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Article #191340Re: Why Classic Domination sucks so much...
From: goPostal
Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:23
Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:23
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"Todd" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:clfhj4lv6ikkib3dncasatn9k7vvv6tj9j@4ax.com... > Flash <NOSPAM@digdilem.org> wrote: > >>nwDOM is still my favourite ut gametype ever. Shame no bugger else plays >>it :( > > What is nwDom? I did a Google search, but didn't find an explanation. > > I asked: > >>> By the way, anyone know why bots get stuck on stairs so often on >>> non-professional maps? > > Flash <NOSPAM@digdilem.org> answered: > >>Bad bot pathing. For the reasons you describe, solo dom isn't that much >>fun so I'm guessing the map makers don't put a lot of effort into >>supporting it. > > I was hoping for a more detailed explanation. If I didn't despise the > Unreal editor so much (can't they just use scrollbars, instead of > ctrl-alt-shift-del-bkspc-ins-click), I'd volunteer to do botpathing > for those who can't get it or don't want to bother. And really, if > you can work with the editor, and have the talent to make an > incredible map, how hard is botpathing? > > Actually tougher than you think. The bot AI makes a LOT of decisions on the fly and the editor allows you to greatly tweak their preferences for paths, item, etc. Pathing a larger AS or DOM or any of the warfare mapstyles can be very challenging, maybe more so than creating the map.
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