Talk:OXP howto AI

list of lacking method descriptions..

• addFuel
• recallDockingInstructions
• setDestinationToDockingAbort
• markTargetForFines
• patrolReportIn
• messageMother
• groupAttackTarget
• commsMessage
• wormholeEntireGroup
• setDestinationWithinTarget
• setAITo
• findNearestPlanet
• setDestinationFromCoordinates
• setTargetToFoundTarget
• setSpeedFactorTo <-> setSpeedTo
• setDestinationToCurrentLocation

Murgh

OK updated and added various entries. Arexack

Giles's thoughts

Needs an introduction explaining what a state-machine is and how Oolite uses them in its AI.

Also how AI receive messages (in the form of strings) and processes messages about every five seconds (depending on the pauseAI set), except when asked to react to a certain message.

A simple state machine should be given as an example and then shown as a property list.

Note that I'm likely to expand the use of AI in Oolite:- ship pilots will also have AI which will receive copies of messages sent to the ship's AI, but pilots AI's will perform a more 'strategic' role.

--Aegidian 11:22, 22 January 2006 (UTC)