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SWBF2 Hard AI Mod Beta
- Better aiming AI
- Sprinting Bots by default (no cheat engine needed)
- Improved AI weapon usage (detpacks,mines,switching weapons and more)
- AI will headshot better
- Hard challenge even for good players (if you're a noob, you're gonna have a bad time)
HARD AI MOD BETA
Warning: Don't use this mod on the main game installation you use for other mods,normal gameplay or online gameplay as this mod conflicts with all those things.
Features:
- Better aiming AI
- Sprinting Bots by default (no cheat engine needed)
- Improved AI weapon usage (detpacks,mines,switching weapons and more)
- AI will headshot better
- Hard challenge even for good players (if you're a noob, you're gonna have a bad time)
Installation:
Replace the original files - mission.lvl and ingame.lvl go into \GameData\data\_lvl_pc
all.lvl, cis. lvl, imp.lvl, rep.lvl go into \GameData\data\_lvl_pc\side
BattlefrontII.exe goes to GameData folder
I recommend copying your swbf2 game installation folder into new location, so that you don't mess up your files on your original game. If you want to save some space you can remove the "movies" folder, those are only needed for campaign which is not supported in this mod anyway.
Campaign and Galactic conquest is completely unsupported, expect bugs.
This mod is for instant action only for now. Only conquest maps are supported. CTF/1flag are replaced by conquest on the opposite side. If you wanted to play as CIS droid on Coruscant, you'd choose Coruscant 2-flag CTF.
Heroes and Tanks are disabled, unless you're playing Hero Assault mode.
Make sure your AI difficulty in game options is set to Elite. I recommend team damage off so bots don't teamkill each other. I also recommend decrease AI count, 16 can be too hard/chaotic. 4-8 bots should be more than enough, depending on the map size.
The exe file included is for the disk version of the game, patched to swbfspy for multiplayer, if you'd play this mod online all the players need the same files.
Cheat engine table (AI hacks.ct) Features:
Need Cheat engine for these to work.
- Serpentine bots (Forces AI to dodge more when they're being shot at)
- Check for enemies (Forces AI to check for enemies periodically to notice them quicker - enables itself automatically)
AI's aim is a thing, AI's behaviour is another...
AI needs to react better when crossing an enemy's path, you know this time when an AI crosses an enemy, doesn't give a **** and keeps up with doing nothing.
Also with command posts, AIs don't give a **** about defending or capturing command posts in most situations.
Ai doesn't know how to pilots starfighters ! Whatever the maps, they will end up crashing in anything solid they can come across.
No I'm not negatively criticizing your mod, I hope other people will like it, but, can you do something to the AI about the listed things above? I'm looking for a mod about this since years so...if ever...
The main thing about this mod isn't to improve AI, but to make it harder.
About command posts, There is a way to improve capturing command posts but it would require me to do it for each map separately, I've done it before for my own use but didn't do it for this mod yet, maybe in the final release if I ever get around to it.
I don't do any space mode mods, I suggest asking on gametoast.com forum if they know some mods that improve it.
About AI ignoring enemies and doing nothing. I highly suggest to try the AI hacks cheat engine file, I added a "hack" that forces them to check for enemies periodically.
Hey I know :D But I thought just making AI think more than a sec would make it harder already x)
So...AI's behavior about command posts is tied to each map, individually ? I thought it'd work the same for every map, you know, modding it once for every map including modded ones...
Oh you know, ground battles or space maps, the AI is as bad in flying vehicles so...
Hmmm interesting ! I know cheat engine since years but never tried it out. Gonna check what I could do with it about that
Thanks for your answer and suggestions ;)
Each map assigns attack and defense priority to each command post, also the maps use "hint nodes" which kinda make the AI move around the map slower and make them stand around a lot. Ideally, I'd fix those things but as it is now, it should be hard enough :D.
In this mod, any vehicle including ships are disabled. Sorry to disappoint you. The online competitive community on this game also doesn't use vehicles in their matches and that's where I come from.
Well, improved AI is always a thing but a mod that is incompatible with EVERYTHING and doesn't even support all original game features (tanks, heroes, space, campaign, gc,...) is in my eyes useless.
I hope you'll continue on this and make it compatible + reenabling the missing content.
I understand your point of view. But from a competitive community's point of view, especially the skilled players, that's completely normal (no tanks,heroes,space...). I agree that it isn't practical to install. I didn't put much time into that, I guess that's why I called it "beta".
For a high-skilled player that is used to online competitive matches, this could be fun or just a good training.
For someone casual, I assume it's going to be a nightmare to play anyway.
well you are right, from a competitive's point of view this can be fun. And i haven't tried it out, so i cannot agree or disagree with that. But i know the EAFront AI and it's much better then the old Battlefront AI. Nonetheless, it's nothing compared to mp enemies. Specially for high-skilled players. (for those even the mean mp player is too weak)
This is still something some players may have been looking for, for a while so...it's always good ^^
Where should you put the Ai HAcks.Ct file and how to put the game in trouble elite?
Need Cheat engine for these to work.
Elite is in game options
On the distance the bots are not super strong either but in "hand to hand" c is something else, although I am not a pro player I do not find that the AI are invincible even with 32 but still know the good work
its not possible to put 32 bots, its capped to 20. Also, do you have automatic awards on your profile? I'd say you should make new profile without automatic awards.
If if I could put 32 bot unless I read it wrong but no I do not receive an automatic reward and elsewhere I tried with mod and its works well except the fake console. Im French, my games is in French buti havent got the elite difficulty juste "difficult" and "normal"
you can put it in settings but it won't have any effect
IT'S GREAT
Are custom maps supported?