Creating AI superpowers

[hexagonian]

OK, got the file without any problem.

Got some questions regarding the following lines within the SLIC code...
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int_f GetCityLimit(int_t testCiv)
{
int_t CityLimit;
player[0] = testCiv;
if(player[0].govttype == GovernmentDB(GOVERNMENT_ANARCHY)){
CityLimit = 1000;
} elseif(player[0].govttype == GovernmentDB(GOVERNMENT_TYRANNY)){
CityLimit = 10;
} elseif(player[0].govttype == GovernmentDB(GOVERNMENT_THEOCRACY)
|| player[0].govttype == GovernmentDB(GOVERNMENT_MONARCHY)
|| player[0].govttype == GovernmentDB(GOVERNMENT_REPUBLIC)) {
CityLimit = 20;
} elseif(player[0].govttype == GovernmentDB(GOVERNMENT_COMMUNISM)
|| player[0].govttype == GovernmentDB(GOVERNMENT_DEMOCRACY)
|| player[0].govttype == GovernmentDB(GOVERNMENT_FASCISM)) {
CityLimit = 35;
} elseif(player[0].govttype == GovernmentDB(GOVERNMENT_TECHNOCRACY)
|| player[0].govttype == GovernmentDB(GOVERNMENT_CORPORATE_REPUBLIC)) {
CityLimit = 45;
} elseif(player[0].govttype == GovernmentDB(GOVERNMENT_VIRTUAL_DEMOCRACY)
|| player[0].govttype == GovernmentDB(GOVERNMENT_ECOTOPIA)) {
CityLimit = 60;
}
return CityLimit;
}

// return what generation (age) of governemts is currently available for 'thePlayer'
// this is a stand-in until the player's government can be found somehow.
// Based on part of Wouter's MM2 Partisan code.
int_f GetAge(int_t thePlayer) {
int_t tmpPlayer;
tmpPlayer = thePlayer;

if (HasAdvance(tmpPlayer, ID_ADVANCE_VIRTUAL_DEMOCRACY) && HasAdvance(tmpPlayer, ID_ADVANCE_ECOTOPIA)) { // if player has both diamond govs possible,
CityLimit = 60; // they will be using one of them
} elseif (HasAdvance(tmpPlayer, ID_ADVANCE_TECHNOCRACY) && HasAdvance(tmpPlayer, ID_ADVANCE_CORPORATE_REPUBLIC)) { // etc.
CityLimit = 45;
} elseif (HasAdvance(tmpPlayer, ID_ADVANCE_DEMOCRACY)){
if(HasAdvance(tmpPlayer, ID_ADVANCE_COMMUNISM) || HasAdvance(tmpPlayer, ID_ADVANCE_FASCISM)) {
CityLimit = 35;
}
} elseif (HasAdvance(tmpPlayer, ID_ADVANCE_MONARCHY)){
if(HasAdvance(tmpPlayer, ID_ADVANCE_THEOCRACY) || HasAdvance(tmpPlayer, ID_ADVANCE_BUREAUCRACY)) {
CityLimit = 20;
}
} else {
CityLimit = 10;
}
return CityLimit;
}
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Since Cradle has a bunch of new governments, what do I need to do with the above code to accurately reflect Cradle's government - especially if there are a lot of max. city variance within the governments that belong to the same age?




And the following question about the code posted below...
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int_f IsDecentAdvance(int_t AdvanceID)
{
if(AdvanceID == AdvanceDB(ADVANCE_GUNPOWDER)
|| AdvanceID == AdvanceDB(ADVANCE_INDUSTRIALIZATION)
|| AdvanceID == AdvanceDB(ADVANCE_TANK_WARFARE)
|| AdvanceID == AdvanceDB(ADVANCE_ADVANCED_INFANTRY_TACTICS)
|| AdvanceID == AdvanceDB(ADVANCE_FLIGHT)){
return 1;
}
else {
return 0;
}
}
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Are these the advances that can potentially enable the code to kick in?

[Immortal Wombat]

Right.

The int_f GetCityLimit function doesn't work. I was trying to make a string ("text") equal a number. Not possible unfortunately.

So that code is in there in case I find a workaround.

the int_f GetAge function is the one that is being used. If you could post, or email me a list of Cradle governments and their respective city limits, I will try to get some code to work it out, based on the personality, strategy being used and governments available to guess (as accurately as possible) what government the AI is using.

Are these the advances that can potentially enable the code to kick in?

Yes. I didn't know what to put, and I figured everyone would want to customise anyway. So, to add extra ones, add a copy of the line:

|| AdvanceID == AdvanceDB(ADVANCE_TANK_WARFARE)

In between the first and last ones, with the ADVANCE_TANK_WARFARE changed to the Advance.txt name for the advance you want.

