FreeCraft Configuration Language Description: Artificial Intelligence
(AI)
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define-ai
define-ai-helper
define-ai-player
define-ai-wc-names
ai:attack-with-force
ai:check-force
ai:debug
ai:dump
ai:force
ai:force-role
ai:get-race
ai:get-sleep-cycles
ai:need
ai:player
ai:research
ai:restart
ai:script
ai:set
ai:set-collect!
ai:set-reserve!
ai:sleep
ai:upgrade-to
ai:wait
ai:wait-force
Intro - Introduction to AI functions and variables
Everything around the control of the FreeCraft AI.
Functions
define-ai
Description
This defines how a special AI works. Each level can use his own AI definition.
Syntax
(define-ai name race class script)
- name
- Unique name of this AI definitions.
- race
- Name of the race for what this definition can be used, if the definition
can be used for any race use "*".
- class
- Class name of this definition. Used to chooce the AI for computer players.
The puds contains numbers which are mapped by the C table AiTypeWcNames into
internal names. Some common used names are "passive", "land-attack",
"sea-attack", "air-attack".
- script
- A list of scheme statements executed one after another.
( (code-1) (code-2) ... (code-n) )
code-1 can be any valid scheme statement. Currently each second this
statement is executed, if the statement returns not #t, than the next
time the next statement is executed. No statement should use more than 3 ms.
Example
(define-ai "wc2-passive" "*" "passive"
'((ai:sleep 10000)
(ai:restart) ))
Defines the passive computer AI, which does nothing.
Used
$LIBARYPATH/ccl/ai.ccl
define-ai-helper
Description
The AI is complete configurable, nothing is hardcoded. The AI knows nothing
about any units without this table. This table defines F.E. what unit can build
and what they can build and many other things that the AI must know.
Syntax
(define-ai-helper (list))
- list
- A list of features:
(list 'build 'builder 'building-1 ... 'building-n)
- builder
- Name of the unit-type that can build.
- building-1
- building-n
- Names of the unit-types that can be builded by the builder.
Note: If more units can build the same buildings you need the same list
for all units.
(list 'train 'trainer 'unit-1 ... 'unit-n)
- trainer
- Name of the unit-type that can train the units.
- unit-1
- unit-n
- Names of the unit-types that can be trained by the trainer.
Note: If more units can train the same unit you need the same list
for all units.
(list 'upgrade 'unit 'upgraded-unit-1 ... 'upgraded-unit-n)
- unit
- Name of the unit-type that can be upgraded.
- upgraded-unit-1
- upgraded-unit-n
- Names of the unit-types to that the unit can be upgraded.
(list 'research 'researcher 'upgrade-1 ... 'spell-n)
- researcher
- Name of the unit-type that can reasearch upgrades or spells.
- upgrade-1
- spell-n
- Names of the upgrades or spells that can be researched by the researcher.
(list 'repair 'worker 'unit-1 ... 'unit-n)
- worker
- Name of the unit-type that can repair other units.
- unit-1
- unit-n
- Names of the unit-types that can be repaired by the worker.
Note: If more units can repair the same units you need the same list
for all units.
(list 'collect 'worker 'resource-1 ... 'resource-n)
- worker
- Name of the unit-type that can collect resources.
- resource-1
- resource-n
- Names of the resources that can be collected by the worker.
(list 'with-goods 'unit 'resource)
- unit
- Name of the unit-type that is carring a resource.
- resource
- Name of the resource that is carried by the unit.
(list 'equiv 'unit 'unit-1 ... 'unit-n)
- unit
- Name of the unit-type that have equilvalent units.
- unit-1
- unit-n
- Names of the unit-types that can be uses by the AI equivalent.
(list 'unit-limit 'unit 'resource)
- unit
- Name of the unit-type that must be produced to reduce the unit limit.
- resource
- Name of the resource producing the shortage.
I think we should swap the arguments: 'resource 'unit.
Example
A minimal AI helper definition:
(define-ai-helper
(list 'build 'unit-peasant 'unit-farm)
(list 'train 'unit-town-hall 'unit-peasant)
(list 'upgrade 'unit-town-hall 'unit-keep)
(list 'research 'unit-human-blacksmith 'upgrade-sword1)
(list 'repair 'unit-peasant 'unit-town-hall)
(list 'collect 'unit-peasant 'gold)
(list 'with-goods 'unit-peasant-with-gold 'gold)
(list 'unit-limit 'unit-farm 'food)
(list 'unit-equiv 'unit-town-hall 'unit-keep))
A peasant can build a farm.
The town hall can train a peasant.
A town hall can be upgraded to a keep.
The blacksmith can reasearch the upgrade sword1.
A peasant can repair the town hall.
A peasant can collect gold.
A the peasant with gold carries gold.
To fix the food shortage the AI must build farms.
For the AI is a keep equivalent to a town hall.
