Ai.tbl

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3.6.x branch: 1.72.2.22

3.7 branch: 1.105

• The AI.tbl file defines the AI classed used in the game. This table is used to define each AI class with four abilities for each of the five difficulty levels.

Ability

• Higher number means better ability

Accuracy

• How rapidly the ship fires its weapons (1.0 is normal rate)

Evasion

• How good the ship is at evading

Courage

• How likely the ship is to chance danger to accomplish goals

Patience

• How willing the ship is to wait for an advantage before pursuing goals (Never actually implemented - It does nothing)

Table Entry

$Name:

• Defines a name for the AI class that can be used with ships.tbl and also with FRED
• Syntax: Name

$accuracy:

• Value from 0.0 to 1.0
• Syntax: Value, Value, Value, Value, Value
  • Very Easy, Easy, Moderate, Hard, Very Hard difficulty levels respectively

$evasion:, $courage: and $patience:

• Value from 0 to 100
• Syntax: Value, Value, Value, Value, Value
  • Very Easy, Easy, Moderate, Hard, Very Hard difficulty levels respectively

Sample Entry

  #AI Classes
  $Name:         Captain
  $accuracy:     0.5      0.55     0.6      0.65     0.7
  $evasion:      10,      20,      30,      40,      50
  $courage:      10,      20,      30,      40,      50
  $patience:     10,      20,      30,      40,      50
  #End