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AI:Links

2006-01-18T04:09:48Z

BeeDee: /* Random Enemy's */ the correct spelling was right in the link, no need to go out of our way to make it incorrect. :)

'''AI''', or '''Artificial Intelligence''', is what the Computer Opponents in games are called. Developing a good AI is a major undertaking, and requires quite a bit of know how. As the SY's have more important things to do than develop an AI, they have left this job up to the community. The community has risen to the challenge remarkably well, releasing quite a few AI's, most of which are in working condition.

There are currently a few AI's in development. The more notable of these include JCAI, which is shipped with Spring, and NTAI, which is not stable enough for release yet.

== Current AI's ==
=== [[AI:AAI|AAI]] ===
[[AI:AAI|AAI]] is an AI currently being developed by [[User:Submarine|Submarine]]. The newest version is 0.4. AAI is stable and works with all popular mods but it doesn't support naval units yet.

=== [[AI:JCAI|JCAI]] ===
[[AI:JCAI|JCAI]] is an AI that was being developed by [[User:Zaphod|Zaphod]]. As Zaphod has now taken over the job as head programmer, development on JCAI has come to a halt. Despite this, it is still good, and is currently being shipped with Spring, and is a good starting point for new players to train against. It is very stable.

=== [[AI:NTAI|NTAI]] ===
[[AI:NTAI|NTAI]] is an AI currently being developed by [http://taspring.clan-sy.com/phpbb/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=73 Alantai Firestar]. It performs better than [[User:Zaphod|Zaphod's]] [[AI:JCAI|JCAI]], but is not quite as stable. Also being shipped with current Spring releases, it is a good alternative for people to practice against.

=== OTAI ===
OTAI is an AI being developed by [[User:Veylon|Veylon]]. It builds randomly using OTA-style profiles. More erratic than either JCAI or NTAI.

=== ZcAIn ===
[[AI:ZcAIn|ZcAIn]] is an AI currently being developed by [[User:Cain|Cain]]. It is probably the least developed of the lot, but is coming along nicley. It is a new addition to the AI scene.

=== [[Random enemies]] ===
There is a also the [[Random enemies]] script, which can be used for some basic testing. It is not an AI as such, but a spawn script that can be either used to test an AI, or to train against.

=== Group AIs ===

These AIs are designed for use by a human player, to be assigned to a group of units and give that group orders to reduce micromanaging.

==== Metal Maker AI ====

The [[Metal Maker AI]] turns member metal makers off when energy reserves get low and turns them back on again when energy reserves are nearly full.

==== Simple Formation AI ====

[[Simple Formation]].

==== Central Build AI ====

The [[Central Build AI]] organizes the build tasks given to construction units so that units build whatever tasks are nearest to them, or guards other construction units to help them if there aren't any tasks it can build on its own.

== Documentation ==

=== Global AI Interface ===
Jouninkomiko has a topic on the [http://taspring.clan-sy.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=923 Global AI Interface] running here.

=== Metal Handler Class ===
Cain has developed and released a Metal Handler Class that succesfully finds metal spots on maps, which can be a major stumbling block for many AI developers. Information about it can be found in [http://taspring.clan-sy.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2408 this thread]

=== Theory ===
Useful existing documentation on the Spring unit AI can be found in
[http://taspring.clan-sy.com/SAI/ K-man's Spring AI documentation], however this is not related to the Global AI.

Alantai Firestar has a lot of theory on the topic on [http://www.darkstars.co.uk his site], including details on his NTAI project.

Triaxx had a topic about the '[http://taspring.clan-sy.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=539 5 Matrix AI 1,2,3]', and also some information at Alantai Firestar's site.

== See also ==
* [[Wikipedia:Artificial intelligence]]

[[Category:Development]]
[[Category:AI]]

AI:Links

2005-12-21T01:41:19Z

BeeDee: /* Group AIs */ link to the other articles on these

AI, or Artificial Intelligence, is what the Computer Opponents in games are called. Developing a good AI is a major undertaking, and requires quite a bit of know how. As the SY's have more important things to do than develop an AI, they have left this job up to the community. The community has risen to the challenge remarkably well, releasing quite a few AI's, most of which are in working condition.

There are currently a few AI's in development. The more notable of these include JCAI, which is shipped with Spring, and NTAI, which is not stable enough for release yet.

== Current AI's ==
=== [[AI:AAI|AAI]] ===
[[AI:AAI|AAI]] is an AI currently being developed by [[User:Submarine|Submarine]]. The newest version is 0.3. AAI is stable and works with all popular mods but it doesn't support air or naval units yet.

=== [[AI:JCAI|JCAI]] ===
[[AI:JCAI|JCAI]] is an AI that was being developed by [[User:Zaphod|Zaphod]]. As Zaphod has now taken over the job as head programmer, development on JCAI has come to a halt. Despite this, it is still good, and is currently being shipped with Spring, and is a good starting point for new players to train against. It is very stable.

=== [[AI:NTAI|NTAI]] ===
[[AI:NTAI|NTAI]] is an AI currently being developed by [http://taspring.clan-sy.com/phpbb/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=73 Alantai Firestar]. It performs better than [[User:Zaphod|Zaphod's]] [[AI:JCAI|JCAI]], but is not quite as stable. Also being shipped with current Spring releases, it is a good alternative for people to practice against.

=== OTAI ===
OTAI is an AI being developed by [[User:Veylon|Veylon]]. It builds randomly using OTA-style profiles. More erratic than either JCAI or NTAI.

