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| 0s | creating challenging and engaging ai is |
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| 3s | one thing but giving them life is |
| 4s | another |
| 5s | balancing these aspects in ready or not |
| 7s | is key to crafting memorable encounters |
| 9s | that'll have you coming back again |
| 12s | and again |
| 14s | and again |
| 18s | for the last few months we've been hard |
| 20s | at work breathing some much needed life |
| 22s | into some of our ai characters |
| 24s | for this development update we're ready |
| 26s | to show off just a small slice of them |
| 31s | [Music] |
| 35s | suspect melee combat for both knives and |
| 37s | fists has been revamped |
| 40s | previously they would charge at and hit |
| 42s | the player but without the next move in |
| 44s | mind leaving them exposed |
| 46s | to improve on this they now have more |
| 48s | tactics under their belt to keep you |
| 49s | guessing |
| 51s | [Music] |
| 55s | after attacking the player and stunning |
| 57s | them suspects will stop and run to find |
| 59s | cover for their next ambush attack |
| 61s | [Music] |
| 65s | suspects also take advantage of much |
| 67s | better unarmed to armed behaviors using |
| 69s | a tiered decision system so they always |
| 71s | choose the most optimal action |
| 73s | if slaughter closer to a suspect than a |
| 75s | weapon the suspect will melee them first |
| 77s | to stun them and then move to pick up |
| 79s | the weapon and engage |
| 81s | [Music] |
| 84s | if a weapon is closer to a suspect than |
| 86s | swat the suspect will move to pick up |
| 89s | the weapon first and engage |
| 92s | [Music] |
| 93s | if both swat and the weapon are a |
| 95s | considerable distance from the suspect |
| 97s | the suspect will move to cover to |
| 98s | prepare for an ambush |
| 100s | [Music] |
| 103s | to demonstrate here's a snippet of |
| 105s | gameplay in meth's attic section |
| 107s | utilizing these new ambush mechanics |
| 110s | [Music] |
| 118s | all right |
| 128s | suspects did previously take cover they |
| 131s | lack the ability to utilize it in a |
| 132s | truly realistic fashion |
| 135s | now there's a myriad of behaviors they |
| 137s | can take advantage of to both outsmart |
| 139s | and outlive the player |
| 143s | shooting from cover is obviously a key |
| 145s | component to the system and the suspects |
| 148s | will use it often whether blind firing |
| 149s | or peeking out to aim to engage swat |
| 153s | if certain conditions are met like |
| 154s | return fire or flanking suspects will |
| 156s | acknowledge that and plan their next |
| 158s | move accordingly |
| 164s | weak materials that bullets can easily |
| 166s | pass through don't offer much protection |
| 167s | during engagements and suspects will |
| 169s | avoid taking cover against these |
| 171s | surfaces with that in mind |
| 173s | whether equipped with a knife a gun |
| 176s | or a bomb vest cover is now a crucial |
| 179s | staple on how ai can ambush the player |
| 181s | they don't just beeline towards a threat |
| 183s | anymore which makes engagements much |
| 185s | more intense |
| 187s | depending on certain enemy stimuli |
| 189s | suspects can manipulate how they take |
| 191s | cover notably by switching sides for |
| 193s | improved positioning to best suit their |
| 195s | needs |
| 196s | slow walking is key best not to get |
| 198s | caught by a surprise attack |
| 202s | all this talk about hiding |
| 204s | which brings us to our next point |
| 212s | one of the main goals when creating |
| 214s | ready or not was crafting a tense |
| 216s | foreboding atmosphere where every |
| 218s | unchecked corner is a matter of life or |
| 219s | death |
| 223s | with that in mind we've given our ai the |
| 225s | ability to hide in certain places |
| 227s | under beds |
| 230s | tables and inside closets |
| 232s | aggressive noises like gunshots and |
| 234s | shouts can instigate the ai to move to |
| 236s | these cover positions |
| 238s | [Music] |
| 239s | if swatter in a room where a suspect is |
| 241s | hiding they'll wait until no one is |
| 243s | looking to jump out and strike |
| 246s | however certain conditions like |
| 248s | compliance yelling |
| 250s | being stunned |
| 252s | damaged or fired at |
| 253s | can cause the suspect to leave cover |
| 255s | with a chance of surrendering |
| 260s | [Music] |
| 268s | find a suspect laying down in a room i |
| 270s | might want to keep your distance he |
| 272s | could be playing dead |
| 276s | if they're shot close to a c2 door |
| 279s | breach or even just shot at in certain |
| 281s | situations suspects can play dead to get |
| 284s | the upper hand in a dire situation |
| 287s | dead and ragdoll suspects can be |
| 289s | arrested however so it doesn't feel like |
| 292s | a cheap way of surprising the player |
| 294s | similar to cover landmarks ai will get |
| 296s | up when no one is looking to surprise |
| 298s | attack |
| 298s | [Music] |
| 302s | but additional conditions can also cause |
| 304s | them to exit always leading to surrender |
| 308s | if the situation is at its most dire for |
| 310s | suspects and their morale drops to zero |
| 313s | there's a chance that they may commit |
| 314s | suicide |
| 316s | or fake suicide |
| 321s | certain conditions like yelling stunning |
| 324s | or less lethal damage can cancel a real |
| 327s | or fake suicide attempt |
| 329s | that being said yelling has a rare |
| 331s | chance of cancelling and stunning is the |
| 333s | recommended method |
| 338s | [Music] |
| 343s | many of you pointed out that our |
| 344s | suspects were standing or staring |
| 346s | aimlessly between their patrols by |
| 348s | adding some animations and world |
| 349s | interactions we'll be able to provide |
| 351s | context to their place in the level |
| 354s | things like smoking |
| 355s | admiring a piece of art or texting |
| 359s | these are all things that ground the ai |
| 360s | in reality suspects even have to |
| 362s | occasionally |
| 364s | relieve themselves |
| 367s | currently hotel port and dealer all take |
| 370s | advantage of these with all maps |
| 372s | receiving this overhaul in a future |
| 374s | update by layering this with our |
| 376s | narrative driven level art it'll |
| 377s | definitely be some environmental |
| 379s | storytelling that you'll notice |
| 383s | we're super excited to share these ai |
| 385s | improvements with you soon from improved |
| 387s | melee and cover |
| 388s | to playing dead in world building |
| 390s | and look forward to sharing even more |
| 392s | development details in the future |
| 395s | put them on safe and let them hang |
| 397s | until next time |