This is an AITriggerTypes line.
I know, in TS, that number in the place where it's the "-1":
0 means: enemy owns a thing
1 means: AI owns a thing
So WTF means "-1"? Don't say it means "nothing" nor "no condition" and that it's for pool teams, as most pool teams have a "1", and this code line isn't from a pool team either.
-1 means ignore the condition and just create the team I think. I've seen it used most on recruiter teams. _________________ KGR | AT
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probably because you can't have a "null" or "nothing" condition and an empty condition string might cause more trouble, than a specific -1 for using no condition. _________________ SHP Artist of Twisted Insurrection: Nod buildings
You know, WW didn't always coded the inis 100% perfect as well.
They didn't knew how to code correct
-tiberium debris
-nuke silo anims
-activeanims (often use wrong zadjust, forgot keys like Start= etc)
-used keys which doesn't exist (e.g. IsBase) and mixed up Names (e.g. they used on the Owner key, which accepts Houses, the Name "Civilian" which is a side instead of "Neutral" which is the house)
-etc etc
WW, was like "If it works, don't think further about it and keep it that way". _________________ SHP Artist of Twisted Insurrection: Nod buildings
Maybe this is a bit off topic, but I'm feeling like clearing this up someday: Dutchy made the AI for TI Public Beta 1 but didn't write a single line of AI code for Public Beta 2; instead I took the job for it. After PB2's release Dutchy has again continued the work from the base which I did for PB2.
I believe the conclusion which pretty much all more experienced and active AI coders have come to is that -1 means no condition. Even if it wouldn't mean that, it's best to use it as such and use other numbers for the condition stuff. _________________ CnCNet Client | CnCNet TS patches | More Quality-of-Life Improvements for RA Remastered
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To quote from my PM:
Quote:
-1: This Player's enemy owns (the enemy of the AI)
1: This player owns (the AI)
This is at least what I know from TI AI. I use 1 so the AI respects their prerequisites. From what I saw TS uses a lot of -1 in their standard teams. I always assumed that this means that the AI's enemy must own something. Of course, this is all assumptions; as I want my AI to respect their prerequisites, I mostly use triggers with 1. QUICK_EDIT
I use 0 and "enemy owns" works... So maybe 0 and -1 are the same? Hmmm.. in original AI.ini the "-1" it's in triggers with some buildings, ENGINEER and <none> as condition...
According to the original Absturz's AI Guide 0 and -1 are the same, but I haven't seen other proof for it other than WW's coding (and like LKO said, the quality of that is questionable -- especially with AI coding). If it's true, I think it still makes the files cleaner if you use -1 for no-condition triggers. _________________ CnCNet Client | CnCNet TS patches | More Quality-of-Life Improvements for RA Remastered
-1 AI pool team trigger (autocreated thus not attached to the AIGenerals)
0 trigger when enemy owns the Unit Type or Tech Type
1 trigger when computer owns the Unit Type or Tech Type
2 trigger when enemy has low power (power is in Yellow)
3 trigger when enemy has low power (power is in Red)
4 trigger based on number of Credits held by enemy
5 trigger when Iron Curtain is charged to amount specified by AIMinorSuperReadyPercent= in RULES.INI
6 trigger when Chronosphere is charged to amount specified by AIMinorSuperReadyPercent= in RULES.INI
7 trigger when neutral owns the Unit Type or Tech Type
From Dee's INI Guide. -1 does have some significance as in being a special case. Westwood had tons of those. _________________ KGR | AT
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Thanks for your post, but It's not relevant in this topic the Deezire's guide. Why? Because in TS's original AI.ini, "-1" isn't used for pool teams, in fact, they all use "1", plus, Dutchygamer uses "-1" for "enemy owns"... _________________ Inactive Projects >> Tiberian Sun: Tech Level War http://www.ppmsite.com/forum/index.php?f=843
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I use -1 for pool teams, 0 for enemy owns X and 1 for AI owns X. I'm not sure if -1 has any significance other than "autocreate this and ignore conditions."
[EDIT] However, I write AI stuff for RA2 rather than TS, but it shouldn't be all that different. _________________ KGR | AT
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I do that and it works, but I have the teams do things like miner hunt. I know Westwood does the same thing in TS, but not RA2. _________________ KGR | AT
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AI.ini - PLEASE HELP!!!!!
