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[thelaptop]

Hmm.  How about this, N! improvement has always been on the lists for a while.  Why not make it even more unbalanced with the wild stuff?  That'll make N! more incentivious to play, and challenge those crazy N! players more.

[Kashi]

If I had to choose, I would go with wild and unbalanced vs methodical and balanced.

I second this. If you were to play a methodical and balanced game with little to none random stuff, many strategies can be made that would ensure a perfect, complete run with zero chances of failing.

[Creaphis]

I'd say we should allow DoomRL to do what it does best. DoomRL is very "methodical and balanced" as far as roguelikes go. With all the control that the player has over his build, his route through special levels, his choice of difficulty level and challenge game, the player can always know pretty much exactly what he'll be up against from the beginning of a game. This is not a bad thing - DoomRL bridges the gap between roguelikes and other turn-based strategy games, and caters to people who want to have more control over their play experience. Other roguelikes often put the player against much more randomness right from the outset, so you find yourself playing the game the RNG wants you to play, not necessarily the one you wanted to play. This is also not a bad thing. It's just not what DoomRL specializes in, and we don't need to cram any square pegs into round holes.

[Shoop da Whoop]

Even if this sounds ridiculous and adds too much diversity… We can splice game into "campaign"/"classic" mode and "random"/"less balanced" mode.

[ZicherCZ]

I second this. If you were to play a methodical and balanced game with little to none random stuff, many strategies can be made that would ensure a perfect, complete run with zero chances of failing.

I would really like to give my sincere congratulations to anyone who can actually play _that_ well.

[Xtremekiwi]

I would really like to give my sincere congratulations to anyone who can actually play _that_ well.

* Xtremekiwi points at 2dev.

although even he might occasionally lose.

[GinDiamond]

Sorry for being such an a-hole!

I understand the weighted thing now.

Now, where can i find a complete tutorial on how to make custom enemy AI for my module?  (the Unique stair level thing)?

[Game Hunter]

Now, where can i find a complete tutorial on how to make custom enemy AI for my module?  (the Unique stair level thing)?

I take it you've already found the less-than-complete tutorial. I've always meant to come back to it, especially because I've been handling most of the AI updates and changes to the actual game for a couple of versions. If there's something small and specific you want to ask about, insomuch that you want to know if it's possible at all, then feel free to ask in the appropriate thread. (BTW the tutorial I linked in that thread earlier should be compatible with the current version by now. If it's not, just let me know what the errors are and I'll try to take care of them at the earliest convenience.)

[GinDiamond]

Yeah, I found the tutorial.

Okay, I'll see what I can do...

[GinDiamond]

Anybody have a good Monster AI tutorial anywhere???

I mean, a complete one...

[Game Hunter]

Anybody have a good Monster AI tutorial anywhere???

I mean, a complete one...

If you have any specific questions about whether or not certain algorithms are included in the API, go ahead and ask them in the Modding Tutorial thread. I believe that I covered most of the important ones, but I know there are some special circumstances that involve less obvious functions.

If you want to know "how to make a monster smart", that's not specific enough to give a concrete answer. Rather, you should pose the question by stating an action or series of actions, then ask "how to I get my monster to do this?" Writing artificial intelligence has less to do with DoomRL and more to do with the analysis and evaluation of algorithms. Hopefully all of the necessary pieces are provided to you in the API, at which point all you have to do is write out the steps yourself. (Specifically, the AI object in DoomRL is extremely open-ended and, aside from what is explained as the "rules" in the tutorial, entirely up to the modder with regards to its makeup.)

[GinDiamond]

Oh. Okay!