Similarly taking them out, just delete them, but note deleting the first and last ones is slightly harder, though I think even you could figure out the logic of the code to work out how to take them out.

[hexagonian]

Originally posted by Immortal Wombat
If you could post, or email me a list of Cradle governments and their respective city limits, I will try to get some code to work it out, based on the personality, strategy being used and governments available to guess (as accurately as possible) what government the AI is using.

I guess I should of read further up in the post to see the note about that part of the code not working...

Anyhow, here are the Cradle lists.

(Below are the Cradle Governments max cities settings)

Ancient
GOVERNMENT_ANARCHY - 75 max cities
GOVERNMENT_TYRANNY - 10 max cities
GOVERNMENT_DYNASTY - 10 max cities
GOVERNMENT_CITY_STATE - 15 max cities

Bronze/Iron
GOVERNMENT_OLIGARCHY - 20 max cities
GOVERNMENT_REPUBLIC - 20 max cities
GOVERNMENT_DICTATORSHIP - 25 max cities
GOVERNMENT_TRIBUNAL_EMPIRE - 30 max cities

Medieval
GOVERNMENT_MONARCHY - 35 max cities
GOVERNMENT_THEOCRACY - 40 max cities
GOVERNMENT_CALIPHATE - 40 max cities

Modern
GOVERNMENT_DEMOCRACY - 50 max cities
GOVERNMENT_COMMUNISM - 50 max cities
GOVERNMENT_FASCISM - 50 max cities

Future
GOVERNMENT_CORPORATE_REPUBLIC - 55 max cities
GOVERNMENT_TECHNOCRACY - 60 max cities
GOVERNMENT_VIRTUAL_DEMOCRACY - 65 max cities
GOVERNMENT_ECOTOPIA - 70 max cities



(Below are the Cradle Strategies Government lists)

DEFAULT
// GOVERNMENT SETTING
//
Government GOVERNMENT_CORPORATE_REPUBLIC
Government GOVERNMENT_FASCISM
Government GOVERNMENT_CALIPHATE
Government GOVERNMENT_TRIBUNAL_EMPIRE
Government GOVERNMENT_DICTATORSHIP
Government GOVERNMENT_REPUBLIC
Government GOVERNMENT_DYNASTY
Government GOVERNMENT_TYRANNY

// other governments
// Government GOVERNMENT_TECHNOCRACY
// Government GOVERNMENT_ECOTOPIA
// Government GOVERNMENT_VIRTUAL_DEMOCRACY
// Government GOVERNMENT_DEMOCRACY
// Government GOVERNMENT_COMMUNISM
// Government GOVERNMENT_MONARCHY
// Government GOVERNMENT_THEOCRACY
// Government GOVERNMENT_OLIGARCHY
// Government GOVERNMENT_CITY_STATE


BARBARIAN
// GOVERNMENT SETTING
//
// good for war
Government GOVERNMENT_TECHNOCRACY
Government GOVERNMENT_CORPORATE_REPUBLIC
Government GOVERNMENT_FASCISM
Government GOVERNMENT_COMMUNISM
Government GOVERNMENT_MONARCHY
Government GOVERNMENT_TRIBUNAL_EMPIRE
Government GOVERNMENT_DICTATORSHIP
Government GOVERNMENT_OLIGARCHY
Government GOVERNMENT_DYNASTY
Government GOVERNMENT_TYRANNY

// other governments
// Government GOVERNMENT_ECOTOPIA
// Government GOVERNMENT_VIRTUAL_DEMOCRACY
// Government GOVERNMENT_DEMOCRACY
// Government GOVERNMENT_CALIPHATE
// Government GOVERNMENT_THEOCRACY
// Government GOVERNMENT_REPUBLIC
// Government GOVERNMENT_CITY_STATE


SCIENTIST_DEFAULT
// GOVERNMENT SETTING
//
Government GOVERNMENT_VIRTUAL_DEMOCRACY
Government GOVERNMENT_TECHNOCRACY
Government GOVERNMENT_DEMOCRACY
Government GOVERNMENT_CALIPHATE
Government GOVERNMENT_TRIBUNAL_EMPIRE
Government GOVERNMENT_REPUBLIC
Government GOVERNMENT_CITY_STATE
Government GOVERNMENT_DYNASTY
Government GOVERNMENT_TYRANNY

// other governments
// Government GOVERNMENT_ECOTOPIA
// Government GOVERNMENT_CORPORATE_REPUBLIC
// Government GOVERNMENT_COMMUNISM
// Government GOVERNMENT_FASCISM
// Government GOVERNMENT_THEOCRACY
// Government GOVERNMENT_MONARCHY
// Government GOVERNMENT_DICTATORSHIP
// Government GOVERNMENT_OLIGARCHY


