ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

For those of you who do not know, there are two levels of AI in ToME: dumb and tactical. Tactical AI is more complicated, evaluating current needs, checking if talents only hit enemies and not allies, and will start checking resistances soon as well. The creatures that have tactical AI include bosses and uniques, as well as some of the allies that the player has (alchemist's golem, summoner's summons).

Bugs with this system will probably be subtle, and not throw large obvious Lua errors for you to grab in the stdout. For example, an early bug when implementing the system was that fire wyrms refused to breath fire over their drakes/hatcklings since they were "hitting" them. If you notice behavior that strikes you as odd, please report it here and we will take a look at it. Even better would be to include the relevant section of the stdout log that corresponds to the odd behavior, and a description of the setup (who was there, where, etc). Here is an example of what the tactical AI report looks like in the stdout:
Actually, in posting that I already realized one bug... T_TIDAL_WAVE shouldn't trigger "hit self". Let the debugging begin!

It has been several beta's previous since I played a summoner, and noted that the new AI must be running in beta 21.
I used to position my fragile Fire Imp in stategic places, not caring about life expectancy, because to me it was a point source fire bolt generator.
With the new AI, the Ritch now retreats to a minimum of 3 squares away from the nearest target, not firing a fire bolt at all if the target is approaching. This results in a wasted summons, when all I needed was to soften up the target whilst the other summoned creatures are on cool-down.
To redeem itself, it does lead the target(s) away from my main character where possible, which keeps me alive.

Not a bug, but very different from what I expected.

Predawn

Good point, the ritch should probably not flee.

Placing a ritch next to a snake (wrong hotkey!!) I watched as he just stood there and slowly died over several turns, without a single attack.

The layout was as follows:

XX@X @=Summoner
XJXX J=Ritch
SXXX S=Snake
X=Wall


Predawn

Predawn, do you have the stdout from that encounter? The drawing is good and I could recreate the scenario fairly easily if you don't.

Orc Cryomancers wreak havoc on their buddies. I'm not sure if it's with Ice Storm or with Tidal Wave.

yufra wrote:Predawn, do you have the stdout from that encounter? The drawing is good and I could recreate the scenario fairly easily if you don't.

Yes, I have the Stdout.txt file for the whole day, all 28 Mb of it

It was filled with errors:

L(192d200) Particle updater error 889b348 (5, 93): attempt to call a number value
77 ticks in 10.018 seconds = 7.68617 TPS
L(192d200) Particle updater error 889b348 (5, 93): attempt to call a number value
L(192d200) Particle updater error 889b348 (5, 93): attempt to call a number value
L(192d200) Particle updater error 889b348 (5, 93): attempt to call a number value

If I trim it down, it should be small enough to be viewed.

I will get back after the rather lengthy compaction .

Predawn

OK, talk about a needle in a haystack

I did a quick search, and found this series of events in which the summoned Ritch apparantly did nothing:

