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Merge pull request #179 from cortex-command-community/balance-improvements
Balance improvements
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‎Data/Base.rte/Activities/BrainVsBrain.lua

Lines changed: 37 additions & 47 deletions
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@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ Add defender units by placing areas named:
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Activate fog of war during the build phase by adding areas:
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"Red Build Area" and "Green Build Area" where the players are allowed to build
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16-
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Don't place more doors and defenders and than the MOID limit can handle (a total of 16 defenders plus 4 doors equals about 144 of 255 avaliable IDs).
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--]]
2017

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function BrainvsBrain:StartActivity(isNewGame)
@@ -474,20 +471,18 @@ function BrainvsBrain:UpdateActivity()
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self.spawnDelay = (40000 - self.Difficulty * 250) * rte.SpawnIntervalScale;
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end
476473

477-
if MovableMan:GetTeamMOIDCount(self.CPUTeam) < rte.AIMOIDMax * 3 / self:GetActiveCPUTeamCount() and MovableMan:IsActor(self.CPUBrain) then
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if obstacleHeight < 30 then
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self:CreateHeavyDrop(xPosLZ);
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elseif obstacleHeight < 90 then
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self:CreateMediumDrop(xPosLZ);
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elseif obstacleHeight < 180 then
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self:CreateLightDrop(xPosLZ);
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else
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self:CreateScoutDrop(xPosLZ);
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if obstacleHeight < 30 then
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self:CreateHeavyDrop(xPosLZ);
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elseif obstacleHeight < 90 then
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self:CreateMediumDrop(xPosLZ);
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elseif obstacleHeight < 180 then
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self:CreateLightDrop(xPosLZ);
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else
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self:CreateScoutDrop(xPosLZ);
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487-
-- This target is very difficult to reach: change target for the next attack
488-
self.AttackActor = nil;
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self.AttackPos = nil;
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end
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-- This target is very difficult to reach: change target for the next attack
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self.AttackActor = nil;
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self.AttackPos = nil;
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end
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if self.AttackActor then
@@ -504,41 +499,36 @@ function BrainvsBrain:UpdateActivity()
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else
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self.AttackActor = nil;
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if MovableMan:GetTeamMOIDCount(self.CPUTeam) < rte.AIMOIDMax * 3 / self:GetActiveCPUTeamCount() then
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-- Find an enemy actor to attack
509-
local Intruders = {};
510-
local intruder_tally = 0;
511-
for Act in MovableMan.Actors do
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if self.OnPlayerTeam[Act.Team] and (Act.ClassName == "AHuman" or Act.ClassName == "ACrab" or Act.ClassName == "Actor") and not SceneMan:IsUnseen(Act.Pos.X, Act.Pos.Y, self.CPUTeam) then
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local distance = 20 * (SceneMan:ShortestDistance(self.CPUBrain.Pos, Act.Pos, false).Largest / SceneMan.SceneWidth);
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table.insert(Intruders, {Act=Act, score=self.LZMap:SurfaceProximity(Act.Pos)+distance+math.random(300)});
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intruder_tally = intruder_tally + 1;
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end
502+
-- Find an enemy actor to attack
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local Intruders = {};
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local intruder_tally = 0;
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for Act in MovableMan.Actors do
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if self.OnPlayerTeam[Act.Team] and (Act.ClassName == "AHuman" or Act.ClassName == "ACrab" or Act.ClassName == "Actor") and not SceneMan:IsUnseen(Act.Pos.X, Act.Pos.Y, self.CPUTeam) then
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local distance = 20 * (SceneMan:ShortestDistance(self.CPUBrain.Pos, Act.Pos, false).Largest / SceneMan.SceneWidth);
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table.insert(Intruders, {Act=Act, score=self.LZMap:SurfaceProximity(Act.Pos)+distance+math.random(300)});
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intruder_tally = intruder_tally + 1;
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end
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end
518512

