ETA Helper AI for 0.74b3

[AF]

Download here

Drop the dll binary into your AI/HelperAI/ folder and then ingame assign the AI to any unit, preferably something safe and out the way like a solar collector at the back of your base, then enjoy.

If a unit hasnt enough energy to fire its primary weapon, the AI will show a power symbol above it, and it will show estimated times of arrival for selected units with move orders, and ETA to reaching firing range on attack orders.

It will also show estimates of construction times, and itll show time to reach builder range for repair orders.

[Lindir The Green]

Wouldn't this be better in LUA...?

[TheFatController]

I believe AF had already developed this helper AI and this is just a compiled version that works in the latest spring, correct me if im wrong.

[AF]

indeed it is my intention to create a widget version.

[BrainDamage]

would it possible to have the source of this AI, so people would be able to make it run in other OS besides windows?

[1v0ry_k1ng]

this thing is damn useful

[BrainDamage]

no chances to have the sources of this AI?

[AF]

Its already available somewhere IIRC. The source code to this hasnt changed in months and months so if you find an old source release there's a very good chance its still the same.

[BrainDamage]

thanks

i digged a bit and found them here

i tried to compile them & it threw me an error:

AI/Group/ETA/TestAI.cpp: In function 'IGroupAI* GetNewAI()':
AI/Group/ETA/TestAI.cpp:17: error: cannot allocate an object of abstract type 'CGroupAI'
AI/Group/ETA/GroupAI.h:34: note: because the following virtual functions are pure within 'CGroupAI':
rts/ExternalAI/IGroupAI.h:29: note: virtual void IGroupAI::DrawCommands()

i tried also to compile the other group AIs & they had the same error

does anybody knows how to fix it?

[Kloot]

Add this line...

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virtual void DrawCommands() {};

...to the CGroupAI class definition in GroupAI.h (for any group AI you wish to compile).

The file you linked to does not seem to contain any source by the way, are you sure it's the right one?