WHAT THE HELL! - AI way too strong now
- Thread starter RhymeRhyme
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There is some quirks to iron out;
I accepted the interdiction request very recently of a FDS and I thought instead of embarrading him by a Python-like dismissal and leaving I wanted to see what hes loaded with....and bam...thermal attack melted my modules, he had SCBs arriving out of the void forever and chaff confettli like it was a 1970s royal wedding.
Then, i accepted 2 requests from deadly clippers and they flew intelligently, facing to shoot but...none...both didnt fire a spark. So, on one hand some are stil wayyyy OP and on the other, less capable than 2.0
I think that the way combat occurs for the trader makes higher level NPCs far more difficult to manage than in any rez site which is partly i think why the player base is at odds.
In rez, you hunt and are rarely the hunted, can choose your target, engage at will and at strategic times and angles.....not post interdictions...totally different. The trader faces a far harsher combat scenario than BH in rez requiring far far greater flight abilities if they choose not to continue on their path and fight not to mention the fact that BH are already in their combat ship compared to the trader.
Keep the NPCs high in capability for rez, through the roof even and lighten it down strongly for trader interactions.
I accepted the interdiction request very recently of a FDS and I thought instead of embarrading him by a Python-like dismissal and leaving I wanted to see what hes loaded with....and bam...thermal attack melted my modules, he had SCBs arriving out of the void forever and chaff confettli like it was a 1970s royal wedding.
Then, i accepted 2 requests from deadly clippers and they flew intelligently, facing to shoot but...none...both didnt fire a spark. So, on one hand some are stil wayyyy OP and on the other, less capable than 2.0
I think that the way combat occurs for the trader makes higher level NPCs far more difficult to manage than in any rez site which is partly i think why the player base is at odds.
In rez, you hunt and are rarely the hunted, can choose your target, engage at will and at strategic times and angles.....not post interdictions...totally different. The trader faces a far harsher combat scenario than BH in rez requiring far far greater flight abilities if they choose not to continue on their path and fight not to mention the fact that BH are already in their combat ship compared to the trader.
Keep the NPCs high in capability for rez, through the roof even and lighten it down strongly for trader interactions.
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I KNEW it. I knew they fiddled around with the AI again with .02.
How is the AI for you in 2.1.02?
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=259492&page=43&p=4034310#post4034310
How is the AI for you in 2.1.02?
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=259492&page=43&p=4034310#post4034310
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Yep, this is a major reason why I deleted my save. The beta test taught me that my alleged "rank" was largely a lie built on 6 months of "shooting fish in a barrel". Now I am Harmless again, I am facing AI opponents that are a lot less tought (Mostly Harmless to Competent.....with an occasional Expert thrown in from time to time).
Please learn to read, otherwise don't post. And if you post anyway please have the decency to apologise after realising that you don't have any idea what you are talking about.
It almost sounds as if you're having fun
How does referencing a post you yourself made prove anything?
They always did that looping thing, they were just kinda bad at it now they're better at it but it's easily broken when you get bored by a rapid flip of direction or pushing backwards a bit (give or take that one really annoying sidey)
I don´t think AI is too strong. I like that I have to adept, pick my targets wisely and keep an eye on my exit strategy. Even in my "endgame" Anaconda. If I want it way less stressful I go to a HighRes, the payment there is more than ok for almost no danger. It´s nice that I can choose the difficulty.
It almost sounds as if you're having fun
Ziggy, you wouldn't believe it, but I had fun for the last couple of days. 2.1 brought the game more to life. It makes more sense now. More into this direction and bringing up the story to life (visible and connected to player action), and the game is good to go.
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Very glad to hear that! Good on you for sticking around
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What if I got in an air superiority fighter, could I expect to win Rally Finland in it?
What if I got in an air superiority fighter, could I expect to win Rally Finland in it?
Depends on if the rules say anything about shooting others off the road...
I'm sorry to hear about your Broken Record Syndrome condition.
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/search.php?searchid=8715080
Hope you'll get better soon!
Track record of Saab ... I bet that car has more air time before crashing.
Yes, AI is a bit harsh. I just deleted my save and started from the scratch. Maybe engineers is a bit more polished when I get to meet them again.
So I was in my sidewinder in a nav beacon and tried to get some easy money. I attacked elite type 6. It didn't shoot back so I thought I just blow him up slowly when he suddenly turned towards me and zapped with railguns. Shields down and hull down to 70 percent. Huh, I turned away and got another zap though I was evading at the same time. This time hull got down to 3 percent. The last zap made my a flying fireball. So yeah, elite npc's are a little harsh but I was to one who started it [yesnod] Like said, if you are not up to it get some cops to help you.
So I was in my sidewinder in a nav beacon and tried to get some easy money. I attacked elite type 6. It didn't shoot back so I thought I just blow him up slowly when he suddenly turned towards me and zapped with railguns. Shields down and hull down to 70 percent. Huh, I turned away and got another zap though I was evading at the same time. This time hull got down to 3 percent. The last zap made my a flying fireball. So yeah, elite npc's are a little harsh but I was to one who started it [yesnod] Like said, if you are not up to it get some cops to help you.
Can you post a video showing yourself fighting? Perhaps we can point out what you are doing wrong.