Agreed. The current hardware available on a consumer based level I can definitely see that as being the only thing stopping what I invision. Hopefully Moore's Law remains in affect for the next 20 years then maybe our hardware limitations will no longer exist.
Ah, that, yeah that was an AI/MI hybrid(most are) that played the game, put together by OpenAI I believe, similar in the way they've played chess, GO, etc. That was a test of such AI in far more detail oriented games with much higher levels of variants to take into account. Yes it did well, and yes it freaked a lot of people out, especially those who understood what that meant fundamentally. So they're already moving from old-school board game challenges into modern MMO type environments, to up the challenge. Though, again, that took a very large dedicated system of multiple machines to accomplish, not something you're likely to see in-game or running within current PC systems. Only way would be to do it server-side by having the AI host environment log into it. The "cloud" hides most of this away form our perception, even in actual robots(I call those puppets). But make no mistake it already requires a ton of hardware and consumes a ton of power to do anything like that.
were you part of the atlas team or on one of the teams to make the AI for it?
No, that was Boston Dynamics, which was bought by Amazon. I am very familiar, but did not work on that, though I can tell you right now a significant part of it's brain is likely off-board/remote, not sure, but very common and likely. I'm an independent contractor and turn most projects away these days, you can imagine why. 7DTD has been filling that void nicely, though I am gearing up for new projects now, just my own robots this time, no more for others. Anyway, don't want to veer any further off-topic, otherwise I could fill this entire forum with this subject alone. But as you can imagine I pay close attention when Faatal talks about the AI changes and methodologies used in the Z, and am curious how the Bandits will behave once those show up. So it's got enough relevance, but we should steer it back to in-game AI that is possible now, especially as they ramp up to tackle upcoming bandit behaviors.
ahh thats right. sorry its been a couple of years since I looked in to these terminators the U.S. Gov has been building... I'll admit i have not been creepin' the forums that much in the past 6 months, now just started to so I've missed a lot of what Faatal has said publicly regarding a18
Overall I've noticed most changes/updates have revolved around pathing, was funny in my first A17 game before the updates those motherfathers were bee-lining up to me like ninjas on the 3rd floor of a house in the middle of the night. Whatever Faatal did took them from lumbering idiots who yell at walls to super-precise hunters who could not only path to you crazy fast but could also judge block strength and exploit weaknesses even the player didn't notice. It felt like they went from super dumb to super smart overnight, aside from the screaming and cursing on my first night in A17, I very much enjoyed experiencing the contrast in behavior. He's been tweaking them since, the updates alone were a big help by the time we reached 17.4, though we've all had to alter our tactics, especially for Blood Moon bases. BMs def have a different feel to them now, as does building and upgrading methods, so much more important now. I do miss the super dumb Z's, just because they're zombies and that makes sense, however I also appreciate the extra challenge of Faatals new AI. A nice mix of both, which has gotten balance attention, would be best, imho.
Putting back one of the old zombies from the snow biome back in the game would be so cool! Right now, all we see is that one zombie over and over. The other 2 zombies were cool. Maybe have an HD version of the female snow zombie? Maybe???
Yeah, the land of never-ending lumberjack twins does get old. Occasionally other "regular" model types show up, but mainly from within POIs, in the wild it is one model, one texture, over and over. At least one more variant, and/or more wild occurrences of the basic models used elsewhere(there may be some now, but it seemed very few to me, if any), would be helpful.
Roger that,
This up coming version looks worth dropping another few thousand hours in again lol
Well it feels like most of them still bee-line in most situations, though I do remember some Faatal talk about introducing a percentage of "dumber" zombies into the mix. I lost track of how far that got with implementation though, and am very curious to see what things are like in A18.Roger that,I kept up to date with info up until A17.4. I played a little of A17.3 and thats when i decided to put down the game until A18. That was the first time i ever made that decision in all the years I've been playing. Yeah that b-line crap was crazy. I do remember when Faatal talked about changing the coding for A.I. so that would no longer happen. Anything stated A17.4 until now i've missed out. I'm catching up on all my info though its just taking a minute to go through all the posts, twitters accounts, and youtube vids by TFP. A18 is looking nice
You inattentively read the text of my post?
You can build just about anything your heart desires. Building a replica of RE1 mansion is possible. Have you ever played this game?
Perks all cost 1 skillpoint. You must purchase them in order. Attributes have a higher cost as you progress. I believe levels 1-3 each cost 1 skillpoint to unlock and then it gets more expensive from there.
It definitely changed a bit, I too forget which update exactly.Roger that,I kept up to date with info up until A17.4. I played a little of A17.3 and thats when i decided to put down the game until A18. That was the first time i ever made that decision in all the years I've been playing. Yeah that b-line crap was crazy. I do remember when Faatal talked about changing the coding for A.I. so that would no longer happen. Anything stated A17.4 until now i've missed out. I'm catching up on all my info though its just taking a minute to go through all the posts, twitters accounts, and youtube vids by TFP. A18 is looking nice
EDIT: I believe Faatal made the change to b-lining zombies in A17.2 but i could be wrong. I have a horrible memory.
