Posted by DingBat on January 08, 1999 at 12:18:22:
In Reply to: Re: can you use bots in this??? posted by Sativa aka mne[MON]ik on January 08, 1999 at 10:16:05:
: no you cant use bots to this
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: think for your self how easy
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: do u think it is to make the bot
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: use the flashlight and stuff like that
Heh.
Think about this:
Two ways to approach this. Either the bot "sees" in the dark, or it doesn't.
If it sees in the dark, it can move around ok (within the current limitations of bots).
However, it can see other players without a flashlight, which kinda defeats the purpose
of turning the lights out in the first place.
It also doesn't need to turn on it's own flashlight, which makes them somewhat difficult to hit.
You could probably program it to turn on the flashlight at random times, but the results probably
wouldn't be good.
On the other hand, if the bot doesn't see in the dark, then it doesn't know where it is.
Worse, how does it hunt? Real players hunt the predator based on quick glimpses of the predator,
sounds, anticipation, and guesswork. If you can build that into a bot, then give me a call.
There are a few AI patents we should be filing. :^}
Bot support in NH is unlikely. :^}
/bruce