MILITARISTIC_DEFAULT
// GOVERNMENT SETTING
//
// good for war
Government GOVERNMENT_TECHNOCRACY
Government GOVERNMENT_CORPORATE_REPUBLIC
Government GOVERNMENT_FASCISM
Government GOVERNMENT_COMMUNISM
Government GOVERNMENT_MONARCHY
Government GOVERNMENT_TRIBUNAL_EMPIRE
Government GOVERNMENT_DICTATORSHIP
Government GOVERNMENT_OLIGARCHY
Government GOVERNMENT_DYNASTY
Government GOVERNMENT_TYRANNY

// other governments
// Government GOVERNMENT_ECOTOPIA
// Government GOVERNMENT_VIRTUAL_DEMOCRACY
// Government GOVERNMENT_DEMOCRACY
// Government GOVERNMENT_CALIPHATE
// Government GOVERNMENT_THEOCRACY
// Government GOVERNMENT_REPUBLIC
// Government GOVERNMENT_CITY_STATE


ECONOMIC_DEFAULT
// GOVERNMENT SETTING
//
// good for war
Government GOVERNMENT_VIRTUAL_DEMOCRACY
Government GOVERNMENT_CORPORATE_REPUBLIC
Government GOVERNMENT_DEMOCRACY
Government GOVERNMENT_THEOCRACY
Government GOVERNMENT_TRIBUNAL_EMPIRE
Government GOVERNMENT_OLIGARCHY
Government GOVERNMENT_DYNASTY
Government GOVERNMENT_TYRANNY

// other governments
// Government GOVERNMENT_ECOTOPIA
// Government GOVERNMENT_TECHNOCRACY
// Government GOVERNMENT_FASCISM
// Government GOVERNMENT_COMMUNISM
// Government GOVERNMENT_CALIPHATE
// Government GOVERNMENT_MONARCHY
// Government GOVERNMENT_DICTATORSHIP
// Government GOVERNMENT_REPUBLIC
// Government GOVERNMENT_CITY_STATE


ECOTOPIAN_DEFAULT
// GOVERNMENT SETTING
//
Government GOVERNMENT_ECOTOPIA
Government GOVERNMENT_DEMOCRACY
Government GOVERNMENT_THEOCRACY
Government GOVERNMENT_TRIBUNAL_EMPIRE
Government GOVERNMENT_DICTATORSHIP
Government GOVERNMENT_REPUBLIC
Government GOVERNMENT_CITY_STATE
Government GOVERNMENT_DYNASTY
Government GOVERNMENT_TYRANNY

// other governments
// Government GOVERNMENT_VIRTUAL_DEMOCRACY
// Government GOVERNMENT_TECHNOCRACY
// Government GOVERNMENT_CORPORATE_REPUBLIC
// Government GOVERNMENT_COMMUNISM
// Government GOVERNMENT_FASCISM
// Government GOVERNMENT_CALIPHATE
// Government GOVERNMENT_MONARCHY
// Government GOVERNMENT_OLIGARCHY


DIPLOMATIC_DEFAULT
// GOVERNMENT SETTING
//
Government GOVERNMENT_VIRTUAL_DEMOCRACY
Government GOVERNMENT_CORPORATE_REPUBLIC
Government GOVERNMENT_COMMUNISM
Government GOVERNMENT_CALIPHATE
Government GOVERNMENT_TRIBUNAL_EMPIRE
Government GOVERNMENT_REPUBLIC
Government GOVERNMENT_CITY_STATE
Government GOVERNMENT_DYNASTY
Government GOVERNMENT_TYRANNY

// Government GOVERNMENT_ECOTOPIA
// Government GOVERNMENT_TECHNOCRACY
// Government GOVERNMENT_FASCISM
// Government GOVERNMENT_THEOCRACY
// Government GOVERNMENT_MONARCHY
// Government GOVERNMENT_DICTATORSHIP
// Government GOVERNMENT_OLIGARCHY


Hope this helps

[Immortal Wombat]

Thanks Dave, that's great

Oh, does Cradle modify personalities.txt?

[hexagonian]

Originally posted by Immortal Wombat
Oh, does Cradle modify personalities.txt?

Some small changes to the settings (I do not remember exactly what I had changed - but I am sure that I changed all expansion settings to 'Maximum'), but I did not add any new personalities.