[LOG] Zoo summons a Ritch Flamespitter!
USING table: 0470C158 Ritch Flamespitter
23 frames in 1.039 seconds = 22.1367 FPS (28 keyframes)
25 frames in 1.003 seconds = 24.9252 FPS (34 keyframes)
104 ticks in 10.01 seconds = 10.3896 TPS
26 frames in 1.037 seconds = 25.0723 FPS (32 keyframes)
25 frames in 1.001 seconds = 24.975 FPS (30 keyframes)
Talent resolver for ritch flamespitter : T_RITCH_FLAMESPITTER_BOLT => 2
[MOVE] actor moved without a starting position ritch flamespitter 14 13
[PARTY] New member, add after ritch flamespitter Zoo
Adding entity 4381 after 15
AI took for target 4168 bee swarm :: 4381 ritch flamespitter 2 < 400
bee swarm 4168 dumb ai talents can use Poisonous Bite T_BITE_POISON
bee swarm 4168 dumb ai talents can use Attack T_ATTACK
dumb ai uses T_ATTACK
USING table: 019DC258 Attack
[ATTACK] attacking with innate combat
[COMBAT DAMAGE] power(0.557771) totstat(1.000000) talent_mod(1.000000)
[ATTACK] to ritch flamespitter :: 0.27888543819998 20 0 :: 1
checkHit 15 -3.15
=> chance to hit 94.947839918737
[ATTACK] raw dam 0.27888543819998 versus 0 with APR 0.18209306240277
[ATTACK] after armor 0.27888543819998
[ATTACK] after range 0
[PHYS CRIT %] 1
[ATTACK] after crit 0
[ATTACK] after mult 0
[PROJECTOR] starting dam 0
[PROJECTOR] after difficulty dam 0
[PROJECTOR] res 0 1 on dam 0
[PROJECTOR] after resists dam 0
[PROJECTOR] final dam 0
[LOG] Bee swarm hits ritch flamespitter for #aaaaaa#0 physical#LAST# damage.
bee swarm 4168 dumb ai talents can use Poisonous Bite T_BITE_POISON
bee swarm 4168 dumb ai talents can use Attack T_ATTACK
dumb ai uses T_ATTACK
USING table: 019DC258 Attack
[ATTACK] attacking with innate combat
[COMBAT DAMAGE] power(0.557771) totstat(1.000000) talent_mod(1.000000)
[ATTACK] to ritch flamespitter :: 0.27888543819998 20 0 :: 1
checkHit 15 -3.15
=> chance to hit 94.947839918737
[ATTACK] raw dam 0.27888543819998 versus 0 with APR 0.18209306240277
[ATTACK] after armor 0.27888543819998
[ATTACK] after range 0
[PHYS CRIT %] 1
[ATTACK] after crit 0
[ATTACK] after mult 0
[PROJECTOR] starting dam 0
[PROJECTOR] after difficulty dam 0
[PROJECTOR] res 0 1 on dam 0
[PROJECTOR] after resists dam 0
[PROJECTOR] final dam 0
[LOG] #00ff00#Talent War Hound is ready to use.
AI took for target 4381 ritch flamespitter :: 4168 bee swarm 2 < 400
============================== TACTICAL AI ritch flamespitter
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents testing Flamespit T_RITCH_FLAMESPITTER_BOLT
[DEBUG] hit a foe!
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents can use Flamespit T_RITCH_FLAMESPITTER_BOLT attack weight 2.9827849202058
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents testing Equilibrium Pool T_EQUILIBRIUM_POOL
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents testing Attack T_ATTACK
[DEBUG] hit a foe!
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents can use Attack T_ATTACK attack weight 1.4050381051787
Tactical ai report for ritch flamespitter
* escape 14.16395380312
* attack 2.7127766646246
[LOG] Bee swarm hits ritch flamespitter for #aaaaaa#0 physical#LAST# damage.
19 frames in 1.003 seconds = 18.9432 FPS (23 keyframes)
AI took for target 4168 bee swarm :: 4381 ritch flamespitter 4 < 400
============================== TACTICAL AI ritch flamespitter
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents testing Flamespit T_RITCH_FLAMESPITTER_BOLT
[DEBUG] hit a foe!
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents can use Flamespit T_RITCH_FLAMESPITTER_BOLT attack weight 3.5761206098066
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents testing Equilibrium Pool T_EQUILIBRIUM_POOL
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents testing Attack T_ATTACK
[DEBUG] hit a foe!
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents can use Attack T_ATTACK attack weight 1.3425921285569
Tactical ai report for ritch flamespitter
* escape 13.428352670677
* attack 2.1172388917483
25 frames in 1.038 seconds = 24.0848 FPS (40 keyframes)
bee swarm 4168 dumb ai talents can use Poisonous Bite T_BITE_POISON
bee swarm 4168 dumb ai talents can use Attack T_ATTACK
dumb ai uses T_ATTACK
USING table: 019DC258 Attack
[ATTACK] attacking with innate combat
[COMBAT DAMAGE] power(0.557771) totstat(1.000000) talent_mod(1.000000)
[ATTACK] to ritch flamespitter :: 0.27888543819998 20 0 :: 1
checkHit 15 -3.15
=> chance to hit 94.947839918737
[LOG] Bee swarm misses ritch flamespitter.
============================== TACTICAL AI ritch flamespitter
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents testing Flamespit T_RITCH_FLAMESPITTER_BOLT
