So i have a 2 patrollers setup and 2-3 idle guards AI in my level. Problem is, when i kill (using one of the patroller - away from direct line of sight from the Other AI - everyone comes over to me!

I saw an option "ENEMYINFO" on the Actor K/V properties, is that the one controlling such behavior? If not, how can i prevent them from being alerted at any shots fired?

Note: I use the _stealth functions on AI and Player.

Anyone?

If you check 'ENEMYINFO' the AI will get a snapshot of exactly where the player is, probably the oposite of what you need. You could try setting the ai to pacifist, i also think there is a way to set there 'detect radius' via script, i used it before but cannot find the code i used, havea little search you should be able to turn something up.

Also are you sure you are calling the stealth_logic script correctly? This should limit the AI behavior and detection distance anyway, in CoD4 i set a building using stealth logic and was able to enter each room without alerting the any other areas of the house just using stock scripts.

Mystic writes...

Thanks, ill uncheck that ENEMYINFO then and see. Here is what i have currently for those AI dudes:

guardidle1()
{
	aGuard1 = getentarray("guard1_idle","targetname");
	aGuards1 = [];<br />
<br />
	for (i=0; i < aGuard1.size; i++)
	{
		guardidle = aGuard1[i] dospawn();<br />
<br />
		if (spawn_failed(guardidle))
			return;<br />
<br />
		guardidle maps\_stealth_logic::stealth_ai();
		guardidle.old_maxsightdistsqrd = guardidle.maxsightdistsqrd;
		guardidle.maxsightdistsqrd = (400*400);
		guardidle.ignoreme = true;
		guardidle.ignoreall = false;
		guardidle.pacifist = false;
		guardidle.dontavoidplayer = false;
		guardidle set_battlechatter(true);
		aGuards1[i] = guardidle;
	}
}

Have you made the path for the patrollers close to each other? Looks like you have there sight distance at 400 units, maybe try tweaking this a little.

You say your waiting till they are out of sight from the other patrollers but remember the ai will see through models or detailed brushes (just tested it) so you will need to engage them atleast 401 units away or surrounded by structural brushes.

Also i notice your script doesn't make your AI pacifist, have you tried that yet?

Mystic writes...

I suppose 400 units may be too much... I just tried pacifist but now they ignore me all toghether, even when shot!

off of cod4, mission ambush, this is wat i got and how they made a patroller ignore the player and other ai's:




in radiant:




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in script:

main()
{ ......
	array_thread( getentarray( "checkpoint_guy", "targetname" ), ::add_spawn_function, ::checkpoint_guy );
	scripted_array_spawn( "checkpoint_guy", "targetname", true );.......
}

checkpoint_guy()
{
	self endon( "death" );

	if ( isdefined( self.script_aigroup ) && self.script_aigroup == "tower_guy" )
		self setflashbangimmunity( true );

	self setthreatbiasgroup( "oblivious" );

	flag_wait( "takeover_force" );

	wait 0.5;

	self setthreatbiasgroup( "axis" );
	self.fixednode = false;
}

so it seems to me they used threatbiasgroups.

as for them ignoring u, set it so that they dont ingore u after x, event. U could use death flags on each individual and then set it so it waits for 2 flags or 3 or as many as u like and then set their ignoreme to false. thus helping u much more better.

dang i just realized zeroy, this was suppose to be for ur other post on the ai's using the defined path in radiant. ^ ^ my bad.

voidsource writes...

Thanks, it clearly shows that linking first node with last should work so ill study that.

zeroy writes...

Thanks to Sparks, it was the first node needed "NO_CHAIN" K/V