Does the A.I. have unlimited ammo?

[Sintacks 10]

Hey everyone. Just wondering if the AI has unlimited ammo when using the Editor to play a custom mission. I created a little mission with a few enemy tanks. One of them spotted me but I disappeared into the darkness and it lost sight of me. For some reason it kept firing at my last known position forever. I waited and waited and waited for it to run out of ammo so I could run back and grab my Javelin but it never ran out of ammo. Is there a way to make it so they have a realistic amount of ammo? TIA.

[Ulanthorn 10]

Hey everyone. Just wondering if the AI has unlimited ammo when using the Editor to play a custom mission. I created a little mission with a few enemy tanks. One of them spotted me but I disappeared into the darkness and it lost sight of me. For some reason it kept firing at my last known position forever. I waited and waited and waited for it to run out of ammo so I could run back and grab my Javelin but it never ran out of ammo. Is there a way to make it so they have a realistic amount of ammo? TIA.

A.I. does run out of ammo..its just that a tank has like 1800 rounds in the coax and 500 in the commander MG. Takes a while to empty that.

[CarlGustaffa 4]

If placed from the editor, simply lower its ammunition slider.

[Sintacks 10]

Thanks for answering. Yeh I guess that would take a while to empty! Do you think soldiers have limited ammo as well?

Edited December 1, 2010 by Sintacks

[AnimalMother92 10]

No, no one has unlimited ammo.

[Sintacks 10]

Thanks guys! that's good to know. I guess I can customize it. I remember I sat there for probably 45 mins waiting for this tank to complete his rounds but I should have waited longer!

[msy 22]

unlimited ammo happened in EW

[Big Dawg KS 6]

Unlimited ammo can be achieved with scripting, but by default everything consumes ammo. Better yet, AI commanded units will always attempt to rearm when they are out of or low on ammo.

[ray243 11]

Thanks guys! that's good to know. I guess I can customize it. I remember I sat there for probably 45 mins waiting for this tank to complete his rounds but I should have waited longer!

Are you bloody serious? 45 mins?

[arthur666 10]

Unlimited ammo can be achieved with scripting, but by default everything consumes ammo. Better yet, AI commanded units will always attempt to rearm when they are out of or low on ammo.

So... has anyone ever seen AI pick up a non-native weapon? Example, a US Marine is out of ammo and picks up an AK47 because its the only thing around.

[sparks50 0]

They didn't in my test, The AI walked up to the body and searched the gear, but all they took was the RGO grenades, not the loaded AK.

You can find user mods that can make this possible though.

And if you are in command of the AI yourself, you can order them to move to the body, check gear(6, gear), and select the weapon yourself.

Edited December 1, 2010 by sparks50

[NeMeSiS 11]

So... has anyone ever seen AI pick up a non-native weapon? Example, a US Marine is out of ammo and picks up an AK47 because its the only thing around.

They only pick up ammo for their primary weapon, by default they will never switch weapons. And only when ordered by their leader.

[vilas 473]

Thanks guys! that's good to know. I guess I can customize it. I remember I sat there for probably 45 mins waiting for this tank to complete his rounds but I should have waited longer!

o h man , you sound like not OFP player :] you fight only with unarmed enemy or god-mode ?

[Sintacks 10]

They didn't in my test, The AI walked up to the body and searched the gear, but all they took was the RGO grenades, not the loaded AK.

You can find user mods that can make this possible though.

And if you are in command of the AI yourself, you can order them to move to the body, check gear(6, gear), and select the weapon yourself.

Wow that's awesome. :D Arma rules

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o h man , you sound like not OFP player :] you fight only with unarmed enemy or god-mode ?

Lol.. No I was trying to get back to my Javelin which I had dropped in the middle of a field by accident. I don't wanna go against a tank with small arms

[cl0ud 10]

So... has anyone ever seen AI pick up a non-native weapon? Example, a US Marine is out of ammo and picks up an AK47 because its the only thing around.

Try out ASR AI Rearming, works great. They'll even pick up AT if you show up in a tank and start thinning them out and AA if you show up in an ATKH to ruin their day.

[Big Dawg KS 6]

So... has anyone ever seen AI pick up a non-native weapon? Example, a US Marine is out of ammo and picks up an AK47 because its the only thing around.

No. AI lacks the ability to understand when it's appropriate to pick up a new weapon, but they can be ordered to (by players or scripted).