Play the Tactical AI Kit Demo!
by Bryce · 03/28/2013 (5:33 pm) · 45 comments
Hey fellas! We've got some big news today. To keep up with my typical demo-and-release tradition, I give you a new demo game, made in Torque 3D, with the most polished AI we've seen yet.
Since my last blog, I've been hard at work fusing together the Tactical AI Kit and the soon-to-be-released weapon pack to go with it, all while keeping things in separate packages. Several dozen headaches and one reformat later, we've got everything pretty much ready to get kicked out the door. I'll let you guys occupy yourselves with this demo while I finalize everything and get the documentation all finished up!
This demo lets you drop yourself into one of three places: a massive airport terminal, a test map with tons of cover, and a gun range. You can set your starting health and AI aim difficulty, and just mess around. Four game modes exist: Snatch and Grab, AI Match, Scope Wars, and Gun Range.
Snatch and Grab: This mode is accessible in the Airport level. It starts you off in the parking garage or light rail station, and requires you to retrieve a laptop hidden at a gate. Once you've retrieved the laptop, you extract where you started. This matter is complicated by the presence of 15 guards, all placed randomly and walking all over the area. You can pick a louder, stronger loadout and fight them, or you can put on your Sam Fisher goggles and try to sneak past.
AI Match: As seen in every demo I've ever released, two teams of six AI battle it out. This can be done in the AI test and Airport levels.
Scope Wars: Accessible in the AI Test map, this drops you in an area with 8 snipers. Your job is to take them all out. You can take advantage of their initial non-alert state, their tunnel vision from looking for you through their scopes, various concealment scattered about the area, and the cover of night. Be aware of your last known position and never pop out of the same spot twice!
Gun Range: This is nothing special, just a target practice / anger management course. 20 human targets appear, and you can test out the numerous combinations of weapons and attachments available to you on them.
From me, for now. The store I was usually using is going to be down for a while, so if you send me an email at tgebryce@yahoo.com, we can get the exchange going. I check my email quite often, so don't expect to wait too long.
As said in my last blog, the current price of the kit is $74.99, but this price will be raised to $89.95 when the kit is released sometime next month. If you buy it now, you get the update and weapon kit for free when that happens! Doesn't that sound nice?
Sure, why not! But first you must complete...
What is the Tactical AI Kit Challenge? Go through the Snatch and Grab game mode on the Airport level, and do not kill or alert anyone. You'll see your stats when you complete the mission; it should show that you left 15 guards alive and clueless. It takes some serious patience and just a pinch of luck, but it can be done. Post the "congrats" message here, get a (discounted) copy of the kit, and show up in this glamorous hall of fame!
EDIT: You ninja people are way too good at this! I'll allow one more free copy and then I'm dropping down to a %25 discount, I'm going to go broke! ;)
==== TAIK Challenge Hall of Fame! ====
Bryce
Robert Fritzen
Muzaheed Ahsan
Dan Horsfall
Possibly you? One more free copy for the next winner!
============================
That's about it for this blog, thanks for reading! Play through the demo and give some feedback on the AI. Let me know if you spot any bugs or oddities that I somehow missed, so I can iron those issue out before the update + weapon pack gets released. As before, if you'd like to buy the Tactical AI Kit, send me an email at Tgebryce@yahoo.com and I'll get you started.
Hopefully that was enough reading material to get you through the download time! If not, here are some demo screenshots. Have fun shooting AI, folks!
Since my last blog, I've been hard at work fusing together the Tactical AI Kit and the soon-to-be-released weapon pack to go with it, all while keeping things in separate packages. Several dozen headaches and one reformat later, we've got everything pretty much ready to get kicked out the door. I'll let you guys occupy yourselves with this demo while I finalize everything and get the documentation all finished up!
Click on this or the picture to download the demo! [127MB]
What do I do with it? I need an adult.
This demo lets you drop yourself into one of three places: a massive airport terminal, a test map with tons of cover, and a gun range. You can set your starting health and AI aim difficulty, and just mess around. Four game modes exist: Snatch and Grab, AI Match, Scope Wars, and Gun Range.
Snatch and Grab: This mode is accessible in the Airport level. It starts you off in the parking garage or light rail station, and requires you to retrieve a laptop hidden at a gate. Once you've retrieved the laptop, you extract where you started. This matter is complicated by the presence of 15 guards, all placed randomly and walking all over the area. You can pick a louder, stronger loadout and fight them, or you can put on your Sam Fisher goggles and try to sneak past.
