Spring RTS Engine

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Can somebody point me in the right direction to determine how multiple java AI bots are handled by the game code. I am assuming that each bot is managed as a separate thread in the same VM....but I am confused about the event model (how events are passed to each bot) and how a single bot eating up C...

what is your goal in general? My goal is to have disciplined units that follow orders of their commanders. My AI is based upon the chain of command concept (hence the COCAI name) including a robust implementation of a military TO&E and overall strategic plans managed by an S3 that can actually ...

If another unit comes around (enemy or ally) and attempts to move 'through' the space of my unit, the internal engine AI won't take over and 'move' my unit out of the way, will it Yes, it will for allied units, regardless of the move state. This has effected my ability to create neat formations in ...

Got it to work. Pretty nifty. Thanks much!! private void rotateUnit(COCUnit unit, float angle){ float DISTANCE=100f; float SPEED = 0.002f; float toX = (float)Math.cos(Math.toRadians(angle))*DISTANCE; float toZ = -(float)Math.sin(Math.toRadians(angle))*DISTANCE; float toY = unit.getUnit().getPos().y;...

Thanks...I will try this tonight. I did not experiment with wanted speeds that low....

I apologize...can somebody give me a rundown on the term 'elmo'? Elmos as a rate means to me 'how many Elmo's big bird can eat per second...which is about 2.4'

All unit types can perform in-place turns below a certain limit (which defaults to 15 elmos per second; AI's can not read the actual value), but this only kicks in when a unit's turning speed is less than its wanted speed. Can you elaborate on this? Between all these functions, I figured I should b...

Factors other than LoS that depend on unit facing: restricted-arc weapons

Meaning like the Long Range Plasma Cannon or like mobile artillery units?
Not sure if you meant up and down arc or left-right arc.

seems to match up with what I am seeing...thanks.....

don't you think locking the exact position and facing of every unit is kinda overkill? Probably. But....as an ex military guy (mechanized), I really want my 'squad' units to do the right thing when they stop movement...like forming up in a herringbone or a coil (crucial for proper security). Same t...

Hmmm...means I have to constantly check the position of my units to see if it has changed outside of my control? That kinda stinks. I guess I better not support allies playing with my ai-bot. :) I wish that the movement command of the unit that tried to move 'through' my unit would simply fail or ti...

If I get an event say for example that a vehicle factory entered my line of site (or the line of site of a specific unit.....btw, there is no way to determine what unit actually 'spotted' another, is there?), I can get it's position and I can get it's x and z size from the unitdef.... but where is t...

Question (I know I have a lot).....I intend to have a pretty tight reign on my units (right down to tracking which direction they are facing) and using minuscule movements to facilitate in-place rotations. If another unit comes around (enemy or ally) and attempts to move 'through' the space of my un...

thanks....I'll be ok I think.

No.

Grumble.
Just a little more work for me.

thanks to both of you!!!

Struggling to find values for various things that I can't seem to locate in the java or C++ source header files. Example is the various fire_states I know that I can issue a SetFireStateUnitAICommand but I don't know the values to put in for fireState. I checked the spring engine source files...sepc...

btw, it appeared that my issue was related to static (instance) variables in my bot..........(shared amongst all instances of that AI. Dumb of me.

Part of my AI's formations logic will need to determine a unit's facing direction (as well as the need to face units in a certain direction). I'd hate to think that the only way to 'face' a unit in a particular direction was to create a bogus move command and then stop the unit once movement starts ...

Each AI coder is going to keep track of 'threats' in his/her own way. Some will cheat and know globabl locations of every enemy unit. Some will use only unit and radar LOS data and produce 'probability' maps of enemy placements. Some will 'guess' based on resource locations and observed strategies. ...