 = 0005
cov_6_grun_20 = 0006

[Agent ME]

Ok I'll do that for you, but are you sure that's how you want it? They'll keep respawning forever if no one kills them.

[DekeDarkstar]

I am no judge, but I wanted to test out what we have now of AI that had been submitted. With Bloodgulch Containment it clearly shows great AI. It has Wraiths boosting, Marines throwing grenades, the flood and sword elite truley cutting down marines, Flood highjacking my banshee. I could go on. The only problem which Im sure is probably fixed by now is the balance on the map. The marines just own everything on the map. So far Ive had my covenant forces survive one wave, which brings me to only the marines spawning. Also give elites carbines, the BRs just take everything out including the wraith and banshees. It just doesnt fit with everything. Im still learning all of this AI stuff, but people need to take into consideration how their scripts run. This is no doubt a great mod for the contest, I just think little things like that need to be looked for. But this is just my oppinion.

[snakejknight]

i'm glad u liked the mod. for the mappack we are gonna inject a working respawm script. so even though the marines are better the covenent will still be on map. the reason the marines continue to spawn in the current one is that that way on slayer you can still play after the main battle is over

[fodelement]

SnakeJKnight, your map froze up twice for me. But it was awsome.

[-DeToX-]

http://files.halomods.com/files/4_291.jpg

O.o I never knew elites eat grenades.

[jzimmer09]

we realy need more good AI maps... im working on one but its driving me crazy!