[DEBUG] hit a foe!
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents can use Flamespit T_RITCH_FLAMESPITTER_BOLT attack weight 3.3412618763646
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents testing Equilibrium Pool T_EQUILIBRIUM_POOL
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents testing Attack T_ATTACK
[DEBUG] hit a foe!
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents can use Attack T_ATTACK attack weight 1.2141703627775
Tactical ai report for ritch flamespitter
* escape 14.553150858977
* attack 2.7156258662216
bee swarm 4168 dumb ai talents can use Poisonous Bite T_BITE_POISON
bee swarm 4168 dumb ai talents can use Attack T_ATTACK
dumb ai uses T_ATTACK
USING table: 019DC258 Attack
[ATTACK] attacking with innate combat
[COMBAT DAMAGE] power(0.557771) totstat(1.000000) talent_mod(1.000000)
[ATTACK] to ritch flamespitter :: 0.27888543819998 20 0 :: 1
checkHit 15 -3.15
=> chance to hit 94.947839918737
[ATTACK] raw dam 0.27888543819998 versus 0 with APR 0.18209306240277
[ATTACK] after armor 0.27888543819998
[ATTACK] after range 0
[PHYS CRIT %] 1
[ATTACK] after crit 0
[ATTACK] after mult 0
[PROJECTOR] starting dam 0
[PROJECTOR] after difficulty dam 0
[PROJECTOR] res 0 1 on dam 0
[PROJECTOR] after resists dam 0
[PROJECTOR] final dam 0
AI took for target 4381 ritch flamespitter :: 4168 bee swarm 2 < 400
============================== TACTICAL AI ritch flamespitter
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents testing Flamespit T_RITCH_FLAMESPITTER_BOLT
[DEBUG] hit a foe!
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents can use Flamespit T_RITCH_FLAMESPITTER_BOLT attack weight 3.5136803393747
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents testing Equilibrium Pool T_EQUILIBRIUM_POOL
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents testing Attack T_ATTACK
[DEBUG] hit a foe!
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents can use Attack T_ATTACK attack weight 1.3924567647034
Tactical ai report for ritch flamespitter
* escape 14.133263318361
* attack 2.7883023851777
23 frames in 1.041 seconds = 22.0941 FPS (29 keyframes)
bee swarm 4168 dumb ai talents can use Poisonous Bite T_BITE_POISON
bee swarm 4168 dumb ai talents can use Attack T_ATTACK
dumb ai uses T_ATTACK
USING table: 019DC258 Attack
[ATTACK] attacking with innate combat
[COMBAT DAMAGE] power(0.557771) totstat(1.000000) talent_mod(1.000000)
[ATTACK] to ritch flamespitter :: 0.27888543819998 20 0 :: 1
checkHit 15 -3.15
=> chance to hit 94.947839918737
[ATTACK] raw dam 0.27888543819998 versus 0 with APR 0.18209306240277
[ATTACK] after armor 0.27888543819998
[ATTACK] after range 0
[PHYS CRIT %] 1
[ATTACK] after crit 0
[ATTACK] after mult 0
[PROJECTOR] starting dam 0
[PROJECTOR] after difficulty dam 0
[PROJECTOR] res 0 1 on dam 0
[PROJECTOR] after resists dam 0
[PROJECTOR] final dam 0
AI took for target 4381 ritch flamespitter :: 4168 bee swarm 1 < 400
============================== TACTICAL AI ritch flamespitter
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents testing Flamespit T_RITCH_FLAMESPITTER_BOLT
[DEBUG] hit a foe!
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents can use Flamespit T_RITCH_FLAMESPITTER_BOLT attack weight 3.3601064001984
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents testing Equilibrium Pool T_EQUILIBRIUM_POOL
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents testing Attack T_ATTACK
[DEBUG] hit a foe!
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents can use Attack T_ATTACK attack weight 1.5134602961709
Tactical ai report for ritch flamespitter
* escape 12.709649381663
* attack 2.2630715708554
[LOG] Bee swarm hits ritch flamespitter for #aaaaaa#0 physical#LAST# damage.
23 frames in 1.032 seconds = 22.2868 FPS (32 keyframes)
bee swarm 4168 dumb ai talents can use Poisonous Bite T_BITE_POISON
bee swarm 4168 dumb ai talents can use Attack T_ATTACK
dumb ai uses T_ATTACK
USING table: 019DC258 Attack
[ATTACK] attacking with innate combat
[COMBAT DAMAGE] power(0.557771) totstat(1.000000) talent_mod(1.000000)
[ATTACK] to ritch flamespitter :: 0.27888543819998 20 0 :: 1
checkHit 15 -3.15
=> chance to hit 94.947839918737
[LOG] Bee swarm misses ritch flamespitter.
bee swarm 4168 dumb ai talents can use Poisonous Bite T_BITE_POISON
bee swarm 4168 dumb ai talents can use Attack T_ATTACK
dumb ai uses T_ATTACK
USING table: 019DC258 Attack
[ATTACK] attacking with innate combat
[COMBAT DAMAGE] power(0.557771) totstat(1.000000) talent_mod(1.000000)
[ATTACK] to ritch flamespitter :: 0.27888543819998 20 0 :: 1
checkHit 15 -3.15
