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<LI><em>From</em>: J C Lawrence <<A HREF="mailto:claw#kanga,nu">claw#kanga,nu</A>></LI>
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On Thu, 20 Jan 2000 23:48:27 +0100
Nicolai Hansen <nic#aub,dk> wrote:
> I would personally consider exploring a more interesting / harder
> to code part of the simulated population. For example, the dwarves
> do not know excactly *where* the elves live, and need to explore
> to find the enemy towns. An approach seen in several strategy
> games (command & conquer style as well as more advanced games),
> but rarely with a good solution.
Influence mapping can help here. There's a decent article on the
area, (abstracted from a comp.ai.games thread) at:
<A HREF="http://www.gameai.com/influ.thread.html">http://www.gameai.com/influ.thread.html</A>
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00180" HREF="msg00180.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Simulated Populations</A></strong>,
Vladimir Prelovac <a href="mailto:tomcat#galeb,etf.bg.ac.yu">tomcat#galeb,etf.bg.ac.yu</a>, Thu 20 Jan 2000, 16:48 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00256" HREF="msg00256.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Simulated Populations</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#kanga,nu">claw#kanga,nu</a>, Wed 02 Feb 2000, 05:07 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00168" HREF="msg00168.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Simulated Populations</A></strong>,
Charles Hughes <a href="mailto:charles.hughes#bigfoot,com">charles.hughes#bigfoot,com</a>, Thu 20 Jan 2000, 00:47 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00183" HREF="msg00183.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Simulated Populations</A></strong>,
Nicolai Hansen <a href="mailto:nic#aub,dk">nic#aub,dk</a>, Thu 20 Jan 2000, 22:53 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00226" HREF="msg00226.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Simulated Populations</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#kanga,nu">claw#kanga,nu</a>, Wed 26 Jan 2000, 05:32 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00200" HREF="msg00200.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Simulated Populations</A></strong>,
phlUID <a href="mailto:phluid#mindless,com">phluid#mindless,com</a>, Fri 21 Jan 2000, 04:37 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00209" HREF="msg00209.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Simulated Populations</A></strong>,
Dundee <a href="mailto:SkeptAck#antisocial,com">SkeptAck#antisocial,com</a>, Fri 21 Jan 2000, 18:04 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00212" HREF="msg00212.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Simulated Populations</A></strong>,
Wes Connell <a href="mailto:wconnell#adhesive,com">wconnell#adhesive,com</a>, Fri 21 Jan 2000, 23:28 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00153" HREF="msg00153.html">[MUD-Dev] Signing off...</A></strong>,
IronWolf <a href="mailto:ironwolf#ewa,net">ironwolf#ewa,net</a>, Wed 19 Jan 2000, 07:15 GMT
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