AI Match: As seen in every demo I've ever released, two teams of six AI battle it out. This can be done in the AI test and Airport levels.
Scope Wars: Accessible in the AI Test map, this drops you in an area with 8 snipers. Your job is to take them all out. You can take advantage of their initial non-alert state, their tunnel vision from looking for you through their scopes, various concealment scattered about the area, and the cover of night. Be aware of your last known position and never pop out of the same spot twice!
Gun Range: This is nothing special, just a target practice / anger management course. 20 human targets appear, and you can test out the numerous combinations of weapons and attachments available to you on them.
How can I buy the Tactical AI Kit?
From me, for now. The store I was usually using is going to be down for a while, so if you send me an email at tgebryce@yahoo.com, we can get the exchange going. I check my email quite often, so don't expect to wait too long.
As said in my last blog, the current price of the kit is $74.99, but this price will be raised to $89.95 when the kit is released sometime next month. If you buy it now, you get the update and weapon kit for free when that happens! Doesn't that sound nice?
I hate paying for things, can I get a free copy?
Sure, why not! But first you must complete...
What is the Tactical AI Kit Challenge? Go through the Snatch and Grab game mode on the Airport level, and do not kill or alert anyone. You'll see your stats when you complete the mission; it should show that you left 15 guards alive and clueless. It takes some serious patience and just a pinch of luck, but it can be done. Post the "congrats" message here, get a (discounted) copy of the kit, and show up in this glamorous hall of fame!
EDIT: You ninja people are way too good at this! I'll allow one more free copy and then I'm dropping down to a %25 discount, I'm going to go broke! ;)
==== TAIK Challenge Hall of Fame! ====
Bryce
Robert Fritzen
Muzaheed Ahsan
Dan Horsfall
Possibly you? One more free copy for the next winner!
============================
That's about it for this blog, thanks for reading! Play through the demo and give some feedback on the AI. Let me know if you spot any bugs or oddities that I somehow missed, so I can iron those issue out before the update + weapon pack gets released. As before, if you'd like to buy the Tactical AI Kit, send me an email at Tgebryce@yahoo.com and I'll get you started.
Hopefully that was enough reading material to get you through the download time! If not, here are some demo screenshots. Have fun shooting AI, folks!
#22
04/07/2013 (8:52 am)
If you need, I can offer you my products for free.Characters, weapons, battlefield.I am willing to give you the new design battlefield 
#23
We know you are busy with getting TAIK up todate with the latest T3D v3
i was just wondering are you going to brake the silence/spoil us a bit with a screen or 2 (would make my day ;), probably everyone else aswell^^)
05/20/2013 (6:32 am)
Hey Bryce,We know you are busy with getting TAIK up todate with the latest T3D v3
i was just wondering are you going to brake the silence/spoil us a bit with a screen or 2 (would make my day ;), probably everyone else aswell^^)
#24
06/14/2013 (3:00 pm)
any news on the update? I could really use it now my Oculus Rift has arrived :-) 
#26
i jsut couldnt stand the fact of being ignored all the way
so i wrote a e-mail
now even if it happens like it seems to happen to all e-mails that you direct at bryce
they just get burried in the spamfolder - how funny
(i know that from experience with you, happend at least 2 times before
and i was even ready to lend you a hand if you needed, see)
neglecting/ ignoring your customers
i mean you are not even able to write one sentence
one simple sentence
that says
hey am not ready yet to release it
or hey its on its way
no you just ignore
so how much professionalisum is in this i ask
? see and how much bad input is this comment gonna give
you
look at the date and look there is no sign no promissed
update
when i first purchased taik
i did as it looked so overhwelming great and the update showcase
left no question
its a must have and was supposed to be the groundplane
for my project
but hey newsflash - bad bet :/
now ofc there are so many things that can happen
but see advertising something and not answering is
just bad
07/19/2013 (3:20 pm)
alrighti jsut couldnt stand the fact of being ignored all the way
so i wrote a e-mail
now even if it happens like it seems to happen to all e-mails that you direct at bryce
they just get burried in the spamfolder - how funny
(i know that from experience with you, happend at least 2 times before
and i was even ready to lend you a hand if you needed, see)
neglecting/ ignoring your customers
i mean you are not even able to write one sentence
one simple sentence
that says
hey am not ready yet to release it
or hey its on its way
no you just ignore
so how much professionalisum is in this i ask
? see and how much bad input is this comment gonna give
you
look at the date and look there is no sign no promissed
update
when i first purchased taik
i did as it looked so overhwelming great and the update showcase
left no question
its a must have and was supposed to be the groundplane
for my project
but hey newsflash - bad bet :/
now ofc there are so many things that can happen
but see advertising something and not answering is
just bad
#27
DAMN.... rant much? Give the guy some freakin time, Bryce has ALWAYS been good about getting things out the door WHEN THEY ARE DONE. If it's not done (to his satisfaction) then it's freakin not done man. Good lord. If he is like others in this community and I am pretty sure he is, this is a hobby. That means OTHER stuff takes priority at times. Be patient and be professional. DO NOT RANT LIKE THIS IN A PUBLIC FORUM. It's just not cool.