519-
if intruder_tally < 1 then
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self.spawnTimer:Reset();
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self.spawnDelay = 10000;
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else
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table.sort(Intruders, function(A, B) return A.score > B.score end); -- the nearest intruder last
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self.AttackActor = table.remove(Intruders).Act;
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self.AttackPos = Vector(self.AttackActor.Pos.X, self.AttackActor.Pos.Y);
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527-
528-
-- try bombing if no targets close to CPU brain
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if math.random() < self.bombChance and (SceneMan:ShortestDistance(self.CPUBrain.Pos, self.AttackPos, false).Largest/SceneMan.SceneWidth) > 0.2 then
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local bombPosX = self.LZMap:FindBombTarget(self.CPUTeam);
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if bombPosX then
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self.spawnTimer:Reset();
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self.spawnDelay = (10000 - self.Difficulty * 70) * rte.SpawnIntervalScale;
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self.bombChance = math.max(self.bombChance*0.9, 0.05);
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self:CreateBombDrop(bombPosX);
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end
537-
end
538-
end
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else
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if intruder_tally < 1 then
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self.spawnTimer:Reset();
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self.spawnDelay = 10000;
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else
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table.sort(Intruders, function(A, B) return A.score > B.score end); -- the nearest intruder last
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self.AttackActor = table.remove(Intruders).Act;
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self.AttackPos = Vector(self.AttackActor.Pos.X, self.AttackActor.Pos.Y);
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521+
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-- try bombing if no targets close to CPU brain
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if math.random() < self.bombChance and (SceneMan:ShortestDistance(self.CPUBrain.Pos, self.AttackPos, false).Largest/SceneMan.SceneWidth) > 0.2 then
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local bombPosX = self.LZMap:FindBombTarget(self.CPUTeam);
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if bombPosX then
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self.spawnTimer:Reset();
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self.spawnDelay = (10000 - self.Difficulty * 70) * rte.SpawnIntervalScale;
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self.bombChance = math.max(self.bombChance*0.9, 0.05);
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self:CreateBombDrop(bombPosX);
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end
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end
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end
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end
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end

‎Data/Base.rte/Activities/Harvester.lua

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@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ function Harvester:UpdateActivity()
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end
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--Spawn the AI.
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if self.CPUTeam ~= Activity.NOTEAM and self.enemySpawnTimer:LeftTillSimMS(self.enemySpawnTimeLimit) <= 0 and MovableMan:GetTeamMOIDCount(self.CPUTeam) <= rte.AIMOIDMax * 3 / self:GetActiveCPUTeamCount() then
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if self.CPUTeam ~= Activity.NOTEAM and self.enemySpawnTimer:LeftTillSimMS(self.enemySpawnTimeLimit) <= 0 then
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local ship, actorsInCargo;
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if math.random() < 0.5 then

‎Data/Base.rte/Activities/KeepieUppie.lua

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@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ function KeepieUppie:UpdateActivity()
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end
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--Spawn the AI.
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if self.CPUTeam ~= Activity.NOTEAM and self.enemySpawnTimer:LeftTillSimMS(self.enemySpawnTimeLimit) <= 0 and MovableMan:GetTeamMOIDCount(self.CPUTeam) <= rte.AIMOIDMax * 3 / self:GetActiveCPUTeamCount() then
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if self.CPUTeam ~= Activity.NOTEAM and self.enemySpawnTimer:LeftTillSimMS(self.enemySpawnTimeLimit) <= 0 then
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local ship, actorsInCargo;
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if math.random() < 0.5 then

‎Data/Base.rte/Activities/Massacre.lua

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@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ function Massacre:UpdateActivity()
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end
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--Spawn the AI.
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if self.CPUTeam ~= Activity.NOTEAM and self.enemySpawnTimer:LeftTillSimMS(self.enemySpawnTimeLimit) <= 0 and MovableMan:GetTeamMOIDCount(self.CPUTeam) <= rte.AIMOIDMax * 3 / self:GetActiveCPUTeamCount() then
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if self.CPUTeam ~= Activity.NOTEAM and self.enemySpawnTimer:LeftTillSimMS(self.enemySpawnTimeLimit) <= 0 then
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local ship, actorsInCargo;
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if math.random() < 0.5 then

‎Data/Base.rte/Activities/MetaFight.lua

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Original file line numberDiff line numberDiff line change
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ function MetaFight:StartActivity()
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-- Store initial defender team funds to prevent from overflow caused by AI gold cheat
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self.DefenderTeamInitialFunds = self:GetTeamFunds(defenderTeam);
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-- Find out NativeCostMultiplier for defenders, it will be used when we'll have to sell excess actors if MOID limit was reached
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-- Find out NativeCostMultiplier for defenders, it will be used when we'll have to sell excess actors
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for metaPlayer = Activity.PLAYER_1, MetaMan.PlayerCount - 1 do
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if MetaMan:GetPlayer(metaPlayer).InGamePlayer == player then
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defenderTeamNativeCostMultiplier = MetaMan:GetPlayer(metaPlayer).NativeCostMultiplier;
@@ -531,8 +531,6 @@ function MetaFight:StartActivity()
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self.AI.AttackTarget = {};
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self.AI.AttackPos = {};
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self.AI.Defender = {};
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self.AI.MOIDLimit = rte.AIMOIDMax * 3 / #CPUTeams;
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end
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-- Clear data about actors controlled by external scripts. If scripts are active they'll grab their actors back
@@ -544,123 +542,6 @@ function MetaFight:StartActivity()
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for actor in MovableMan.AddedActors do
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actor:RemoveStringValue("ScriptControlled");
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end
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-- Enforce the MOID limit by deleting and refunding native actors
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if defenderTeam then
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self.hasDefender = true;
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-- Estimate the total MOIDFootprint of the defender's actors
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local defenderMOID = 0;
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for Act in MovableMan.AddedActors do
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if Act.ClassName == "ADoor" then
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--defenderMOID = defenderMOID + 2;
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elseif Act.Team == defenderTeam then
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defenderMOID = defenderMOID + 8;
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end
560-
end
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562-
-- Make sure there are enough free MOIDs to land AI units
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local ids = defenderMOID - rte.DefenderMOIDMax;
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if ids > 0 then
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local Prune = {};
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for Item in MovableMan.AddedItems do
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--table.insert(Prune, {MO=Item, score=Item:GetGoldValue(0, 1, defenderTeamNativeCostMultiplier)*0.5});
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table.insert(Prune, {MO=Item, score=0}); -- Let's try to always remove weapons if we need MOIDs
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end
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for Act in MovableMan.AddedActors do
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if not Act:HasObjectInGroup("Brains") and not IsADoor(Act) then
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local value = Act:GetTotalValue(0, 1, defenderTeamNativeCostMultiplier);
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if Act.PlacedByPlayer == Activity.PLAYER_NONE then
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value = value * 0.5; -- This actor is left-over from previous battles
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end
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-- Further reduce value if actors are damaged
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value = value * Act.Health/Act.MaxHealth;
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-- Reduce value if actors are out of base
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if self.MetabaseArea then
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if not self.MetabaseArea:IsInside(Act.Pos) then
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value = value * 0.25;
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end
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end
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-- Crippled actors and actors without weapons are first candidates to be removed
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if IsAHuman(Act) then
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local human = ToAHuman(Act);
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if human then
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local limbs = {human.FGArm, human.BGArm, human.FGLeg, human.BGLeg};
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for _, limb in pairs(limbs) do
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if limb == nil then
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value = value * 0.5;
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end
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end
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if human:IsInventoryEmpty() and human.EquippedItem == nil and human.EquippedBGItem == nil then
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value = value * 0.5;
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end
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end
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end
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-- Always remove crafts, left from previous battles
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if IsACRocket(Act) or IsACDropShip(Act) then
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value = 0;
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end
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table.insert(Prune, {MO=Act, score=value});
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end
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end
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-- Sort the table so we delete the cheapest object first
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table.sort(Prune, function(A, B) return A.score > B.score end);
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local count = 0;
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local gold = 0;
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local badcount = 0;
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while true do
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local Object = table.remove(Prune);
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if Object then
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-- Stop if we have freed enough MOIDs and removed all 'bad' objects.
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if ids < 0 and Object.score > 0 then
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break;
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end
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local MO = Object.MO;
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if MO:IsDevice() then
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ids = ids - 1;
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MO.ToDelete = true;
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count = count + 1;
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if Object.score == 0 then
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badcount = badcount + 1;
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end
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else
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-- deleting actors cause a crash -- weegee: No longer
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-- MO.Health = 0;
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MO.ToDelete = true;
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if MO.ClassName == "ADoor" then
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ids = ids - 2;
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else
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ids = ids - 8;
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end
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count = count + 1;
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if Object.score == 0 then
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badcount = badcount + 1;
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end
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end
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gold = gold + MO:GetTotalValue(0, 1, defenderTeamNativeCostMultiplier);
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else
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break;
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end
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end
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if (SettingsMan.PrintDebugInfo) then
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print ("DEBUG: Objects removed: "..count.." [ "..badcount.." ] - " .. gold.. "oz of gold refunded");
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end
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self:ChangeTeamFunds(gold, defenderTeam); -- Refund the objects
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end
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end
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end
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activeAITeams = activeAITeams + 1;
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end
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end
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self.AI.MOIDLimit = rte.AIMOIDMax * 3 / activeAITeams;
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if self.AI.spawnForPlayer then
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local team = self:GetTeamOfPlayer(self.AI.spawnForPlayer);
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if MovableMan:GetTeamMOIDCount(team) > self.AI.MOIDLimit then
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self.AI.SpawnTimer:SetSimTimeLimitMS(2000);
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if self:SearchLZ(self.AI.spawnForPlayer) then -- returns true when the search is complete. may or may not spawn a unit
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self.AI.SpawnTimer:Reset();
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else
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if self:SearchLZ(self.AI.spawnForPlayer) then -- returns true when the search is complete. may or may not spawn a unit
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self.AI.SpawnTimer:Reset();
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1134-
-- find the next AI team (if any)
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local oldPlayer = self.AI.spawnForPlayer;
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self.AI.spawnForPlayer = nil;
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for player = Activity.PLAYER_1, Activity.MAXPLAYERCOUNT - 1 do
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if player > oldPlayer then
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if self:PlayerActive(player) and not self:PlayerHuman(player) and self:GetPlayerBrain(player) and self.TeamAIActive[self:GetTeamOfPlayer(player)] then
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self.AI.spawnForPlayer = player;
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break;
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end
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-- find the next AI team (if any)
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local oldPlayer = self.AI.spawnForPlayer;
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self.AI.spawnForPlayer = nil;
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for player = Activity.PLAYER_1, Activity.MAXPLAYERCOUNT - 1 do
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if player > oldPlayer then
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if self:PlayerActive(player) and not self:PlayerHuman(player) and self:GetPlayerBrain(player) and self.TeamAIActive[self:GetTeamOfPlayer(player)] then
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self.AI.spawnForPlayer = player;
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break;
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end
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end
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end
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if self.AI.spawnForPlayer then
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self.AI.SpawnTimer:SetSimTimeLimitMS(1000);
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else -- all AI teams have spawned, wait a little longer before we try to spawn troops again
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self.AI.SpawnTimer:SetSimTimeLimitMS(6000);
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end
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if self.AI.spawnForPlayer then
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self.AI.SpawnTimer:SetSimTimeLimitMS(1000);
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else -- all AI teams have spawned, wait a little longer before we try to spawn troops again
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self.AI.SpawnTimer:SetSimTimeLimitMS(6000);
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end
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end
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else

‎Data/Base.rte/Activities/OneManArmy.lua

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@@ -298,9 +298,9 @@ function OneManArmy:UpdateActivity()
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end
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end
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local enemyMOIDCount = MovableMan:GetTeamMOIDCount(self.CPUTeam);
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--Spawn the AI
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if self.CPUTeam ~= Activity.NOTEAM and self.enemySpawnTimer:LeftTillSimMS(self.enemySpawnTimeLimit) <= 0 and enemyMOIDCount < rte.AIMOIDMax then
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if self.CPUTeam ~= Activity.NOTEAM and self.enemySpawnTimer:LeftTillSimMS(self.enemySpawnTimeLimit) <= 0 and then
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local ship, actorsInCargo;
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if math.random() < 0.5 then
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self.enemySpawnTimer:Reset();
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self.enemySpawnTimeLimit = (self.baseSpawnTime * (1 + enemyMOIDCount * 0.1) + math.random(self.baseSpawnTime)) * rte.SpawnIntervalScale;
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self.enemySpawnTimeLimit = (self.baseSpawnTime + math.random(self.baseSpawnTime)) * rte.SpawnIntervalScale;
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end
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end
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end

‎Data/Base.rte/Activities/OneManArmyDiggers.lua

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--Spawn the AI.
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if self.CPUTeam ~= Activity.NOTEAM and self.enemySpawnTimer:LeftTillSimMS(self.enemySpawnTimeLimit) <= 0 and MovableMan:GetTeamMOIDCount(self.CPUTeam) <= rte.AIMOIDMax * 3 / self:GetActiveCPUTeamCount() then
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if self.CPUTeam ~= Activity.NOTEAM and self.enemySpawnTimer:LeftTillSimMS(self.enemySpawnTimeLimit) <= 0 then
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local ship = RandomACRocket("Any", self.CPUTechName);
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local actorsInCargo = math.min(ship.MaxPassengers, 2);

‎Data/Base.rte/Activities/OneManArmyZeroG.lua

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@@ -340,8 +340,7 @@ function OneManArmyZeroG:UpdateActivity()
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local enemyMOIDCount = MovableMan:GetTeamMOIDCount(self.CPUTeam);
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if self.CPUTeam ~= Activity.NOTEAM and self.enemySpawnTimer:LeftTillSimMS(self.enemySpawnTimeLimit) <= 0 and enemyMOIDCount < rte.AIMOIDMax then
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if self.CPUTeam ~= Activity.NOTEAM and self.enemySpawnTimer:LeftTillSimMS(self.enemySpawnTimeLimit) <= 0 then
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for i = 1, math.random(1, 3) do
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local actor = RandomAHuman("Actors - Light", self.CPUTechName);
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if actor.ModuleID ~= PresetMan:GetModuleID(self.CPUTechName) then
@@ -368,8 +367,7 @@ function OneManArmyZeroG:UpdateActivity()
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self.enemySpawnTimer:Reset();
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local enemyMoidCountSpawnTimeMultiplier = self.isDiggersOnly and 1 or (1 + enemyMOIDCount * 0.05);
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self.enemySpawnTimeLimit = ((self.baseSpawnTime * enemyMoidCountSpawnTimeMultiplier) + math.random(self.baseSpawnTime)) * rte.SpawnIntervalScale;
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self.enemySpawnTimeLimit = (self.baseSpawnTime + math.random(self.baseSpawnTime)) * rte.SpawnIntervalScale;
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end
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end
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end

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