Sat Dec 18, 2004 10:01 pm
I just had a scary experience...
Ok, i was playing starcraft a moment ago (With the expansion) and i decided to go for a different tactic to try and kill the enemy quicker.
I got a spawninmg pool up ASAP, with about 12 drones mining minerals and got a half-group of zerglings and sent it down, following up with 12 more lings after i got another hatchery.
wiped them out in 7 minutes.
I loaded the same map, and did the exact same thing again, took 11 minutes and i had to get hydralisk technology in (Vesphene gas, hydra den).
The third try took me a half hour and i had gotton transporters, hydras, guardians, and mutalisks all fighting at once. Took a half hour to kill it.
Now the fourth try... this is interesting, on the fourth try, using the same tactics, it killed me within 8 minutes.
now, originally, i thought it odd, as AI cannot adapt to player tactics.
Bear in mind i used the EXACT same rapid-attack strategy on all four games.
The seven minute one i thought was typical, as that is a common strategy on MP games for a quick win, but i found it odd that the computer then held me off for longer, when i was using the smae strategy! and again, until it finally managed to win.
Now, i couldn't think of any other explanation except that the game's AI was ADAPTING to my playing strategy.
I have heard a bit about the problems encountered with adaptation technology in games and AI and i was unaware that an AI of this level COULD adapt to my playing strategy.
opinions?
I got a spawninmg pool up ASAP, with about 12 drones mining minerals and got a half-group of zerglings and sent it down, following up with 12 more lings after i got another hatchery.
wiped them out in 7 minutes.
I loaded the same map, and did the exact same thing again, took 11 minutes and i had to get hydralisk technology in (Vesphene gas, hydra den).
The third try took me a half hour and i had gotton transporters, hydras, guardians, and mutalisks all fighting at once. Took a half hour to kill it.
Now the fourth try... this is interesting, on the fourth try, using the same tactics, it killed me within 8 minutes.
now, originally, i thought it odd, as AI cannot adapt to player tactics.
Bear in mind i used the EXACT same rapid-attack strategy on all four games.
The seven minute one i thought was typical, as that is a common strategy on MP games for a quick win, but i found it odd that the computer then held me off for longer, when i was using the smae strategy! and again, until it finally managed to win.
Now, i couldn't think of any other explanation except that the game's AI was ADAPTING to my playing strategy.
I have heard a bit about the problems encountered with adaptation technology in games and AI and i was unaware that an AI of this level COULD adapt to my playing strategy.
opinions?