[Immortal Wombat]

Good. In which case, this code should do the trick.
I've put it in a separate file to avoid cluttering, as it takes up a lot of lines for what it actually does.
Its here

The updated MergeCivs file which you will need also, is here

[Immortal Wombat]

If anyone downloaded the file yesterday, it had a typo in it, which is now fixed. But you'll need to get it again.

[hexagonian]

Which file should I redownload???

I downloaded the 'Cradle' version about 3 hours ago and made some alts to it (enable advances), so if you can point out where the error is, I can fix it at my end. I want to make sure that I can launch the game on my setup before posting the final 'Cradle' version.

BTW, this next 'Cradle' update will also include the Hurricane code - though it does not seem to be working on my end. I have not seen a Hurricane actually attack anything yet in playtesting. Still, if this can be fixed, the file can be easily updated - as it stands now, the file does not cause any crashes.

I get the hurricanes forming on one turn and then crashing and burning the following turn without attacking anything.

[Immortal Wombat]

Originally posted by hexagonian
Which file should I redownload???

The Cradle version IW_citylimits.slc linked to in the post previously.

It had if(IsMilitaristic(tmpPlayer)){
where is should have been if(IsScientist(tmpPlayer)){
It wouldn't cause a crash, just fail to accuratly deal with scientist AIs.

BTW, this next 'Cradle' update will also include the Hurricane code - though it does not seem to be working on my end. I have not seen a Hurricane actually attack anything yet in playtesting. Still, if this can be fixed, the file can be easily updated - as it stands now, the file does not cause any crashes.

I get the hurricanes forming on one turn and then crashing and burning the following turn without attacking anything.

This is bugging me... What size map, and what barbarian settings are you using? It seems the hurricanes only go places they can get to within their movement points.


also, if Cradle is running Dale's Air Unit script, find (in the AirMove handler) the line:

if(!(IsHumanPlayer(player[3]))) {

and replace it with

if(!IsHumanPlayer(player[3]) && player[3] != 0) {

That way the barbarian storms won't turn around at critical moments.

[hexagonian]

OK, fixed the citylimits file...

Regarding the Hurricanes:

I was running the test in the cheat mode on a small map with 3 civs. I ran the test both with barbarians and without barbarians. (originally I ran the test without and noticed the crash/burn, then I thought that I needed to have the barbarians in the game - same results though) I had also tried to increase the movement to 12, vision to 20 and fuel to 48 without success.

I am using Dale's code. Is this change to be made in his code (no lines in his code resemble the suggested change) or to your code? (the closest line in your code is the following

int_T i;
ND_H_NumPlayers = preference("NumPlayers"); // find human...
for(i = 1; i < ND_H_NumPlayers; i = i + 1){
if(IsHumanPlayer(i)){
ND_H_HUMAN = i;
}
}

}

[Immortal Wombat]

Originally posted by hexagonian
I am using Dale's code. Is this change to be made in his code (no lines in his code resemble the suggested change) or to your code? (the closest line in your code is the following

In his code. The player definition may be different, that is the line from the MedMod version I had handy.

If you can't find it, don't worry. I just realised, it won't affect the Hurricanes, they are not defined in the code as "Air Units".

Sorry.

[hexagonian]

I tried to run a test last night with the mergeciv SLIC and got a slew of SLIC error messages.

mergeciv.slc 16 Symbol NUMPLAYERS
(I forgot to copy down the rest of the message)

mergeciv.slc 48 No Function named IS/W_MC_HumanPlayer

mergeciv.slc 163 Syntax error
.
.
.
mergeciv.slc 171 Synax error

mergeciv.slc 320 Variable 'CityLimit' used in assignment has unknown type.

...and so forth.

Several things I did to the file though I do not think these changes would cause the crashes (these are standard SLIC changes)...
- change the enable Advances to reflect Cradle advances
- Change the prefix name of both SLIC files to CRA_ since these files have changes to them that reflect the Cradle Mod
- Change the names in script.slc to reflect the name changes
- Change the
#include "IW_citylimits.slc"
in the mergeciv.slc file to
#include "CRA_citylimits.slc"

Hope this will help. Do you still have Cradle setup at your end? This might help in the testing.

[Immortal Wombat]

Oops, probably should have debugged it. I'll post a corrected file in a few hours.

[hexagonian]

Ben,

Any luck on this...

BTW, my computer is down at home (the monitor fried out - its on warranty, so I have to wait a couple of weeks to get a replacement) so I cannot check to see if any code you provide will be compatible.

Man, I'm going through withdrawl

Still, if you have something to post, go ahead.

[Immortal Wombat]

Oh dammit, yeah, I ran against some wierd stuff. Then I decided to download Cradle and test it against the most recent setup, and some of Martin's code was giving me some trouble.