How do I make AI Defend

[Chaos_Creator]

Ever notice that you place a group of AI soldiers in a defend/ambush spot, and when they see an enemy unit - the leader orders them to attack it? That's normal, but the AI units always move toward the enemy units leaving themselves exposed.

I need to figure out how to make my boys stay put and shot from their positions - without getting up and moving towards the bad guys. I've tried using - INIT:this disableAI "MOVE" and this setunitpos "DOWN", and they stay down and put, but it turns AI move off for the entire mission. Also, if enough guys get waxed in the group - they automatically stand up.

I'm trying to setup a mountain ambush scene, but my guys always get killed too easily when they leave their positions and rush the enemy.

Any ideas on how I can get a realistic defend mode?

[Artak]

try replacing unit disableai "move" with

unit dostop true

and when you want them to move again use

unit dostop false


also you might want to use  

groupname allowfleeing 0

[Chaos_Creator]

I thought once you stopped a unit - it was permanent? Cool...I'll have to try that. I guess it's going to be hard to overturn the fundamental AI programming - they see it...they chase it...they kill it..

[LCD]

@ artak - wats dostop true ?

derer

dostop unitname (unitname dofollow (leder unitname)) wil make it move back

and dere is

nitname stop true (but da unit wont fire like dat)

and unitname stop false will allow it 2 move again

LCD OUT