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Ziggurat · 10-29-2003, 10:56 PM

OK, I had this battle recently. I was leaving the T'Rang house near Arnika. I have a four party: Rogue, Monk, Ranger and Bishop. Lev 13 more or less. We ran into a bunch of Juggernauts and various weeds and found a certain niche behind the house. No problem. We decided to head to Arnika with no rest after that. And ran into 9 Juggernauts and 4 Rank Weeds (lev 12?).

So we went into a different deep niche. They were in attack mode because we were strolling down the road. Then, as we waited, they all retreated. So we went out and waited for them in full view. They kept retreating! So we continued on and most were out of range, and then they spotted us. So we went up to the Arnika wall in a corner, not as good as a niche. Got them all. That isn't the problem, it is the way they responded.

My question what is the AI on niches? I know if you go too deep the attackers can retreat, but what happens when you poke your head out? With bats, they keep coming. Maybe a different algorhythm on other critters that walk.

This is a conjecture question.

[ 10-29-2003, 10:58 PM: Message edited by: Ziggurat ]

10-29-2003, 10:56 PM	#1
Ziggurat Symbol of Cyric Join Date: November 4, 2001 Location: Baltimore, Md Age: 71 Posts: 1,106	OK, I had this battle recently. I was leaving the T'Rang house near Arnika. I have a four party: Rogue, Monk, Ranger and Bishop. Lev 13 more or less. We ran into a bunch of Juggernauts and various weeds and found a certain niche behind the house. No problem. We decided to head to Arnika with no rest after that. And ran into 9 Juggernauts and 4 Rank Weeds (lev 12?). So we went into a different deep niche. They were in attack mode because we were strolling down the road. Then, as we waited, they all retreated. So we went out and waited for them in full view. They kept retreating! So we continued on and most were out of range, and then they spotted us. So we went up to the Arnika wall in a corner, not as good as a niche. Got them all. That isn't the problem, it is the way they responded. My question what is the AI on niches? I know if you go too deep the attackers can retreat, but what happens when you poke your head out? With bats, they keep coming. Maybe a different algorhythm on other critters that walk. This is a conjecture question. [ 10-29-2003, 10:58 PM: Message edited by: Ziggurat ] __________________ How are you today, Citizen?