Used
$LIBARYPATH/ccl/ai.ccl
define-ai-player
Description
Define an AI player. (NOT SUPPORTED)
Syntax
(define-ai-player (list ...))
-
Example
FIXME:
(define-ai-player (list ...))
FIXME:
Not Used
define-ai-wc-names
Description
Define AI mapping from original number to internal symbol.
Syntax
(define-ai-wc-names (list ...))
-
Example
FIXME:
(define-ai-wc-names (list ...))
FIXME:
Not Used
ai:attack-with-force
Description
Attack the opponent with a force. The place is choosen by the AI. If there
are flyers, ships and land units in the force they could attack different
goals.
Syntax
(ai:attack-with-force force)
- force
- Number of the force to which the units should belong. 0 - 9 is currently
supported.
The force isn't moved as unit, faster units attacks first, than later the
slower units will attack.
Example
(ai:force 0 'unit-footman 1)
(ai:wait-force 0)
(ai:attack-with-force 0)
Force 0 is built with one footman. The script continues processing, if the
footman is ready trained. Now attack the opponent with force 0.
Used
$LIBARYPATH/ccl/ai.ccl
ai:check-force
Description
Check if a force is ready.
Syntax
(ai:check-force force)
- force
- Number of the force to which the units should belong. 0 - 9 is currently
supported.
Example
(ai:force 0 'unit-footman 1)
(if (ai:check-force 0) (ai:sleep 500))
Force 0 is build with one footman. When the force is ready, sleep for
500 frames.
Not Used
ai:debug
Description
Enable or disable the debug output of the AI script execution.
Syntax
(ai:debug flag)
- flag
- If #t enables printing of the AI commands, if #f disables it.
Example
(ai:debug #t)
Prints now the commands of this computer player.
Used
$LIBARYPATH/ccl/ai.ccl
ai:dump
Description
Dump some AI debug information.
Syntax
(ai:dump)
Example
(ai:dump)
Prints out some debug information.
Not Used
ai:force
Description
Define a force, what and how many units should belong to a force. Up to 10
forces are currently supported.
Force 0 is currently fixed to be the defence force. Send to a building or
unit under attack.
If there are any unassigned units of the requested unit-type, than they are
assigned to the force.
Note: The low-level didn't support the reduce of a force.
Syntax
(ai:force force unit-type-1 count-1 ... unit-type-N count-N)
- force
- Number of the force to which the units should belong. 0 - 9 is currently
supported.
- unit-type-1
- unit-type-N
- Unit-type that should be in the force. Currently only mobile (trained) units
are allowed.
count-1
count-N
How many of this units should be in the force.
The unit-types should be build in a fixed order. From left to right? or from
each unit-type one after the other?
Example
(ai:force 0 'unit-footman 4 'unit-bowman 5)
(ai:force 1 'unit-footman 3 'unit-bowman 2)
First the force 0 is filled up with 4 footmans and 5 bowmans, after this
force 1 is filled with 3 footmans and 2 bowmans.
Used
$LIBARYPATH/ccl/ai.ccl
ai:force-role
Description
Define the role of a force.
Syntax
(ai:force-role force role)
- force
- Number of the force to which the units should belong. 0 - 9 is currently
supported.
- role
- The role of the force. Can be either 'attack or 'defend.
Example
(ai:force-role 0 'attack)
Sets the role of force 0 to attack.
Used
$LIBARYPATH/ccl/ai.ccl
ai:get-race
Description
Get the race of the current AI player.
Syntax
(ai:get-race)
Example
(ai:get-race)
Returns the race name of the current AI player.
Used
$LIBARYPATH/ccl/ai.ccl
ai:get-sleep-cycles
Description
Get the number of cycles to sleep.
Syntax
(ai:get-sleep-cycles)
Example
(ai:get-sleep-cycles)
Returns the number of cycles to sleep.
Not Used
ai:need
Description
Tells the AI that it should have an unit of this unit-type. The AI builds or
trains units in this order of the ai:set/ai:need commands. If the unit or an
equivalent unit already exists, the AI does nothing. If the unit is lost, it is
automatic rebuild. If the units are requested in wrong order, the AI could
hang up. Resources are collected automatic and farms are automatic build, but
additional could be requested.
Syntax
(ai:need unit-type)
- unit-type
- Name of the unit-type required.
Example
(ai:need (unit-type 'unit-great-hall))
(ai:need (unit-type 'unit-barrack))
The great hall must be build before a barrack.
Used
$LIBARYPATH/ccl/ai.ccl
ai:player
Description
Return the player of the running AI.
Syntax
(ai:player)
Example
(ai:player)
Returns the player of the running AI.
Not Used
ai:research
Description
Let the AI research an upgrade, upgrades are reseached in command order.
And automatic researched if lost. Building orders have a higher priority.
The script writer is responsible for the correct order. If wrong the
AI could hang up.
Syntax
(ai:research upgrade)
- upgrade
- Upgrade name to be researched.
