Skirmish AI

[SeriousToni]

Hi there!

I wonder if the skirmish AI is editable. There is a "smart ai pack" but it just changes the technology tree so that the ai (and the player) is able to build every structure and unit right in the beginning.
So my intense was it, to let the ai build a radar dome and tech center and other things.
But there's nothing useful in the rules.ini - Does someone have experience in ai editing or does someone know where to search?

Thanks!

[Fenring]

I'm going to take a wild guess and say this is Red Alert. There should be an ai.ini file and that's where all of your AI goes. But IIRC, the AI in RA is hardcoded and the only thing you can really do is adjust the attack frequency.

[SeriousToni]

Sure it is, sorry I didn't mention it before ^^°

btw is this ai.ini packed in a .mix file?

[Fenring]

If the game has one, it would be tucked right with the rules.ini file.
However, I just verified that Red Alert does not have an ai.ini file, just rules.ini. The best you can do is to increase their attack frequency and aggressiveness.

[Tesla]

I've played long games of Red Alert before, and have seen the AI build a tech centre and stuff.

[SeriousToni]

I've played long games of Red Alert before, and have seen the AI build a tech centre and stuff.

But only with "smart ai". I tested it in skirmish without "smart ai" and they will only build their auto create teams, some base defense and no radar or tech center or ships or planes.

[SeriousToni]

I found out that the ai does build radar dome and tech center indeed. The only thing it needs is time, much ore and the player must have air units. It's kind of stupid but thats the way it is.. I tried to manage the ai in the rules.ini but there weren't huge differences. That's bad.. darn..