The only actual 'intelligence' involved in this process is that they don't attempt to build the building if they already have it standing there.Īs you see, the C&C95 AI has no base planning logics whatsoever, which means that the only plausible way building bases in skirmish can work, is by editing multiplayer maps, adding such a section, and giving the AIs construction yards to build from.īut then, of course, you're heading into mission making territory. It should now be clear that the C&C1 AI, even in missions, can't do anything but build buildings which are already listed for it. Now, let's take an actual screenshot of the base, and see which buildings that are. As long as the structure isn't there, it'll try to build it. I say '(re)building', because this system can also be used to build new ones. If we decipher that block of ini code to readable language, we get this: Now, it's not immediately clear from these values, but, once converted to hexadecimal, you can see they're just X and Y coordinates of the locations where the buildings should be built. This piece of text is taken from GDI mission 3. This is what the base building AI in C&C looks like. However, let me go right ahead and crush any illusion that this would imply that the C&C95 AI knows, in any way at all, how to build bases. As you probably know, the AI builds, or at least rebuilds, buildings in the campaign. So let me explain, once and for all, and in great detail, why it can't be done.įirst of all, we'll look at how it is done in the campaign. Everyone keeps asking me about skirmish AI that builds bases, despite me saying it can't be done.

Command and conquer buildings