[2020] Question of the Week: What improvements and/or features would you bring to AI in game?

almost 5 years ago - Spynosaur_Nicole - Direct link

It’s the very thing we were warned to stay away from by grandparents and sci-fi writers alike: Artificial Intelligence. Beating us in chess games, recommending us different cat litter, listening in on conversations and selling them to advertisers, and kicking our butts in video games.

Currently on TestLive, we’ve added in the Follower Management System to better organize our followers and keep that AI in check like a loving parent. You can use the “rescue” button if they don’t come home after curfew or if they somehow got lost.

So we’d like to know, what would you change to the current AI in game?

almost 5 years ago - Spynosaur_Nicole - Direct link

Thanks to everyone for your input! These QoTW threads are both fun to do and SUPER informative. I read every single one and have a notebook open that I enter everything into.
So it seems the most popular requests are

Follower thrall to mimic your weapon/actions. So if you have a non-lethal weapon out, so do they. If you’re crouching, they crouch with you.
Patrolling thralls
Setting the state if your followers. So you can enable a passive mode, defensive, aggressive, and so on.
Follower immunity to fall damage and lava.
Getting stuck/not moving in doorways and blocking you.
Ability to change dances so they don’t just stick with the “butt sniff ballet” as @Necro put it.
Patrolling enemy AI
Musician thralls
Ability to set sit/standing positions as well as different idle animations

Those seem to be the most popular but I’ve written every single one down. Including the ability to pet your pets. Obviously I can’t promise these will make it in, but who knows! It’s all very good to know.