=> chance to hit 94.947839918737
[ATTACK] raw dam 0.27888543819998 versus 0 with APR 0.18209306240277
[ATTACK] after armor 0.27888543819998
[ATTACK] after range 0
[PHYS CRIT %] 1
[ATTACK] after crit 0
[ATTACK] after mult 0
[PROJECTOR] starting dam 0
[PROJECTOR] after difficulty dam 0
[PROJECTOR] res 0 1 on dam 0
[PROJECTOR] after resists dam 0
[PROJECTOR] final dam 0
============================== TACTICAL AI ritch flamespitter
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents testing Flamespit T_RITCH_FLAMESPITTER_BOLT
[DEBUG] hit a foe!
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents can use Flamespit T_RITCH_FLAMESPITTER_BOLT attack weight 2.8123009423522
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents testing Equilibrium Pool T_EQUILIBRIUM_POOL
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents testing Attack T_ATTACK
[DEBUG] hit a foe!
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents can use Attack T_ATTACK attack weight 1.4429474726321
Tactical ai report for ritch flamespitter
* escape 13.245745991428
* attack 2.4693784572567
[LOG] Bee swarm hits ritch flamespitter for #aaaaaa#0 physical#LAST# damage.
21 frames in 1.005 seconds = 20.8955 FPS (29 keyframes)
bee swarm 4168 dumb ai talents can use Poisonous Bite T_BITE_POISON
bee swarm 4168 dumb ai talents can use Attack T_ATTACK
dumb ai uses T_ATTACK
USING table: 019DC258 Attack
[ATTACK] attacking with innate combat
[COMBAT DAMAGE] power(0.557771) totstat(1.000000) talent_mod(1.000000)
[ATTACK] to ritch flamespitter :: 0.27888543819998 20 0 :: 1
checkHit 15 -3.15
=> chance to hit 94.947839918737
[ATTACK] raw dam 0.27888543819998 versus 0 with APR 0.18209306240277
[ATTACK] after armor 0.27888543819998
[ATTACK] after range 0
[PHYS CRIT %] 1
[ATTACK] after crit 0
[ATTACK] after mult 0
[PROJECTOR] starting dam 0
[PROJECTOR] after difficulty dam 0
[PROJECTOR] res 0 1 on dam 0
[PROJECTOR] after resists dam 0
[PROJECTOR] final dam 0
============================== TACTICAL AI ritch flamespitter
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents testing Flamespit T_RITCH_FLAMESPITTER_BOLT
[DEBUG] hit a foe!
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents can use Flamespit T_RITCH_FLAMESPITTER_BOLT attack weight 3.258758697487
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents testing Equilibrium Pool T_EQUILIBRIUM_POOL
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents testing Attack T_ATTACK
[DEBUG] hit a foe!
ritch flamespitter 4381 tactical ai talents can use Attack T_ATTACK attack weight 1.9072080633702
Tactical ai report for ritch flamespitter
* escape 13.259790565731
* attack 2.4398675453367
[LOG] Bee swarm hits ritch flamespitter for #aaaaaa#0 physical#LAST# damage.
bee swarm 4168 dumb ai talents can use Poisonous Bite T_BITE_POISON
bee swarm 4168 dumb ai talents can use Attack T_ATTACK
dumb ai uses T_BITE_POISON
[LOG] Bee swarm bites poison into ritch flamespitter.
USING table: 0468EF78 Poisonous Bite
[ATTACK] attacking with innate combat
[COMBAT DAMAGE] power(0.557771) totstat(1.000000) talent_mod(1.000000)
[ATTACK] to ritch flamespitter :: 0.27888543819998 20 0 :: 3
checkHit 15 -3.15
=> chance to hit 94.947839918737
[ATTACK] raw dam 0.27888543819998 versus 0 with APR 0.18209306240277
[ATTACK] after armor 0.27888543819998
[ATTACK] after range 0
[PHYS CRIT %] 1
[ATTACK] after crit 0
[ATTACK] after mult 0
[PROJECTOR] starting dam 0
[PROJECTOR] after difficulty dam 0
[PROJECTOR] res 0 1 on dam 0
[PROJECTOR] after resists dam 0
[PROJECTOR] final dam 0
[LOG] Ritch flamespitter is poisoned!
[LOG] Bee swarm hits ritch flamespitter for #LIGHT_GREEN#0 nature#LAST# damage.
22 frames in 1.055 seconds = 20.8531 FPS (32 keyframes)
bee swarm 4168 dumb ai talents can use Attack T_ATTACK
dumb ai uses T_ATTACK
USING table: 019DC258 Attack
[ATTACK] attacking with innate combat
[COMBAT DAMAGE] power(0.557771) totstat(1.000000) talent_mod(1.000000)
[ATTACK] to ritch flamespitter :: 0.27888543819998 20 0 :: 1
checkHit 15 -3.15
=> chance to hit 94.947839918737
[ATTACK] raw dam 0.27888543819998 versus 0 with APR 0.18209306240277
[ATTACK] after armor 0.27888543819998
[ATTACK] after range 0
[PHYS CRIT %] 1
[ATTACK] after crit 0
[ATTACK] after mult 0
[PROJECTOR] starting dam 0
[PROJECTOR] after difficulty dam 0
[PROJECTOR] res 0 1 on dam 0
[PROJECTOR] after resists dam 0
[PROJECTOR] final dam 0
[PROJECTOR] starting dam 0
[PROJECTOR] after difficulty dam 0
[PROJECTOR] res 0 1 on dam 0
[PROJECTOR] after resists dam 0
[PROJECTOR] final dam 0
[LOG] #PINK#Your summoned ritch flamespitter disappears.



