MogulAI

[Dezmond_snz]

Today i introducing first public version of my AI named so humble "MogulAI".

This AI uses only trucks, trying to grow as fast as it can (sometimes it reaches RV's limit in 5 years).
Using industry-industry truck routes.
Save/load implemented.
Bank balance monitoring and managment implemented.
Routes, stations and vehicles count managment implemented.
Upgrading vehicles implemented.

Tested with FIRS, eGRVTS.
Here is example of network it built in 4.5 years:

Moguls Trans Corp ltd., 1954-05-03.png (63.99 KiB) Viewed 5090 times

Available at BaNaNaS also.
Waiting for your feedback.

edit for b5892:
Little update with fix of road vehicle's "memory effect".

edit for b5898:
- better behavior when coming close to RVs limit;
- use built-in replace functions;
- fixed bug of calculating starting count of vehicles for route;
- some minor tweaks.

edit for b5900:
- fixed load-game bug.

MogulAI-b5900.tar

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[Xander]

I look forward to 7.3

Welcome to the AI community. Hope you'll stick around

[Dezmond_snz]

Uploaded new build 5373 of AI that now should work with 0.7.2.
Made check of OTTD version and using NoAI features depending on revision.

[Wold]

You should think about the distance your trucks go to produce income, because 30-40 tiles results in 1-2k income. It's fine though, I like it for a first release.

[Dezmond_snz]

You should think about the distance your trucks go to produce income, because 30-40 tiles results in 1-2k income. It's fine though, I like it for a first release.

Actualy, AI checks distance when looking for possible service and minimum distance is 70 tiles.

Build 5390 at first post.
Upgrade vehicles implemented. Now it'll check available engines for better ones.

[Xander]

Just gave Mogul (5373) a run on 0.7.2

Very slick - quick to find and build routes and populates them very well.

A couple of slight hiccups, it connected an unserviced steel mill to a factory and shipped grain to one factory and livestock to another from the same farm.

Can't wait to see how this AI progresses - should prove to be quite a challenge, even for veteran players

[Wold]

You should think about the distance your trucks go to produce income, because 30-40 tiles results in 1-2k income. It's fine though, I like it for a first release.

Actualy, AI checks distance when looking for possible service and minimum distance is 70 tiles.

Well there's something wrong with that check

[Dezmond_snz]

Well there's something wrong with that check

Hmm... Interesting. I'll have a look.

Got it. There was another place with check, so 40 tiles was possible. Much thanks. In next build posted here it'll be fixed. (Hope post will be soon)

Just gave Mogul (5373) a run on 0.7.2
Very slick - quick to find and build routes and populates them very well.

A couple of slight hiccups, it connected an unserviced steel mill to a factory and shipped grain to one factory and livestock to another from the same farm.

Can't wait to see how this AI progresses - should prove to be quite a challenge, even for veteran players

That's very strange. Provide screenshot next time, please.

[Xander]

Just gave it another run and I'm going to voice a slight concern I had last time but didn't mention:

Mogul is too good

In 3 years it had made not only cleared its loan but was sitting on over £1.5 million . Seriously - that's frighteningly good.

Congrats - you've made a god level AI

[KIDS]

Just to be sure --- it plays the same way as everyone else, no rating boosts or free terraforming like the original AI? If so, that sound beautiful! I'll be sure to test it. Speaking of which, I still expect it to eventually implode into itself as the general AI road congestion puts a brake on its road vehicles.

[Xander]

Just to be sure --- it plays the same way as everyone else, no rating boosts or free terraforming like the original AI? If so, that sound beautiful! I'll be sure to test it. Speaking of which, I still expect it to eventually implode into itself as the general AI road congestion puts a brake on its road vehicles.

None of then new AIs can do this. The only thing they can do which humans can't is build adjacent stations as new stations.

[Yexo]

The only thing they can do which humans can't is build adjacent stations as new stations.

Human players can do that too, just press ctrl while building the station.

[Lord Aro]

i must congratulate you - GREAT AI

i found this bug:

EDIT: it deleted it but only after a year or two

[Dezmond_snz]

Thanks for so good opinions. Thanks very much.

...
i found this bug:
EDIT: it deleted it but only after a year or two

Well, it's not exactly a bug, i think, 'cuz there was good industry when he began build route. Such delay in removing this route conditioned by that AI was busy with some other work.
I'll add check in middle of building to detect such scenarios in future.
Thanks for report.

Now working on implementing routes from non-raw industries. Coming soon...

[dillonb3]

Very impressive AI in the space of 9 years it has spawned over 500 road vehicles and currently leads the leaderboard. Don't know if anyone else has this problem but every 2nd time I load the game its AI crashes and stops building

[Dezmond_snz]

Now working on implementing routes from non-raw industries. Coming soon...

Well, that my "soon" become a bit longer than soon.

Finally i have reason to dig my topic up and present new version of MogulAI.
I made very many changes to strategy and microplaying of AI so now it must be more stable for longer game period.
Some of main changes i can remember:
- new totally custom pathfinder with reserved more traditional one;
- can handle any of industry-to-industry routes (i'm too lazy to implement town as destination or source );
- much better vehicles count managment for routes;
- extending stations for more vehicles;
- build statues in towns;
- a bit of terraforming for station and depot placing;
- "damn authority manager" - brings peaсe in intercourses with local authorities
- queue detector and negative profit detector;
- something more... forgot already.

New version and same comments in first post.
Now i should learn how to upload it to bananas...
/me gone to grab some coffee

[Kogut]

What a awesome bump! I must check how MagulAI is working!

[Dezmond_snz]

Ok, now MogulAI available at BaNaNaS.
I cannot find bugs in it anymore and that's scared me a bit.
Help me to find them, please.

[Kogut]

OK (1.02)

[Lord Aro]

also, something of interest...