Hi Larry,

I am wondering if this works with map entities, for instance, if a maze was a map entity.

sure, no problem. It will work with anything, blocks, terrain, map entities, MDLs.. So for example, you can even have your whole level as an MDL, and(provided the nodes are placed correctly), the pathfinding will work just fine..

Ironically, that's why I couldn't go with a NavMesh for the Standard version. I've figured out how to handle a blocked level but terrains and map entities gave me great trouble, so I'll need a few months to work around that problem. Until then, I'll stick with Points of Visibility pathfinding.

Great. I am happy about this. When can we expect the first release of this AI? I am really looking forward to this!

well, like I said, I'm hoping somewhere within this month..

Any other feature that you Reaaally need for the Standard version that I haven't mentioned, now is the time to tell me, and I'll see what I can do..

Right now, the features I've designed for Intense Ai Standard go something like that:

***IMPLEMENTED***
3d Pathfinding
Melee/Ranged Combat Tactics
Take Cover Tactics
Patrol/Guard Tactics
Multiple Stances(Stand, Crouch, Crawl)
Multiple Movements(Walk Forward/Backward, Run, Turn, Strafe)
Enviroment Aware
Picking Up Items(Weapons, Ammo, Healthkits, Armor,)
Multiple Team Alliances
Friendly Bots
Finite State Machine
Goal Oriented Desicion Making
Goal Oriented Action Planning
Configurable Weapons
Configurable Animations
Configurable Attributes(HP, Armor, Accuracy, Speed, etc)
Plug And Play(WED Customisable Panels)
Template 6 Friendly
Latest Engine Technology (New collision System, blah blah)
Combatible With all A6 Versions
No DLLs.


***TODO***
Collision avoidance.(halfway there)
Basic Hearing-Seeing-Feeling Senses


Let me know if you need anything else...

Cheers,
Aris

Ill be first in line to buy this AI.
I think the items you have covered in your list so far sound perfect for my needs. I love the idea of WED Customisable Panels.
The only thing I'd add though are some nice blood effects for all editions.

Will do.. I remember DragonXdark had some nice blood effects he'd wanted to donate. I guess I'll give it a shot.

and btw, Happy Birthday:) and what are you doing here anyway, today is your birthday, go out and get drunk!

Thanks Larry that would be cool.. And yeah, Im about to

Aris,

Very interesting demo! I'm looking forward to playing with the AI when you are finished.

CBuilder

Larry, whats about when I will make a multiplayer game ?
Is it possible to use your AI in a multiplayer game enviroment ?

Michael

Thanks everyone,

Tester, I'll have to think about that.. Most probably it won't be too much of a hussle to make the Bots update their data to the network. Maybe it's being done already cause I use ent_creates and not ent_createlocals... I'll have a look at it if I have some time..
maybe some of the multiplayer gurus can give me some tips as to how tough that will be...