Ron
07/19/2013 (6:40 pm)
J0linar.... DAMN.... rant much? Give the guy some freakin time, Bryce has ALWAYS been good about getting things out the door WHEN THEY ARE DONE. If it's not done (to his satisfaction) then it's freakin not done man. Good lord. If he is like others in this community and I am pretty sure he is, this is a hobby. That means OTHER stuff takes priority at times. Be patient and be professional. DO NOT RANT LIKE THIS IN A PUBLIC FORUM. It's just not cool.
Ron
#28
look you are on the same fence
now tell me
1 or more of your customers turn to you and ask you
about the progress of your product
are you answering?
or are you being silent
are you going to show some progress
and inform
see exactly that
and no sorry but in this case you are actually wrong
and i hope for you that you never have to fall in such a hole
where you arent able to respond/ answer
btw using uppercase just to express your emotions
and words such as freakin
lord - you can do better
07/19/2013 (7:01 pm)
DO NOT RANT LIKE THIS IN A PUBLIC FORUMlook you are on the same fence
now tell me
1 or more of your customers turn to you and ask you
about the progress of your product
are you answering?
or are you being silent
are you going to show some progress
and inform
see exactly that
and no sorry but in this case you are actually wrong
and i hope for you that you never have to fall in such a hole
where you arent able to respond/ answer
btw using uppercase just to express your emotions
and words such as freakin
lord - you can do better
#29
....little while later....
Ok, I have calmed down a bit and I really do see what you are saying J.
To answer your question, Yes, I personally have had periods where I did not get back to people in what would be considered a timely manner. It happens, I get busy, I get distracted and I do drop the ball. At the same time, I am usually aware of this issue and I make sure that I give a reason when I do finally get back to whomever took the time to email me.
However, I also know Bryce and I have followed his progress for years and years. If he is slow in getting back to you, there is a reason, I do not know why but, he is not the kind of person to just 'drop off'.
Thing is, we all need to be as patient as possible. So many of us (including you) are cutting 'new territory' in our game development and it is easy to get frustrated and annoyed when you feel you are waiting on someone else to finish their part of your puzzle. Thing is... (and I firmly believe this to be true). We are a VERY (yes that is in caps for emphasis) small community. Everything we do, depends (at least on some level) on someone else figuring out a problem.
You must remember, your priority may not be the same as someone else. The reason I got a bit angry with my post, (by the way, I have calmed down and realized it was combative. I am sorry for that.) all the new people coming in to this site. Yes, there are MANY. By posting things the way you did, your comments make Bryce and his product look like a scam to these new guys. This angered me because well, no his product may not be a perfect fit for you (yet) but, it is still a solid product that many have used and found to be right for their particular application.
We just can't start turning on each other brother. I am sorry for the way I worded my last post, and you are right, I was wrong in the way I approached it. Frustration is fine, I get that. However, for those of us that have already been through a ton of stuff over the years, (IA, GG taking over, 1,000$ licenses, then MIT... good lord some of us have been through a lot.) All I am saying, lets show our 'senior' status a bit and keep grievances (even when they are warranted) 'off line'. This way, we do not 'devalue' anyone's contribution to our community.
Ron
07/19/2013 (7:30 pm)
I am gonna remain calm here, and let this go.... Though honestly I want to go off a bit.....little while later....
Ok, I have calmed down a bit and I really do see what you are saying J.
To answer your question, Yes, I personally have had periods where I did not get back to people in what would be considered a timely manner. It happens, I get busy, I get distracted and I do drop the ball. At the same time, I am usually aware of this issue and I make sure that I give a reason when I do finally get back to whomever took the time to email me.
However, I also know Bryce and I have followed his progress for years and years. If he is slow in getting back to you, there is a reason, I do not know why but, he is not the kind of person to just 'drop off'.
