Setting enemy accuracy in editor ?

[wiggum2 31]

Hi,

is there a way to set the accuracy of the enemy forces in the editor or with script ?

And can someone explain what really does the Skill slider in editor do ?

Does it effect the accuracy too ?

[KC Grimes 79]

The actual difficulty of AI has always been questioned in MP, simply because there are a few ways to edit their skill levels. Personally I have found that lowering their skill bar in the editor reduces accuracy and the overall amount of shots fired.

[Jelliz 10]

setSkill array

[wiggum2 31]

Ok, i could use this:

{_x setskill ["aimingAccuracy",0.5]} foreach units east

So it would be possible to set them to skill 1.0 in the editor but reduce their aiming accuracy ?

But again, i somewhere read that the slider in the editor has basiclly no effect because the settings get overwrite by the diffucult settings of the player (SP) or host (MP).

[Jelliz 10]

I really dont notice any difference with the skill slider, but using the aimingaccuracy setting you can remove their KORD machinegun sniping. 0.1 or 0.15 is great when you want bullets going all around you, while there still is some risk of being shot!

[Militant1006 11]

Ok, i could use this:

{_x setskill ["aimingAccuracy",0.5]} foreach units east

So it would be possible to set them to skill 1.0 in the editor but reduce their aiming accuracy ?

But again, i somewhere read that the slider in the editor has basiclly no effect because the settings get overwrite by the diffucult settings of the player (SP) or host (MP).

You can adjust accuracy outside of the editor by opeining up your profile (your ArmA 2 name in your documents) and then go to the difficulty settings, (like regular, veteran etc.) and change the enemy and friendly precision settings to something lower while keeping the skill level high so they shoot alot and become worthy enemies without them being gods of accuracy.

By the way the skill values will be between 0 and 1, 1 being the highest and 0 being the lowest, i use .2 to .3 for enemy precision and .5 to.6 for friendly precision, while i keep the skill settings around .9 or .8 for both sides so they flank, suppress, and assault without being overly accurate.

[shuko 59]

Ok, i could use this:

East is a side, not a group. So, using units command wont do much good.

[wiggum2 31]

East is a side, not a group. So, using units command wont do much good.

So how would it look like correctly ?

{_x setskill ["aimingAccuracy",0.5]} foreach side east

?

[shuko 59]

{
 if (side _x == east) then {
   _x setskill ["aimingAccuracy",0.5];
 };
} foreach allunits;

[wiggum2 31]

{
 if (side _x == east) then {
   _x setskill ["aimingAccuracy",0.5];
 };
} foreach allunits;

Thanks shk !

[chacne 17]

so does this

{
 if (side _x == east) then {
   _x setskill ["aimingAccuracy",0.5];
 };
} foreach allunits;

go in a trigger ? :confused:

[wiggum2 31]

@ Chacne

Just put that code in the init.sqf

I currently use this code:

{
 if (side _x == east) then {
   _x setskill ["aimingAccuracy",0.15];
   _x setskill ["spotDistance",0.85];
   _x setskill ["spotTime",0.85];
   _x setskill ["courage",0.85]; 
   _x setskill ["commanding",0.85]; 
   _x setskill ["aimingShake",0.15];
   _x setskill ["aimingSpeed",0.65];
 };
} foreach allunits;

That makes the enemy AI spot you easier, attack you faster and with more courage but makes them bad shooters...i like this "Shooter-Feeling" !

[celery 8]

Place a trigger with condition true and on act {if (side _x==east) then {_x setskill ["aimingAccuracy",0.5]}} forEach allUnits

[A-SUICIDAL 11]

Where do you put the script?

{

if (side _x == east) then {

_x setskill ["aimingAccuracy",0.5];

};

} foreach allunits;

[shuko 59]

init.sqf

[fideco 1]

It would be interesting spread out skill over multiple AI groups.

How do you do this?

[A-SUICIDAL 11]

Cool thx shk :)

[Nielsen 10]

@fideco:

{
   _x setskill ["aimingAccuracy",0.15];
   _x setskill ["spotDistance",0.85];
   _x setskill ["spotTime",0.85];
   _x setskill ["courage",0.85]; 
   _x setskill ["commanding",0.85]; 
   _x setskill ["aimingShake",0.15];
   _x setskill ["aimingSpeed",0.65];
} foreach units [color="Red"]groupName[/color];

Just change 'groupName' to the name of the group you want to execute the script on. This groupName can be specified by putting

[color="Red"]GroupName[/color] = group this;

in the init line of a group leader.

EDIT: The things in red have to match ;)

Edited August 14, 2010 by Nielsen
Clarity

[A-SUICIDAL 11]

was just about to ask that. thank u

[fideco 1]

Great!!

Very helpful

Thanks so much

Cheers

[A-SUICIDAL 11]

I added to the enemy group leaders init field:

group_b = group this;

then I put this into my init.sqf:

{

group_b setskill ["aimingAccuracy",0.15];

group_b setskill ["spotDistance",0.85];

group_b setskill ["spotTime",0.85];

group_b setskill ["courage",0.85];

group_b setskill ["commanding",0.85];

group_b setskill ["aimingShake",0.15];

group_b setskill ["aimingSpeed",0.65];

};

} foreach units groupName;

I know I did this wrong since it's giving me script errors. I wish I knew this stuff better.

If I use:

group_b = group this;

What exactly would I need to put into my init.sqf?

And would I have to apply this for every enemy group I want to change? Because I want to change them all. Or is there a way I can just apply it to the entire enemy team in my coop mission? because that's what I thought Wiggum was trying to accomplish and I kinda wanted to do the same if it's possible.

Edited August 13, 2010 by A-SUICIDAL

[Nielsen 10]

@A-SUICIDAL:

It's because your not replacing the 'groupName' with the groupname you have set on the leader. Also you have a scripterror as you point you, and on top of that you have wrongly replaced an essential part of the forEach command '_x'. ;)

The forEach command just runs the same code, on each of the given units. In this case on each unit in group_b. The '_x' automatically gets replaced with the correct name of the unit in each cycle of the code.

With the init:

group_b = group this; 

the code should look like this:

{
   _x setskill ["aimingAccuracy",0.15];
   _x setskill ["spotDistance",0.85];
   _x setskill ["spotTime",0.85];
   _x setskill ["courage",0.85]; 
   _x setskill ["commanding",0.85]; 
   _x setskill ["aimingShake",0.15];
   _x setskill ["aimingSpeed",0.65];
} foreach units [color="Red"]group_b[/color];

That being said. If you want to apply this to every enemy, then you should just use the example that Shk posted. That does exactly that. With this example you would indeed have to set every groups skills. The example is only of use if you want different groups to have different skills.

[A-SUICIDAL 11]

I read back though this thread and then found what he explained. I some how missed it the first time I read through it. But at least now I know how to set it both ways. Thank you. This will make my mission so much better. All mission creators should use this stuff to tone down the enemy a bit. I've played a ton of custom made missions where enemy are placed into the mission on roof tops and in the middle of streets and they do nothing except sit there picking their nose and then I get into a good position and right when I get ready to aim and fire - one of the enemy AI flips around aimbots and shoots me right between the eyes with his crappy iron sight weapon from 200 meters away and insta kills me before i can pull my trigger. Then I respawn, run 3 miles back to the same spot and I got shot while I'm running and the very first shot fired kills me again.

Edited August 14, 2010 by A-SUICIDAL

[lightspeed_aust 681]

agreed - if this works properly this should be pinned.

i think one of the biggest gripes about Arma2 is ai accuracy.

[Morten87 10]

Interesting, looking forward to test this:)