AIAI

[Kogut]

So is the delta2 the latest version or is the gamma4 the latest?

delta2

alfa - beta - gamma - delta
old -------------------- new

As well, is there any way for someone (such as myself) with little to no programming experience to be able to get into these AI's and use them to learn and build onto, or is it a little too complicated to jump into, if so does anyone know any good websites or such that are good to learn at?

Squirrel is almost the same language as C, so you can follow basic C tutorial (if, else, for, functions etc), prepare some hello world programs. Later you can think about AI coding.
I suggest to (for start) improve WrightAI. It is very stupid, but with just one modification it may greatly improve. There is kind of NoAI API tutorial on openttd wiki but for start checking code of other AIs is also good way to learn about using NoAI API.

[Zuu]

I would argue that Squirrel isn't very similar to C or C++. Yes it has curly brackets, but so do Java etc. I'd say that Squirrel is closer to Java or PHP than to C++. That said, pretty much any language will do to learn if-statements, loops, functions, classes etc. But I wouldn't agree that C and Squirrel are pretty close to each other. Squirrel has more in common with many other interpreted languages than C - at least if you look at the language features rather than at the brackets.

[Kogut]

I would argue that Squirrel isn't very similar to C or C++. Yes it has curly brackets, but so do Java etc. I'd say that Squirrel is closer to Java or PHP than to C++. That said, pretty much any language will do to learn if-statements, loops, functions, classes etc. But I wouldn't agree that C and Squirrel are pretty close to each other. Squirrel has more in common with many other interpreted languages than C - at least if you look at the language features rather than at the brackets.

In other words - I coded in Squirell in the same way like in C. So far without problems (except that http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?p=881759#p881759 ). Coding in Java is (for me) sth completely other than Squirell.

[Steffl]

Hi Kogut, I found a little bug in your AI.
I was loading a game on a little 64x64 map and AIAI crashed after a short time.

[Kogut]

It is fixed in development version (epsilon). Unfortunatelly uploading development version is very bad idea, so it may be needed to wait about week.

[Wardjp]

I see, thanks I'll have a look and start working with C++ etc.
Edit or with java and such, java seems to be A LOT more complicated and different than the normal programming language though

[Kogut]

AIAI constructed first train! (and crashed in next tick)
Special thanks for authors of AdmiralAI (depot construction) and Denver & Rio Grande (best engine/wagon finder, train construction).

[Brumi]

I can't wait to see your AI using trains! Congratulations!

[Lord Aro]

woah!
its going to be completely unbeatable now!
and Rondje might be getting its crown taken away pretty soon...

[Kogut]

Rondje is already dead on large maps (airplanes, Rondje can active manage with no more than 500 RV)
Second bridge lover

[Kogut]

delta3 uploaded to bananas

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Epsilon changelog
- Cargo trains! [really stupid cargo trains]
- Support for 2cc, NARS, default trains. Probably also other newgrf.
- Removes useless railways
- RV stations use both directions
- industry to industry plane routes (av8 or other cargo planes needed)
- Airport capacity bug fixed
- Bus buying bug fixed
- Passengers are no longer "processed cargo"
- capping truck stations with depots, if circle around station failed
- Fixed ignored "Trucks allowed" setting

TODO
- smarter trains
- ChooChoo's pathfinder

[Kogut]

Changelog
- Faster pathfinder (from ChooChoo)
- train upgrader
- smarter rail connection
- suicide company will be closed below one year after starting (water destroying & tree planting)
- suicide controlled by option (but disabling it is unsupported feature and may result in multiple instances of AIAI building in the same place)
- support for ISR

[Kogut]

Updated, bug fixed

[Brumi]

I'm trying to replicate Samu's latest game to discover why the AIs go bankrupt.
AIAI seems to have frozen, its last log entry is 5 years old:

[Kogut]

Thanks, fortunatelly it is fixed in development version.

[Steffl]

Hi Kogut, please test your AI with high building costs. In my tests it always tried to build a rail connection but can't afford it.Maybe it's better to start with road vehicles then.

[Kogut]

Hi Kogut, please test your AI with high building costs. In my tests it always tried to build a rail connection but can't afford it.Maybe it's better to start with road vehicles then.

Next version is going to contain new menagement.

[Kogut]

I'm trying to replicate Samu's latest game to discover why the AIs go bankrupt.
AIAI seems to have frozen, its last log entry is 5 years old:

Thanks, unfortunatelly it is still unfixed. Please, send me information whet it will happen.

[Kogut]

Tested on 20027.
Changelog

But yeah, I think I see where some of the difficulty comes from. It's very crowded, and the trains are severely underpowered, crawling uphill at 9 km/h, which means they make little profit.

- Is is fixed!

- credit list updated (ChooChoo)
- single bus bug fix
- licence updated (fixed Copyright (C) <year> <name of author>)
- better loan management
- HasNext changed into IsEnd
- Other updates to 1.1 NoAI API
- train builders ignore small industries
- control of minimal train station size
- empty RV stations are removed
- grammar error corrected
- order bug fixed
- autorenew enabled only for games with breakdowns
- freeze bug fixed

[deamonhunter11]

AIAI epsilon 31 does not seem to want to appear in 1.0.2 but appears in r20037