As for the errors, they started when I escorted a seer.

Not gone east, no backup guardian
[LOG] #YELLOW_GREEN#There is a way to the previous level here (press '<', '>' or right click to use).
[PARTY] New member, add after Zoo Zoo
Adding entity 15 after 15
Talent resolver for Porynor, the injured seer : T_MANATHRUST => 1
Equipment resolver for Porynor, the injured seer
Equipment resolver Porynor, the injured seer weapon staff nil
Zone made us an equipment according to filter! elm staff
Autorequire stats
mag 11
addTmpVal table: 09A89488 combat_spellcrit 1 :=: 1 1
addTmpVal table: 09A89488 combat_spellpower 1 :=: 2 2
* elm staff => no drop
Placing portal at 11 26
[MOVE] actor moved without a starting position Porynor, the injured seer 0 10
Loading tile npc/humanoid_elf_porynor__the_injured_seer.png
[CHAT] loaded welcome table: 08D4D1C8
[QUEST] given to table: 069D00E8 escort-duty-trollmire-3
[LOG] #LIGHT_GREEN#Accepted quest ''! #WHITE#(Press CTRL+Q to see the quest log)
[MUSIC] playing Rainy Day.ogg userdata: 07F4EC10 :: current ? true
[LOG] #TEAL#You stride into this area without a second thought, while stifling a yawn. You feel your time might be better spent elsewhere.
14 frames in 5.728 seconds = 2.44413 FPS (19 keyframes)
Updating zone name Trollmire (3)
L(192d200) Particle updater error 889b348 (5, 93): attempt to call a number value
241 ticks in 10.974 seconds = 21.961 TPS
L(192d200) Particle updater error 889b348 (5, 93): attempt to call a number value
L(192d200) Particle updater error 889b348 (5, 93): attempt to call a number value

