Enemy AI is bad...

[Yapa]

Hi,

New here but a big fan of Half Life... and now HL2. Wow amazing videos

Anyway, one thing I and my friends all noticed in the videos is the enemy AI, especially the police (equivalent to marines in hl1). They seem to be very stupid..... have a look through your videos. They dont talk to each other, they dont move to run for cover.

When the player approaches them they just swivel in their direction and shoot a few times, no hiding behind objects, no flanking.... nothing at all.

Their just standing targets. This is really weird becaue the players team AI is very smart... has anyone else noticed this? If not have a look through the videos, especially barricade... see how the player approaches them from behind. They just stand there. Also with bug bait, instead of running away from the bugs, they just stand there.

What are you opinions on this? Im thinking its a joke by valve... the enemy AI cant be this crap, the HL1 AI was better. They talked, moved around, flanked you....

Yapa

 

[Feath]

I'm going to cry.

The enemy AI was toned down during the videos. Look to your allies for a better representation of the AI in Half Life 2.

 

[OCybrManO]

The enemy AI was turned off so the person playing the game wouldn't be killed and the demo would end prematurely... or something like that.

 

[LoneDeranger]

Originally posted by Yapa
Enemy AI is bad...

Really???

 

[Gunner]

Thread title award of the year!

 

[Feath]

Originally posted by OCybrManO
The enemy AI was turned off so the person playing the game wouldn't be killed and the demo would end prematurely... or something like that.

To add something, I think the Black Headed Combine troops are immune to Gun Fire in the videos.

Gordon never kills one with a gun, except for the Buggy gun.

EDIT: Clarity.

 

[LoneDeranger]

The enemy combine soldiers are just placeholders for E3 and will be replaced with biozeminades when the final game is released.

 

[Think]

i think the AI is going to be the best ever. But i cant be sure yet. But its soon th30 september!

 

[Tr0n]

Originally posted by LoneDeranger
The enemy combine soldiers are just placeholders for E3 and will be replaced with biozeminades when the final game is released.

Oh?I though they were going to be replaced with robotic domo-kuns on a killing streak that are invincible and have god-like powers which no human on this planet can contenplate.

 

[Yapa]

OK that clears things up then!!!! good to know, you see I didnt know this. Maybe at the start or end of the videos they should say this...

Where did you guys get this information from? Or is it wishful thinking

Yapa

 

[Animal]

What the hell are you talking about!? He kills loads with a gun, just look at barricade or tunnels!:farmer:

 

[Tr0n]

Oh were physics.We pretty much read all the guys at valve minds.

 

[Prince of China]

Haha, the AI is very funny, they reload right in front of you and they don't give a damn about friendly fire.
Combine I'm reloading...b-but... what the **** is in front of me?

 

[Feath]

Originally posted by Animal
What the hell are you talking about!? He kills loads with a gun, just look at barricade or tunnels!:farmer:

There are no Black Headed Combine Soldiers in Barricade.

There is one Black Headed Combine Soldier in Tunnels and the Hydra kills him.

 

[Prince of China]

Those Black Headed Combine are the Metro Cops...
What'dya think happened? The blood rushed up to his head when he got killed.

 

[PvtRyan]

Ever wondered why they react strangely? Because they dont expect the player to move like he does, the damage multiplier has decreased and they do very little damage against Gordon. The video's are more of a show-off of the game capabilities than to actually show the gameplay. In HL1 you would have been long dead if you played like on the E3 video's.
Besides, do you really think the AI is gonna be less than the AI of HL1?
I've seen the antlions react good though, jumping over obstacles etc.
The Combine in the traptown movie reacted great by kicking down the door (totally unscripted) didn't he? Not strange that they reacted intelligent there because Gordon played different than in the other video's, he actually ran instead of just stand still like in bugbait.

Gamemagazines also saw a scene which we (unfortunately) didn't get to see, they described the great AI of an upgraded antlion attacking an APC with soldiers.

 

[Animal]

Wow, that would be amazing, so the AI drives around too, it would be so cool to watch it attack them, or shoot out a wooden bridge as it drives over etc.

 

[Solidarnosi]

Originally posted by Feath
I'm going to cry.

lmao!
Awarded to Feath, Medal of Valor for amazing restraint in the face of Maddening Niavety :cheers: