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Default Re: Latest Beta is Screwed Combat\Aim - 22-07-2004

After quite a while, I've finally had some time and motivation to test the latest dll (build 40) in game. I fired up a game on de_dust2 with 15 bots (skill between 60 and 99, random personality) and me. I played on the terrorist side, so I was in the "active" team and couldn't camp very much.
By spectating some bots in first person view, I noticed that the crosshair moves in a rather natural way now, not too jerky. In fact, I would only criticize that it often stays fixed on one spot a bit too long, especially when bots walk out of an open area and into a tunnel. They take too much time to switch back from their old perspective to look straight forward, towards where they are going. Besides, I sometimes had the impression that they are somehow locked to a certain viewing angle (or vector, whatever it is) when fighting an enemy. And when they move around, their crosshair doesn't move at all although they change their position. It is as if their neck was totally stiff, but the rest of their body was moving perfectly. Just a spontaneous impression, though.
I played 12 rounds, and in the end I had a score of 27:7 - and I didn't use "heavy" weapons very much. I scored at least 6 or 7 kills with a Mac10, some more with an MP5 and with a "stolen" M4. I only bought the G3, SG552, Para, and AK once. Besides, I wouldn't cally myself an ace player. Back in the Steam age, when I went to a "normal" public server with 8 ppl in each team, I was usually fourth or fifth of my team, sometimes worse, almost never better.
It wasn't boring or dull to play against these bots, but maybe still a bit too easy. But they are definitely seeing each other way better than before. They didn't just run past each other anymore. So you are definitely making progress with the code!
However, in the long run, bots with high skill levels should be REALLY tough, I think. When I play against skill 80-100 bots, I would expect to have problems keeping up with the best bots as a not-so-perfect player, even on a map I know well.



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