Predawn

Susramanian wrote:Orc Cryomancers wreak havoc on their buddies. I'm not sure if it's with Ice Storm or with Tidal Wave.

Yah, I noticed that too... I think I know what the issue is and just have to figure out what I want to do about it.

And Predawn, thanks for the bug report... I'll take a closer look later.

In addition to the problems with the Ritch, I noticed that the Summoner's Turtle also runs away. I think it did it more after it had taken a few hits, but mostly I was too upset to pay that much attention. It could have been useful, if it had taken the enemies with it, but even then i think i'd prefer to have it stay as a solid block where i put it. Especially in corridors, where it kept walking towards me when i was trying to get some distance from the fighting.

Also, playing as a Yeek Temporal Warden, it seemed like the Yeek starting zone bosses were ignoring me whenever there were unlit squares between me and them. Not ignoring me completely, just...acting weird. they would try to hide, approach a little, now and then, and then go try to hide again. I don't think either of them hit me more than once or twice.

And the Yaech psions seem to be pyromaniacs with hair-triggers. They would fire off Pyrokinesis as soon as I was visible , without waiting for a clear line of sight. they completely missed me with it about 90% of the time.

Non magic-users using manasurge rune, you need to code something to prevent this.

Also there are a lot of mobs using infusions that are mostly useless to them. Heroism, Will, Sun... These need to be figured out.
There are also a lot of mobs throwing shields when they don't need them. Adding an attribute to an actor when it takes damage should broaden your options a bit.

Also, very important. Ranged type mobs currently will always prefer running away if the target closes in... this is highly abusable and you should give them a chance to ball up and smack the aggressor in the face.
Another attribute you should consider is target %hp, casters should just stand and burn away at anything under 30% I'd say.

Orc Archer with movement infusion, charged right next to my Sun Paladin.

Gloomy-Dwarves (That is, the unit with the gloom effect. I can't recall their name offhand) in the bellows try to stay at pretty far away from you. I don't know if they're actually doing anything (Buffing specifically) given the usual message spam, but they appear to be harmless at this point.

Working on an new npc and it's not casting a lot of it's talents namely Ice Claw, Death Blow, Mana Clash, and Aura of Silence.

I've tried straight tactical ai and tactical melee but both are resulting in similar outputs.

Here's a sample from the stdout showing it using Attack though better choices are available.

Not quite ready to delve back into the tactical AI, but edge it looks like the want table is empty (there should be a few lines after the "Tactical ai report for bla" line). Are you sure the NPC had a target? It won't attack if it doesn't have a target, or heal if it isn't hurt which seem to be the two tactical categories that are available.

Yup, it was targeting me. Unless something screwy happened and it dropped target mid-fight.

Note this is a sample. It hit me with crush, warshout, and sandbreath multiple times but preferred to 'Attack' over using it's other talents and it was a repeated thing. Talent in 1 is set, tried plain tactical and tactical melee. No idea what the issue is.