Ok heres how its working for me I set up the enemy base on the map editor but when I actaully start playing the map the computer player does not do anything. An example of this is when i build a start location for a computer player and then they do not build.... anything.... if i put a drone or scv or probe next to resources they just sit there and do nothing. How do i make the computer player in short actually play the game??????? btw belated merry x-mas every 1
Re: How do you make the computer player actually do anything?????? With the exception of Area Town scripts, only one Campaign AI script should be run for each player. Each Campaign AI Script is associated with a Location. This Location must be centered near a source of Minerals and a source of Vespene Gas. Campaign AI scripts are designed to start with an advantage over the player in initial resources and units. They will attempt to wear down players over time. They do not expand aggressively and perform best if supplied with enough starting resources to build through the technology tree (roughly 6000 each of gas and minerals). Custom AI scripts are designed to start with the same resources as other players. They expand to gain new resources and attack players aggressively. Only one Custom AI script should be run for each player. They should not be used with Campaign AI scripts. If you would like further information detailing the use of AI scripts, please have a look at Blizzard's official StarCraft Campaign Editor F.A.Q page located here.
Re: How do you make the computer player actually do anything?????? how do i set AI scripts all i can find is in the trigger editor and all that lets me set is "random suicide missions" ; "Strategic suicide missions" and some thing about switching the player to rescuable neutral.... plz explain how to set ai scripts i am so confused
Re: How do you make the computer player actually do anything?????? Instead of using the RUN AI SCRIPT, try using the RUN AI SCRIPT AT LOCATION. A trigger using it would look like this: Instead of using the Terran 3 - Zerg Town in the example, feel free to select one that best fits the computer player's race and be sure to change Location 0 to the Location centered over that computer player's resource node.
Ok I got the computer to gather resources, but it appears as though they are not building any buildings or units besides drones. The triggers/scripts that I am currently using are: Conditions: Elapsed game time is at least 0 game seconds Actions: Execute AI script "Zerg campaign easy" at location 3 what I want this player to do is to build themselves up and amass troops to guard a central building in the middle of the map with occasional assaults on the player
Okay! Your best bet for a computer player to build up is to use a Custom script instead of a Campaign Script. If you are going to use a Campaign Script, you need to pre-place all the buildings in the Computer Player's Tech Tree and give the Computer Player a starting mineral/vespene gas amount of 6,000.
Actually I came here to tell how to do it.. But I see you have already told all the different ways this can be solved good luck with your maps!
ya like they said you have to use a location and triggers but ther is no point in preserving for some like the insane setting
Yes, actually, last time I wanted to prevent the computer produce units with gas, but set the AI to the highest, no resources were needed for them to produce stuff, so as soon as I got to the base with the patrol, I was roamed by a group of 20 Hydralisks.. These are some annoying but small problems mapmakers have to deal with
