Re: Zombies don't atack any survivor

Posted by DayZ_SP on Oct 17, 2012; 8:02pm
URL: http://kodabar-dayz-daizy-single-player-forum.163.s1.nabble.com/Zombies-don-t-atack-any-survivor-tp404p408.html

I am currently play testing with the latest code that was uploaded (it's all in one package; it's no longer Green HUD, Red Hud, etc.) with the latest 42c map files as well.

Here is what I have found so far after looking through the code as well as mission (map) files:

I *think* the reason the AI Survivors don't engage the Zombies is because they are classified as CIVILIANS and ArmA2 is meant to mimic proper rules of engagement e.g. don't fire on civilians UNLESS they are a threat.

So, I think what happens is once the Zeds spawn, the Survivor AI (which is classified as "west" (Blufor)) does see them as a threat since the Zeds are classified as "east"... But they don't follow through once their class overrides their "side" (east) and they become "Civilians".

I am not a programmer/scripter at all... I am learning ;) ... But this *seems* to be why the AI Survivors have a hard time just annihilating the Zeds on-sight like humans and real soldiers would. I am probably way off base, however...