Ongoing issues with custom AI settings.

[eno_75]

Eh guys. Been banging on this drum for awhile now and Krisredbeard has been great in getting back to me but this is really aggravating. I'm trying- I really am... help me out.

The issue is with the Advanced AI settings. I've tried customising them in the defaultAIsettings file and in the game settings and a combination of both... Yesterday I went in and changed the customised settings in game (again) because they had reset fro mthe last time- I just went back and they're back to the "default" custom. I know this since I click "return to default" or whatever it is and it doesn't change anything.

Then I go into my defaultAIsettings file... and side by side it's clear that it's held onto the settings I saved on the file before... but totally different from the default settings in game.

I change the in game settings and it resets as soon as I close the game and go back to it. And yeah changing 4-5 settings every time isn't the dealbreaker... but seeing no association between the file I've saved (X:\Steam games\steamapps\common\Ground Branch\GroundBranch\Config) and the in game settings makes the customisation process pretty frustrating.

Dampening the AI laser scope snap shot and "I SEE ENEMY!" has helped to make the AI more tolerable... If what I'm experiencing is intended then that is what it is but I don't think this is.

Is there a chance the settings aren't sticking because I'm using a slightly modified file location?)

[Blackheart_Six]

Just to make sure we are on the same sheet here....

1. Edit your defaultAIsettings.ini file to your liking.
2. Place the file Ground Branch\GroundBranch\Config directory.
3. Click on "Lone Wolf".
4. Click on "Advance AI Settings".
5. Notice the settings are at default. No change to settings.
6. For lone wolf you must edit the settings. They do not keep.
7. Go back to the main screen, and host a game.
8. Click on "Advance AI settings".
9. Notice the settings. They are what you loaded in the defaultAIsettings.ini file.

So a couple things...
1. Lone wolf doesn't retain custom AI.
2. Play game as a hosted match to use custom AI.

I don't play lone wolf anyway even in SP. I use host game so I don't have to go all the way out the main menu to change maps. And I get more functionality with a hosted game.

You're not crazy. I don't know why it doesn't retain custom AI settings in Lone wolf mode.

[eno_75]

Eh Black yeah thanks for your ongoing feedback on this. Clearly this is a big issue for me since even small changes to the AI can make the experience more tolerable. I'm trying to build up a small community and the biggest frustration at this point is with the AI. I've had limited success with the changes I've made but quite frankly I have no idea if what I'm changing is actually what I'm... changing?

To be clear- I don't ever play lone wolf... I'm talking specifically about going to "host match" and then from there going to advanced AI. The defaultAIsettings file does retain the changes. This is actually a bit weird since I'd expect that if I change settings in game that it would port it back to that file. Or, similarly if I change settings in that file I'd expect it to port over to the game which it doesn't.

So yeah the hunt continues. Appreciate that you keep coming back to try and steer me straight.

[Blackheart_Six]

Don't worry about the settings.

They are all going to change with the integration of Kythera framework.

Hopefully sooner than later.

[JohnJ]

They will all change in 1034 with the new AI.

[eno_75]

Yeah- hopefully. How long did 1033 take to drop? A year?

Fine. I’ll drop it. But this ass in the tub AI is a huge X on the game and making the customization this finicky between now and whenever the new AI is rolled out in however many months is a massive pita.

[KrisRedbeard]

Getting Unreal to load particular values from the "default" version of a particular .ini file is finicky, to say the least :(

This is why most default values are stored in the UI itself.

This means that any changes you make to the DefaultAISettings.ini will probably not be shown in the UI when you reset it.