Example
(ai:research 'upgrade-shield1)
Research a better armor for land units.
Used
$LIBARYPATH/ccl/ai.ccl
ai:restart
Description
Restart with the main AI script. Could be used as longjmp for the AI
scripts.
Syntax
(ai:restart)
Example
(define-ai "passive" "*" "passive"
'( (ai:sleep 10000)
(ai:restart) ))
A endless script doing nothing.
Used
$LIBARYPATH/ccl/ai.ccl
ai:script
Description
Execute a new script, can be used for loops, subroutines. But this must be
handled by the user.
Syntax
(ai:script script)
- script
- A list of AI commands. Executed one after the other.
Example
(define attack-endloop
'((ai:with-force 1)
(ai:attack-with-force 1)
(ai:script attack-endloop) ))
An example with a for ever loop. Wait for force 1 ready (all units trained),
than attack with the force 1. This is done endless.
Used
$LIBARYPATH/ccl/ai.ccl
ai:set
Description
This ai:need with a number. Tells the AI that it should have a specified number
of an unit of this unit-type. The AI builds or trains units in this order of
the ai:set/ai:need commands. If the unit or an equivalent unit already exists,
the AI does nothing. If the units are lost, they are automatic rebuild. If the
units are requested in wrong order, the AI could hang up. Resources are
collected automatic and farms are automatic build, but additional could be
requested. In the opposite to ai:need, which always inserts a request, ai:set
modifies the last request to the new number.
Syntax
(ai:set unit-type count)
- unit-type
- Name of the unit-type(s) required.
- count
- Number of unit-types(s) required.
Example
(ai:set 'unit-peon 2)
Request two peons.
Used
$LIBARYPATH/ccl/ai.ccl
ai:set-collect!
Description
Set AI player resource collect percent.
Syntax
(ai:set-collect! #(time gold wood oil ore stone coal))
- time
- Time in game cycles.
- gold
- Gold resource.
- wood
- Wood resource.
- oil
- Oil resource.
- ore
- Ore resource.
- stone
- Stone resource.
- coal
- Coal resource.
Example
(ai:set-collect! #(0 50 50 0 0 0 0))
Set the collect percent to 50% gold and 50% wood.
Not Used
ai:set-reserve!
Description
Set AI player resource reserve.
Syntax
(ai:set-reserve! #( time gold wood oil ore stone coal))
- time
- Time in game cycles.
- gold
- Gold resource.
- wood
- Wood resource.
- oil
- Oil resource.
- ore
- Ore resource.
- stone
- Stone resource.
- coal
- Coal resource.
Example
(ai:set-reserve! #( 0 0 0 0 0 0 0))
Set all of the reserves to 0.
Not Used
ai:sleep
Description
Wait some frames, to let the opponent (you) recover.
Syntax
(ai:sleep frames)
- frames
- How many frames (~1/30s) the AI shouldn't proceed with the script.
Example
(ai:sleep 500)
Wait 500 frames ~16s.
Used
$LIBARYPATH/ccl/ai.ccl
ai:upgrade-to
Description
Upgrade units to an improved type. You must give for each unit you want to
upgrade an upgrade command. The computer automatic searches which unit it
upgrades.
Syntax
(ai:upgrade-to unit-type)
- unit-type
- Unit type to that an unit should be upgraded.
Example
(ai:upgrade-to 'unit-keep)
Upgrade a town-hall to keep.
Used
$LIBARYPATH/ccl/ai.ccl
ai:wait
Description
Waits until the *first* request of this unit-type is completed.
Don't forget to request an unit-type, before you wait on it.
Syntax
(ai:wait type)
- type
- Wait for this unit type.
Example
(ai:need 'unit-peasant)
(ai:wait 'unit-peasant)
Proceed only if a peasant is ready.
Used
$LIBARYPATH/ccl/ai.ccl
ai:wait-force
Description
Wait until a force is complete, the forces are build in force number order.
First 0, than 1, last 9.
Syntax
(ai:wait-force force)
- force
- Number of the force to which the units should belong. 0 - 9 is currently
supported.
Example
(ai:force 0 'unit-footman 1)
(ai:wait-force 0)
Force 0 is build with one footman. The script continues processing, if the
footman is ready trained.
Used
$LIBARYPATH/ccl/ai.ccl
Notes
The current AI script support is very limited, many new functions are needed.
If you want to write this you know who to contact.
Examples
(define-ai "wc2-example" 'orc 'land-attack
This is the AI "wc2-example" usable for human race and land-attack.
'( (ai:need (unit-type 'unit-great-hall))
The first need unit is the great-hall.
(ai:need 'unit-peon)
The next unit should be the peon.
(ai:wait 'unit-great-hall)
Now wait until the great hall is available. Could hang if no great hall can be
build.
(ai:wait 'unit-peon) ))
Now wait unit we have a worker to build the next things.
FIXME: need some complex examples.
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