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[Sendrien]

Has anyone discovered a way to alter the drone AI such that a terminator drone, for instance, will flank the target of the host ship? For instance, if a Tempest is fighting a Hammerhead, is it possible to change the drone AI to target the unshielded back side of the Hammerhead?

Thanks in advance for any insight!

[icepick37]

I don't think there's any way to alter AI at this point. Maybe with AI hints?

The drone should already be doing that methinks. Mine always have.

[Sendrien]

That's a good idea, I'll toy around with AI hints to see if I can get the effect I want. Is there a full list of AI hints somewhere? Tried searching the forum, but came back with only 2 non-relevant results.

[Alex]

Not possible. It already does flank - to a certain extent - but you can't alter that behavior. Well, one thing you can do is increase its roam range, to make sure it can flank to the full extent it wants to - but it won't go beyond being to the side of the target, ~90 degrees tops.

[Sendrien]

Thanks for the response, Alex. Saved me a lot of futile tweaking.

[Morrokain]

So are there any plans to allow drones to have more "Fighter-like" behavior. Such as designating certain drones to do attack runs or bombing runs and the like? I would really like to see this added