Sharing AI
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2015 10:17 pm
I didn't see this in the commonly proposed ideas list or the first four pages of the suggestions thread, so here goes.
We've talked a lot about importing ships and sharing designs, but what about AI? I'm not talking about anything too far-fetched, just the ability to spawn and share AI with preset goals and morals. Why you'd do/want this? I don't know, be creative. It'd be kind of like sharing a mii or amiibo--nothing game breaking, just a little added challenge for the player like encountering an ace fighter pilot.
Maybe you'd set up several in a universe of finite size and see how they interact, like a Starcraft AI war. Maybe you want a rival faction. Maybe a bunch of idiot miners to raid at leisure. Use your imagination. I just thought I'd throw the idea out and see what people thought.
Afterthought: I'm almost certain someone's going to post a link to a long-running thread, because there is no way I thought of this first.
We've talked a lot about importing ships and sharing designs, but what about AI? I'm not talking about anything too far-fetched, just the ability to spawn and share AI with preset goals and morals. Why you'd do/want this? I don't know, be creative. It'd be kind of like sharing a mii or amiibo--nothing game breaking, just a little added challenge for the player like encountering an ace fighter pilot.
Maybe you'd set up several in a universe of finite size and see how they interact, like a Starcraft AI war. Maybe you want a rival faction. Maybe a bunch of idiot miners to raid at leisure. Use your imagination. I just thought I'd throw the idea out and see what people thought.
Afterthought: I'm almost certain someone's going to post a link to a long-running thread, because there is no way I thought of this first.