Combat AI

Mod only for sse.

What about AE ?

While creating my first mod — Stamina Matters, I started REing Skyrim first time. Faced to CombatAI stuff. And… it is absolutely RANDOM! If you think that NPC thinks, you wrong.

After a lot of REing & coding I created my combat AI. I am good at RE, also at coding. But not in game design. I have a huge opportunity of changing AI to my own, but it is hard to me to create logic itself.

Anyway, I think now it is worthy to upload this to nexus. Enjoy!

I have a discord server now, where you could find useful info about my mods, suggest your ideas for released or new mods and give me a feedback.

Combat AI changed for

• [] Melee

  [] Block

  [] Movement

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  Thanks again to ellder4mk we have awesome review!

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  Combat AI

  Now NPCs actually think before action. I tried to implement my own style. I imagined that I am an NPC and tried to “explain” how I should act.

  Basically, there are some ideas I implemented:

  Melee:

  • [] NPCs chose more suitable moment to attack (enemy is staggered, finishing attack, turned his back)

    [] NPCs more aggressive against weak enemies (e.g. damaged hp/stamina a lot)

    [] NPCs do not attack when enemy is blocking and looking to it

    [] NPCs do not perform power attack to staggered enemy

    [] NPCs perform power attack only if he has many stamina

    [] NPCs do not perform attacks with low stamina

    Block

    • [] NPCs block only if cannot escape

      [] NPCs bash when enemy power attacking (to shoot down the attack)

      [] NPCs bash when enemy just staying to stagger it and then make many safe attacks

      [] NPCs bash after successful block. (was in vanilla, why not)

      [] NPCs do not block with low stamina

      Movement

      • [] NPCs circle when enemy is blocking (to attack not on the shield)

        [] NPCs circle when enemy is not attacking (to confuse)

        [] NPCs dodge when in danger, choosing best direction.

        This is also corresponds with pathing. Unlike other NPC dodging mods…… :(

      Low stamina behavior

      • [] No attacks/blocks

      • Fallback

        How it works

        Skyrim uses Behavior trees technique for CombatAI. I completely REd some of them and changed trees for melee, block & movement.

        I have some ideas In my head and implemented it.

        Dodging

        You can choose dodging method for NPC.

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