[Mod] Tau Battle AI Mod (Version 3.0)

[Tau]

Tau Battle AI Mod (Version 3.0)

Changes for both Xtreme Legends and Empires games:

• Removed delay before musou attacks; now they will start immediately.
  
• Reduced damage from normal, strong, musou, rage musou, counter, storm combo, and switch attacks.
  
• Counter attack, Storm Combo, and Switch attack will no longer make the player invulnerable to damage.
  
• AI officers will now use normal, charge, and musou attacks more frequently.
  
• Added a new "cheer" animation; press Guard + Switch weapon + Musou attack.

Changes only for Empires:

• AI officers will receive a boost in damage, speed, and attack speed.
  
• Reduced weapon damage and element level.
  
• Changed default Stratagems for all officers.

Instructions:

• Download the mod from Google Drive link.[drive.google.com] or Japanese Version.[drive.google.com]
  
• Choose the appropriate file for your needs:
  Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires:
  
  • tau_battle_ai_empires.exe -> full version.
    
  • tau_battle_ai_empires_no_cut.exe -> version without removing delay before musou attacks.
    
  Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme Legends:
  
  • tau_battle_ai_xe.exe -> full version.
    
  • tau_battle_ai_xe_no_cut -> version without removing delay before musou attacks.
• Copy the .exe file to the game root folder and run it as an administrator.

Please leave your feedback and suggestions.

[TamoDogo]

Great! :) Does this affect just AI officers or the normal soldiers too? I think I installed it right but there was no difference:

I ran the file
It came up with "Processing patch LINKDATA1-7394: Done"
I close that window then run the game as normal

Is that right?

[Tau]

TamoDogo の投稿を引用：

Great! :) Does this affect just AI officers or the normal soldiers too? I think I installed it right but there was no difference:

I ran the file
It came up with "Processing patch LINKDATA1-7394: Done"
I close that window then run the game as normal

Is that right?

It affects only AI officers.
The easiest way to check if everything is correct is to press in-game Guard + Switch button + Musou button. If you see a cheer animation, then the mod is installed. Also, the file "LINKDATA1.BIN" will be ~2,138,259 KB in size. And, of course, if you have used other mods, make sure to install this mod on the original files.

If not, please let me know which version you used: tau_battle_ai_xe.exe or tau_battle_ai_xe_no_cut.exe ?

The difference is not so big at first glance. Try fighting several officers at once; the more of them you face, the more often they will use normal attacks and musou attacks. Or perform a storm combo; it will inflict much less damage.

[TamoDogo]

Ah yeah its working then, i thought the mod made the normal soldiers attack more because in vanilla all they do is stare at you and rarely attack

I used tau_battle_ai_xe.exe, the AI officers do use their attacks a lot more and the fights felt better :) there was so much colour from all the special attacks

Tau の投稿を引用：

Please leave your feedback and suggestions.

Making the AI soldiers more aggressive could make things more interesting too, in the older games like DW2 and 3 the soldier AI was a challenge because they attacked more

[Tau]

TamoDogo の投稿を引用：

Ah yeah its working then, i thought the mod made the normal soldiers attack more because in vanilla all they do is stare at you and rarely attack

I used tau_battle_ai_xe.exe, the AI officers do use there attacks a lot more and the fights felt better :) there was so much colour from all the special attacks

Tau の投稿を引用：

Please leave your feedback and suggestions.

Making the AI soldiers more aggressive could make things more interesting too, in the older games like DW2 and 3 the soldier AI was a challenge because they attacked more

I'm afraid it is not possible to change soldiers. The game is closed to modding, so this mod is about the maximum that can be altered.

[TamoDogo]

Aww thats a shame, still the ai officers are better now

[MastaMez]

Thank you this mod was needed badly. The officer AI actually puts up a fight now. The musou attacks feel so much quicker without the delay at the beginning.

[Mr Fantastic]

MastaMez の投稿を引用：

Thank you this mod was needed badly. The officer AI actually puts up a fight now. The musou attacks feel so much quicker without the delay at the beginning.

Try it with the highest difficulty. HIghest difficulty was not challenging without the mod?

[Tau]

Mr Fantastic の投稿を引用：

MastaMez の投稿を引用：

Thank you this mod was needed badly. The officer AI actually puts up a fight now. The musou attacks feel so much quicker without the delay at the beginning.

Try it with the highest difficulty. HIghest difficulty was not challenging without the mod?

In the original chaos difficulty, AI officers are too passive. They simply stand and watch you.

[kiiiiiruuuuuu]

Thank you for the wonderful MOD!
When I opened the EXE, the message "Invalid LINKDATA0.BIN" appeared.
What should I do in this case? I'm using the Japanese version.

[Tau]

kiiiiiruuuuuu の投稿を引用：

Thank you for the wonderful MOD!
When I opened the EXE, the message "Invalid LINKDATA0.BIN" appeared.
What should I do in this case? I'm using the Japanese version.

You need to place the executable file in the game's root folder and run it as an administrator. Ensure that the game is not modded and has a clean installation. However, I think it may not be compatible with the Japanese version. I will attempt to make it compatible with the Japanese version.

[Tau]

kiiiiiruuuuuu の投稿を引用：

Thank you for the wonderful MOD!
When I opened the EXE, the message "Invalid LINKDATA0.BIN" appeared.
What should I do in this case? I'm using the Japanese version.

Try this Japanese Version.[drive.google.com]

[kiiiiiruuuuuu]

Tau の投稿を引用：

kiiiiiruuuuuu の投稿を引用：

Thank you for the wonderful MOD!
When I opened the EXE, the message "Invalid LINKDATA0.BIN" appeared.
What should I do in this case? I'm using the Japanese version.

Try this Japanese Version.[drive.google.com]

Thanks!!

[FūmaSparku]

i really do appreciate the work you put in. Not many make mods like this for the English scene. Is there a way to make it so that Officers don't use musou when being juggled to make the game feel more "character Action Esk" Like rewarding the player for comboing and whatnot? Thanks again Tau for the mod

[Tetsuo9999]

Could I possibly commission a mod for SW4-2 where the officers don't tech out of combos so often? If interested, DM me at Tetsuo9999#3429 on Discord.

[Tau]

FūmaSparku の投稿を引用：

i really do appreciate the work you put in. Not many make mods like this for the English scene. Is there a way to make it so that Officers don't use musou when being juggled to make the game feel more "character Action Esk" Like rewarding the player for comboing and whatnot? Thanks again Tau for the mod:Training_orochi4:

Unfortunately, the game only allows for changing certain attacks to others. So, non-native things like 'rewarding' are not possible.