Bot AI: improve aim by refactoring max fire deviation formula, now more accurate...

diff --git a/qcsrc/server/bot/default/aim.qc b/qcsrc/server/bot/default/aim.qc
index 024db9237faf5d5d1ac314f7ef0ee380b68beb1a..31dc5af13cc723ea16c2e6dda97350bc508f8b04 100644 (file)
--- a/qcsrc/server/bot/default/aim.qc
+++ b/qcsrc/server/bot/default/aim.qc
@@ -377,16 +377,18 @@ bool bot_aim(entity this, .entity weaponentity, float shotspeed, float shotspeed
        shotdir = v_forward;
        v = bot_shotlead(this.bot_aimtargorigin, this.bot_aimtargvelocity, shotspeed, this.bot_aimlatency);
 
-       distanceratio = sqrt(bound(0,skill,10000))*0.3*(vlen(v-shotorg)-100)/autocvar_bot_ai_aimskill_firetolerance_distdegrees;
-       distanceratio = bound(0,distanceratio,1);
-       float mindegrees = autocvar_bot_ai_aimskill_firetolerance_mindegrees;
-       float diffdegrees = autocvar_bot_ai_aimskill_firetolerance_maxdegrees - mindegrees;
-       if (!shot_accurate) // this shot doesn't require too much accuracy
-               mindegrees += diffdegrees * 0.25;
-       else // less skilled bots shoot even if they aren't aiming accurately
-               mindegrees += (random() > 0.3) ? 0 : diffdegrees * 0.25 * (1 - bound(0, skill / 10, 1));
-       diffdegrees = autocvar_bot_ai_aimskill_firetolerance_maxdegrees - mindegrees;
-       float maxfiredeviation = diffdegrees * (1 - distanceratio) + mindegrees;
+       // this formula was created starting from empiric values of distance and max hit angle
+       // with a player as target (32 qu wide) from the center of it right in front of the bot
+       //  distance: 32  50    75   100  150  200  300  400  500
+       //   max ang: 44  24  15.1  10.5  6.5  4.9  3.1  2.3  1.8
+       float dist = max(10, vlen(v - shotorg));
+       float maxfiredeviation = 1000 / (dist - 9) - 0.35;
+
+       if (!shot_accurate)
+               maxfiredeviation *= 1.6;
+       else
+               maxfiredeviation *= 1 + bound(0, (10 - (skill + this.bot_aimskill)) * 0.3, 3);
+       maxfiredeviation = min(autocvar_bot_ai_aimskill_firetolerance_maxdegrees, maxfiredeviation);
 
        if (applygravity && this.bot_aimtarg)
        {

diff --git a/qcsrc/server/bot/default/cvars.qh b/qcsrc/server/bot/default/cvars.qh
index 4b3888986afcc1ac72bbda89be1a274c46f3593b..43a92f6be4670e81e8e6c370bc95210407785f2a 100644 (file)
--- a/qcsrc/server/bot/default/cvars.qh
+++ b/qcsrc/server/bot/default/cvars.qh
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 
 float autocvar_bot_ai_aimskill_blendrate;
 int autocvar_bot_ai_aimskill_firetolerance;
-float autocvar_bot_ai_aimskill_firetolerance_distdegrees;
 float autocvar_bot_ai_aimskill_firetolerance_maxdegrees;
-float autocvar_bot_ai_aimskill_firetolerance_mindegrees;
 float autocvar_bot_ai_aimskill_fixedrate;
 float autocvar_bot_ai_aimskill_mouse;
 float autocvar_bot_ai_aimskill_offset;

diff --git a/xonotic-server.cfg b/xonotic-server.cfg
index f4ef72241bf4ff31d799a49627de0b28cf07fa55..e6bfecb833874128087a4a81e43bf233335f6126 100644 (file)
--- a/xonotic-server.cfg
+++ b/xonotic-server.cfg
@@ -139,8 +139,6 @@ set bot_ai_dangerdetectionupdates 64 "How many waypoints will be considered for
 set bot_ai_aimskill_blendrate 2 "How much correction will be applied to the aiming angle"
 set bot_ai_aimskill_fixedrate 15 "Distance based scale from which correction will be applied to the aiming angle"
 set bot_ai_aimskill_firetolerance 1 "enable fire tolerance"
-set bot_ai_aimskill_firetolerance_distdegrees 100 "Rate at which the aiming angle is updated, scales by skill"
-set bot_ai_aimskill_firetolerance_mindegrees 2 "Minimum angle tolerance. Used on large distances"
 set bot_ai_aimskill_firetolerance_maxdegrees 60 "Maximum firing angle. Used on close range"
 set bot_ai_aimskill_mouse 1 "How much of the aiming filters are applied"
 set bot_ai_keyboard_distance 250 "Keyboard emulation is disabled after this distance to the goal"