Thing is, we all need to be as patient as possible. So many of us (including you) are cutting 'new territory' in our game development and it is easy to get frustrated and annoyed when you feel you are waiting on someone else to finish their part of your puzzle. Thing is... (and I firmly believe this to be true). We are a VERY (yes that is in caps for emphasis) small community. Everything we do, depends (at least on some level) on someone else figuring out a problem.
You must remember, your priority may not be the same as someone else. The reason I got a bit angry with my post, (by the way, I have calmed down and realized it was combative. I am sorry for that.) all the new people coming in to this site. Yes, there are MANY. By posting things the way you did, your comments make Bryce and his product look like a scam to these new guys. This angered me because well, no his product may not be a perfect fit for you (yet) but, it is still a solid product that many have used and found to be right for their particular application.
We just can't start turning on each other brother. I am sorry for the way I worded my last post, and you are right, I was wrong in the way I approached it. Frustration is fine, I get that. However, for those of us that have already been through a ton of stuff over the years, (IA, GG taking over, 1,000$ licenses, then MIT... good lord some of us have been through a lot.) All I am saying, lets show our 'senior' status a bit and keep grievances (even when they are warranted) 'off line'. This way, we do not 'devalue' anyone's contribution to our community.
Ron
#30
As for slow updates, I unfortunately am guilty of that. I have been updating my Complete Desert Eagle Asset Pack for *cough* 2 years *cough* It just never seems right, something needs tweeking, this needs adding, the texture isn't right here, I need to change that animation and I can't let it out the door if I don't do that! then RL hammers you down, 2 bouts of pneumonia, never ending chest infections, have one now thats got a lovely fever and delirium added for good measure plus my GF has just had a tumor removed from her left kidney.. Life sometimes doesn't play fair.
So lets have a bit of patience, send him another email, take a deep breath and take a look at what you have, as it stands the TAIK is a fantastic product, the promised update takes it into the Amazing state. eather wait for the update and work on other aspects of your game as I am or work around it. As Ron said this isn't the correct place to go off on one.
D.R. Pemberton (Rob)
07/20/2013 (2:11 am)
I too have been waiting on TAIk as it is a pivotal part of my current project, I too have emailed and received no response, however this has worried me more for Bryce than for me and my project as I know he usually responds within the day to my queries & I can only hope it is not something bad in his life, they seem to unfortunately happen all too frequently.As for slow updates, I unfortunately am guilty of that. I have been updating my Complete Desert Eagle Asset Pack for *cough* 2 years *cough* It just never seems right, something needs tweeking, this needs adding, the texture isn't right here, I need to change that animation and I can't let it out the door if I don't do that! then RL hammers you down, 2 bouts of pneumonia, never ending chest infections, have one now thats got a lovely fever and delirium added for good measure plus my GF has just had a tumor removed from her left kidney.. Life sometimes doesn't play fair.
So lets have a bit of patience, send him another email, take a deep breath and take a look at what you have, as it stands the TAIK is a fantastic product, the promised update takes it into the Amazing state. eather wait for the update and work on other aspects of your game as I am or work around it. As Ron said this isn't the correct place to go off on one.
D.R. Pemberton (Rob)
#31
my intention is not to make him look bad,
just to understand what happend
believe me i would have never even written this comment
if there where a small sign of life
and i do too worry (nm if you believeme me on thsi or not)
what could have happend
as David R. Pemberton is totally right
bad things can always happen
and yes my project was too heavily dependant on the Taik
update - see at the end i can only blame myself for not thinking
about plan B
well if i had managed to get his attention
i would be glad but who knows what happend
see i dont mind looking like a unpatient kid here
as i dont give much about what ppl care about my person
this is strict business
and am sry thats just really the way it is
07/20/2013 (2:28 am)
guys lookmy intention is not to make him look bad,
just to understand what happend
believe me i would have never even written this comment
if there where a small sign of life
and i do too worry (nm if you believeme me on thsi or not)
what could have happend
as David R. Pemberton is totally right
bad things can always happen
and yes my project was too heavily dependant on the Taik
update - see at the end i can only blame myself for not thinking
about plan B
well if i had managed to get his attention
i would be glad but who knows what happend
see i dont mind looking like a unpatient kid here
as i dont give much about what ppl care about my person
this is strict business
and am sry thats just really the way it is
#32
hope his silence does not indicate anything bad.
i wish, he is ok.
and do not push hard.be patient.
07/20/2013 (5:22 am)
as far i can remember bryce had an operation several years(or months) ago. hope his silence does not indicate anything bad.
i wish, he is ok.
and do not push hard.be patient.
