New AI

[qerewen]

hi im new here and i have a question.

what is the latest version of computer AI for this game,
i have version 0.4.0.1 and havent added anything so the AI that came with it is what i have and well the computer only builds vehicles, no trains, no planes, no ships

thx in advance.

[Villem]

As far as i know, the New AI is exactly the same in the Nightlies as it is in 0.4.0.1

Infact, the AI hasn't seemed to progress in zonkers..

[qerewen]

eh?

how come there havent been any progress to it?
oh well i'll stick to the old ai's (which cant build anything)

[Zuu]

eh?

how come there havent been any progress to it?
oh well i'll stick to the old ai's (which cant build anything)

Acording to a comment in the code the author of the new AI have stoped to work with it in its current form. He/she have started to work with a better structure for AI hacking (acording to that comment).

I've looked up the orginal for you:

From: ai/trolly/trolly.c

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/*
 * This AI was created as a direct reaction to the big demand for some good AIs
 * in OTTD. Too bad it never left alpha-stage, and it is considered dead in its
 * current form.
 * By the time of writing this, we, the creator of this AI and a good friend of
 * mine, are designing a whole new AI-system that allows us to create AIs
 * easier and without all the fuzz we encountered while I was working on this
 * AI. By the time that system is finished, you can expect that this AI will
 * dissapear, because it is pretty obselete and bad programmed.
 *
 * Meanwhile I wish you all much fun with this AI; if you are interested as
 * AI-developer in this AI, I advise you not stare too long to some code, some
 * things in here really are... strange ;) But in either way: enjoy :)
 *
 *  -- TrueLight :: 2005-09-01
 */

I am not involved in the development so I can't tell if the new AI-system development also have staled.

[TrueBrain]

hi im new here and i have a question.

what is the latest version of computer AI for this game,
i have version 0.4.0.1 and havent added anything so the AI that came with it is what i have and well the computer only builds vehicles, no trains, no planes, no ships

thx in advance.

As zuu just stated, I (the current AI developer) am indeed working on a new framework to allow better AIs, and to make it easier for other people to build AIs. This framework is almost done, I am currently documenting stuff. When that is done, I expect many new AIs, which will be much better then mine, soon to popup. When that time is there, this NewAI in 0.4.0.1 (which is, besides some minor bug-fixing, exactly the same as in the current nightly), will be fully removed. This mostly becaues the code grown too ugly

So, short, the AI development isn't standing still. That is, it was for the past few months, but it is now more alive then ever before Expect some more details soon.

One sidenote: for now, only road-vehicles are supported. Soon this will grow to cover the rest of the transportation options.

[qerewen]

ok thx i hope it will be sooncuz i miss a real opponent.

[osai]

ok thx i hope it will be sooncuz i miss a real opponent.

"real opponents" can you only find if you click the multiplayer button