alex82 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 every better race/npc/companion mod does nothing but make the women look like little LA trollops and the men look like CW bishi homos.Why has nobody made a mod that makes the companions freaking SMART!? There's dozens to make enemies smarter or at least more determined to find you but followers will still charge into a fight ruining your sneaking and getting you bashed and slashed before you can snipe anyone. Farkas! I want to be able to go into a crypt with a follower and not have them run up behind me pushing my into view of the nearest bandit and get me killed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEGION113 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Yes, this is one of the main things I dislike about Oblivion/Fallout/Skyrim. Every armor/race/npc mod seems to be focused on skimpy outfits and strange anime style characters. Like, everyone of them. I hate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanusForbeare Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Every armor/race/npc mod seems to be focused on skimpy outfits and strange anime style characters. Like, everyone of them. I hate it. This is a huge overstatement. There are plenty of lore-friendly mods out there. While it's true that a significant fraction of the database is filled with skimpy outfits and characters that seem to have been lifted from JRPGs, there are plenty of other mods that are very much in the tradition of TES. As for companion AI, well, we're working on it. However, there are limits to what can be done in the CK. AI packages can only be so complex - there's nothing that modders can do about that. If you are frustrated with the mods currently available... why not make your own? Pretty much every modder out there is self-taught. Getting angry at the people providing you with free content seems pretty ungrateful, not to mention counterproductive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brasher Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 There are some pretty serious issues with actor AI. The system is rather hard to work with. It is hard to make large changes. Much of it is hardcoded or an artifact of how the game engine is set up. The AI isn't even really Artificial Intelligence. It does not learn. It is not very intelligent. It is just a very simple simulation. It is sort of like a clockwork toy rather than a chess program in a research facility that learns from its mistakes and gets smarter and smarter. Skyrim AI most definitely does not pass the Turing Test. So I fear that the companions in Skyrim will never be smart. We may have to wait for TES VII, release date 3-5-2035. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex82 Posted September 23, 2012 Author Share Posted September 23, 2012 Every armor/race/npc mod seems to be focused on skimpy outfits and strange anime style characters. Like, everyone of them. I hate it.why not make your own? Pretty much every modder out there is self-taught. Getting angry at the people providing you with free content seems pretty ungrateful, not to mention counterproductive. If I could I would have. but i am not a scripter. the most i have ever been able to program was a vcr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex82 Posted September 23, 2012 Author Share Posted September 23, 2012 There are some pretty serious issues with actor AI. The system is rather hard to work with. It is hard to make large changes. Much of it is hardcoded or an artifact of how the game engine is set up. The AI isn't even really Artificial Intelligence. It does not learn. It is not very intelligent. It is just a very simple simulation. isnt there some way to make a script change that says if the PC is sneaking the follower sneaks and does not attack? or only uses bows? basically any follower in sneak mode does not rush into a fight, shouldnt be too big right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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