Can't get AI to construct new units.

[Kyran]

I'm having difficulty getting the AI to construct new units.

I've put the following command under DefineAiHelper() in ai.lua, but it doesn't do anything. Is there anything I'm missing?

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{"build", "unit-caanoo-pioneer", "unit-human-barracks", "unit-caanoo-townhall", "unit-farm"},

[jarod42]

In fact, DefineAiHelper is just used for 'equivalent type' (paladin is a sort of knight).
Build/train/repair/upgrade/research are automatically filled with 'buttons' (as human does normally to do the action).

I will fix comment and some game data scripts soon.

[Kyran]

I have unit-caanoo-pioneer which can build a unit-caanoo-townhall on a unit-buildpoint-townhall, but the AI never builds it (AiNeed("unit-caanoo-townhall"), AiSet("unit-caanoo-townhall", 1)).

The player can build it no problem. There must be something I'm missing.

[Kyran]

I worked it out. It seems the buttons must be defined along with the rest of the buttons, rather then just slapped on at the end of the lua scripts.

[jarod42]

Currently, the Build/../research link is filled _by_ the call to DefineAiHelper, but use as I said buttons definition.

So DefineAiHelper should be called after defining the buttons.

[Sumer]

launchpad is better for bug reporting, as tracking is easier.