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Party AI

Discussion in 'Neverwinter Nights 2' started by Urithrand, Nov 9, 2007.

  1. Urithrand

    Urithrand Mind turning the light off? ★ SPS Account Holder Veteran

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    While playing through MotB it began to grate on me just how rubbish the party AI is. Despite promises that it had been worked on for the expansion, I must admit I'm not impressed, but then it struck me, where did this sense of "I just want to play my character and the others should be able to look after themselves" come from?

    Back in what we mostly call the "good old days" of Baldur's Gate and the like, you had no choice but to control all of your NPCs to a great extent as well as your PC, but somehow this never hindered gameplay, in fact it gave you a great sense of what your party was doing, what spells they had memorised and therefore allowed you to plan what you were about to do in a much shorter time, you could say "It's ok, I've got X spell memorised with so & so" and plough on through. I find with recent games where the characters are largely left to their own devices, I am often left trawling through spellbooks trying to fluke my way out of some nasty situation with whatever crappy spells one of my casters happens to have at the time.

    I think in my next run-through of MotB I'm going to disable party AI completely, and see if it improves my impression of the game. Not that my impression was that bad the first time round, I just think we all need to find a new game to refer to as the headstone of the "good old days", instead of sitting and moaning about nothing quite comparing to X game from ages past :p
     
    Urithrand, Nov 9, 2007
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  2. Barmy Army

    Barmy Army Simple mind, simple pleasures... Adored Veteran

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    The AI is horrible on this game. As is the camera.. and a lot of other stuff. Can't get on with it at all.
     
    Barmy Army, Nov 9, 2007
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  3. Blackthorne TA

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    I haven't had too much trouble with the party AI. I do take over when I need them to do something they're not doing, but that hasn't been too often so far.

    Mainly they just use up spells more than I would if I were in complete control, but that hasn't been a big deal for me yet.
     
    Blackthorne TA, Nov 9, 2007
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    i'd have to agree, i'm not sure why they have so many spellcasting modes in the AI section, since it's evident that they are practically all the same

    the problem gets worse in MOTB due to resting limitations / penalties, which means you really have to optimize on spell usage, otherwise you're going to be in trouble

    as far as i'm concerned, my party AI is always off, except pure melee characters (aka fire and forget torpedoes)
     
    Master Leo, Nov 9, 2007
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  5. Sir Farivald

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    I love MotB. With party AI turned off and various camera options played about with I've got it to play like a beautifully 3D Baldur's Gate.
     
    Sir Farivald, Nov 11, 2007
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