#throwback from 2014 on DAI.
PAX South in like a week! I -might- do a little something for DA fans there. Will get some details out if it comes together.
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sebastianhanlon @hanlsp
gonna be talking about DAI's AI at GDC this year! http://schedule.gdco...ge-inquisition
With multi-game franchises, AI is often iterated on from title to title providing a sense of continuity in development. By contrast, Dragon Age: Inquisition, the 3rd installment in the series, was the first Bioware game on the new Frostbite engine which meant the game systems and tools had to be completely rebuilt. This lecture will explain how they took this opportunity to address and improve the AI system and the challenges they faced in the process. The talk will cover the systems underlying the party AI system and how they leveraged the modular approach for constructing creature AI. Additionally, Sebastian will discuss issues surrounding working in a larger, more open, more ambient environment than existed in prior games. He will show how the end result of the new architecture is a more flexible, designer-friendly system that served the gameplay goals of the team and the title.""
Takeaway
The attendee will understand how the various components of Dragon Age: Inquisition's AI architecture were designed, how they work together, and get concrete ideas for how the techniques can be applied in their own titles.
If you're a Bioware Fan in San Antonio, a few of us will be hosting a informal get together, Saturday Jan 30th, 7-10pm. Details to follow!
We've had people come who weren't attending PAX for this kind of meetup, so feel free if you like!
^ And their faces look good, too.... *ducks, and heads for cover*

I read that as porcelain butts ![]()
Damn you, brain.
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This lecture will explain how they took this opportunity to address and improve the AI system and the challenges they faced in the process..
Ahhh... So this will be a lecture on fantasy then?
'Cuz anyone claiming that the DAI implementation of AI is an "improvement" over DAO's is definitely in one. ![]()
(Crippled Tactics. Walking off cliffs. Standing into burning buildings. Freezing during combat. Need I continue?)
Ahhh... So this will be a lecture on fantasy then?
'Cuz anyone claiming that the DAI implementation of AI is an "improvement" over DAO's is definitely in one.
(Crippled Tactics. Walking off cliffs. Standing into burning buildings. Freezing during combat. Need I continue?)
If you're a Bioware Fan in San Antonio, a few of us will be hosting a informal get together, Saturday Jan 30th, 7-10pm. Details to follow!
We've had people come who weren't attending PAX for this kind of meetup, so feel free if you like!
Hope to see some of you guys there! ![]()
Some news: I must sadly announce that, after 17 years, today is my last day at BioWare. I'll miss my team, and wish everyone here the best.
Discussion thread: http://forum.bioware...eaving-bioware/
Some news: I must sadly announce that, after 17 years, today is my last day at BioWare. I'll miss my team, and wish everyone here the best.
Did not expect that.
David Gaider @davidgaider
Some news: I must sadly announce that, after 17 years, today is my last day at BioWare. I'll miss my team, and wish everyone here the best.
So @PublicMain reminded me this morning of that time I locked everyone out of the #DAI toolset and tried to delete the whole project....
- Uh... WUT??
^ Lol wtf? I can only assume that was some horrendous accident, or he made some mistake that he was terribly emo about.
Bundle up against that Skyhold weather! The #dragonage Inquisition Scarf is back in stock! http://bit.ly/1PtjCCN

So @PublicMain reminded me this morning of that time I locked everyone out of the #DAI toolset and tried to delete the whole project....
- Uh... WUT??
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To this day I still can't figure out how you managed to do that....
David Gaider @davidgaider
Tomorrow I'll be excited about what comes next. Tonight, however, I am besieged by doubt, drunk, and weeping. This has been a tough day.
Well I'm sure for DG if his next thing doesn't quite work out (I hope it does - whatever it is) BW will have him back in a nano second.
Aw.David Gaider @davidgaider
Tomorrow I'll be excited about what comes next. Tonight, however, I am besieged by doubt, drunk, and weeping. This has been a tough day.