=== ZcAIn ===
[[AI:ZcAIn|ZcAIn]] is an AI currently being developed by [[User:Cain|Cain]]. It is probably the least developed of the lot, but is coming along nicley. It is a new addition to the AI scene.

=== [[Random enemies|Random Enemy's]] ===
There is a also the [[Random enemies|Random Enemy's]] script, which can be used for some basic testing. It is not an AI as such, but a spawn script that can be either used to test an AI, or to train against.

=== Group AIs ===

These AIs are designed for use by a human player, to be assigned to a group of units and give that group orders to reduce micromanaging.

==== Metal Maker AI ====

The [[Metal Maker AI]] turns member metal makers off when energy reserves get low and turns them back on again when energy reserves are nearly full.

==== Simple Formation AI ====

[[Simple Formation]].

==== Central Build AI ====

The [[Central Build AI]] organizes the build tasks given to construction units so that units build whatever tasks are nearest to them, or guards other construction units to help them if there aren't any tasks it can build on its own.

== Documentation ==

=== Global AI Interface ===
Jouninkomiko has a topic on the [http://taspring.clan-sy.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=923 Global AI Interface] running here.

=== Metal Handler Class ===
Cain has developed and released a Metal Handler Class that succesfully finds metal spots on maps, which can be a major stumbling block for many AI developers. Information about it can be found in [http://taspring.clan-sy.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2408 this thread]

=== Theory ===
Useful existing documentation on the Spring unit AI can be found in
[http://taspring.clan-sy.com/SAI/ K-man's Spring AI documentation], however this is not related to the Global AI.

Alantai Firestar has a lot of theory on the topic on [http://www.darkstars.co.uk his site], including details on his NTAI project.

Triaxx had a topic about the '[http://taspring.clan-sy.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=539 5 Matrix AI 1,2,3]', and also some information at Alantai Firestar's site.

[[Category:Development]]

AI:Links

2005-12-19T06:29:35Z

BeeDee: Add a section for group AIs, since there's some discussion of making more on the message forums.

AI, or Artificial Intelligence, is what the Computer Opponents in games are called. Developing a good AI is a major undertaking, and requires quite a bit of know how. As the SY's have more important things to do than develop an AI, they have left this job up to the community. The community has risen to the challenge remarkably well, releasing quite a few AI's, most of which are in working condition.

There are currently a few AI's in development. The more notable of these include JCAI, which is shipped with Spring, and NTAI, which is not stable enough for release yet.

== Current AI's ==
=== [[AI:AAI|AAI]] ===
[[AI:AAI|AAI]] is an AI currently being developed by [[User:Submarine|Submarine]]. The newest version is 0.3. AAI is stable and works with all popular mods but it doesn't support air or naval units yet.

=== [[AI:JCAI|JCAI]] ===
[[AI:JCAI|JCAI]] is an AI that was being developed by [[User:Zaphod|Zaphod]]. As Zaphod has now taken over the job as head programmer, development on JCAI has come to a halt. Despite this, it is still good, and is currently being shipped with Spring, and is a good starting point for new players to train against. It is very stable.

=== [[AI:NTAI|NTAI]] ===
[[AI:NTAI|NTAI]] is an AI currently being developed by [http://taspring.clan-sy.com/phpbb/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=73 Alantai Firestar]. It performs better than [[User:Zaphod|Zaphod's]] [[AI:JCAI|JCAI]], but is not quite as stable. Also being shipped with current Spring releases, it is a good alternative for people to practice against.

=== OTAI ===
OTAI is an AI being developed by [[User:Veylon|Veylon]]. It builds randomly using OTA-style profiles. More erratic than either JCAI or NTAI.

=== ZcAIn ===
[[AI:ZcAIn|ZcAIn]] is an AI currently being developed by [[User:Cain|Cain]]. It is probably the least developed of the lot, but is coming along nicley. It is a new addition to the AI scene.

=== [[Random enemies|Random Enemy's]] ===
There is a also the [[Random enemies|Random Enemy's]] script, which can be used for some basic testing. It is not an AI as such, but a spawn script that can be either used to test an AI, or to train against.

=== Group AIs ===

These AIs are designed for use by a human player, to be assigned to a group of units and give that group orders to reduce micromanaging.

==== Metal Maker AI ====

This AI turns member metal makers off when energy reserves get low and turns them back on again when energy reserves are nearly full.

==== Simple Formation AI ====

==== Central Build AI ====

The [[Central Build AI]] organizes the build tasks given to construction units so that units build whatever tasks are nearest to them, or guards other construction units to help them if there aren't any tasks it can build on its own.

== Documentation ==

=== Global AI Interface ===
Jouninkomiko has a topic on the [http://taspring.clan-sy.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=923 Global AI Interface] running here.

=== Metal Handler Class ===
Cain has developed and released a Metal Handler Class that succesfully finds metal spots on maps, which can be a major stumbling block for many AI developers. Information about it can be found in [http://taspring.clan-sy.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2408 this thread]

=== Theory ===
Useful existing documentation on the Spring unit AI can be found in
[http://taspring.clan-sy.com/SAI/ K-man's Spring AI documentation], however this is not related to the Global AI.

Alantai Firestar has a lot of theory on the topic on [http://www.darkstars.co.uk his site], including details on his NTAI project.

Triaxx had a topic about the '[http://taspring.clan-sy.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=539 5 Matrix AI 1,2,3]', and also some information at Alantai Firestar's site.

[[Category:Development]]