#33
this was no pushing (read between the lines, you might just realize what this was about)
it was ment to get a sign of life
1 simple answer
now only becuase i did the unspeakable
"asking" (seriously what a joke...)
am already the bad guy here and suddenly all we talk about is
his health - how about let him come back and
answer if he can and not just assume stuff
am sure not the only one who is concerned what happend
and not just as customer
its not even 2 months ago where he
posted a job thread
www.garagegames.com/community/forums/viewthread/134266
-- now how does that one sound
see so be that kind and let this go
as Brcye is the only one who can actually say somethin regarding his person and taik
07/20/2013 (6:11 am)
@ahsan seems you got that wrongthis was no pushing (read between the lines, you might just realize what this was about)
it was ment to get a sign of life
1 simple answer
now only becuase i did the unspeakable
"asking" (seriously what a joke...)
am already the bad guy here and suddenly all we talk about is
his health - how about let him come back and
answer if he can and not just assume stuff
am sure not the only one who is concerned what happend
and not just as customer
its not even 2 months ago where he
posted a job thread
www.garagegames.com/community/forums/viewthread/134266
-- now how does that one sound
see so be that kind and let this go
as Brcye is the only one who can actually say somethin regarding his person and taik
#34
for last 12/13 months i was working on someone's project during my free time.but last several days i was not able to concentrate enough( either i was away from my home or busy with my university projects)on that project .
so after that job post,
bryce was hired by my client to assist with that project.
last night,i came back from tour and did not see any movement on that project's repo.
so bryce is silent on that side too.
07/20/2013 (7:09 am)
Quote:that could be anything.
www.garagegames.com/community/forums/viewthread/134266
-- now how does that one sound
for last 12/13 months i was working on someone's project during my free time.but last several days i was not able to concentrate enough( either i was away from my home or busy with my university projects)on that project .
so after that job post,
bryce was hired by my client to assist with that project.
last night,i came back from tour and did not see any movement on that project's repo.
so bryce is silent on that side too.
#35
am happy for him that he found projects to work on
what the fuss was about
is - no answer, thats it and it was pretty simple
anyways i will leave it that way and move on
as its in the best interest of all involved parties
i just hope that he is ok
and i wish him luck
07/20/2013 (12:48 pm)
Quote:bryce was hired by my client to assist with that project.to make something clear
am happy for him that he found projects to work on
what the fuss was about
is - no answer, thats it and it was pretty simple
anyways i will leave it that way and move on
as its in the best interest of all involved parties
i just hope that he is ok
and i wish him luck
#36
I know I can be doing more but I aren't because I'm more lazy and its easier to say that Bryce needs to release his updates.
I also thought it was odd he isn't replying and also worried that something was up with him and not that he was being rude.
If the worst happens, TAIK is still capable to provide what it does atm.
I hope all is well with him and his life.
@J0linar because you said:
"btw using uppercase just to express your emotions
and words such as freakin
lord - you can do better"
Then I am going to have to ask you to do better. Please start to use capitals and better sentence structure.
07/30/2013 (4:52 pm)
I would like to say I am also seeing TAIK as an important part of my project, but really THERE is always more you can do around that aspect. Get the missions, interface etc sorted.I know I can be doing more but I aren't because I'm more lazy and its easier to say that Bryce needs to release his updates.
I also thought it was odd he isn't replying and also worried that something was up with him and not that he was being rude.
If the worst happens, TAIK is still capable to provide what it does atm.
I hope all is well with him and his life.
@J0linar because you said:
"btw using uppercase just to express your emotions
and words such as freakin
lord - you can do better"
Then I am going to have to ask you to do better. Please start to use capitals and better sentence structure.
#37
and who exactly gives you the right to pick on me?
only because the rest of the guys did you believe you are right in doin so or what is up with you, seriously before writing something, think about it!
Nothing that i wrote was unpolite and no matter how you see it, that is fact.
Besides you just wrote yourself that your project was depending on Taik
so what is the problem with me speekign up and asking Bryce whats going on?
only because noone of you had the mouth todo
and now you pick on me?
seriously,
highly doubt that.
07/31/2013 (3:57 am)
@Edward smithand who exactly gives you the right to pick on me?
only because the rest of the guys did you believe you are right in doin so or what is up with you, seriously before writing something, think about it!
Nothing that i wrote was unpolite and no matter how you see it, that is fact.
Besides you just wrote yourself that your project was depending on Taik
so what is the problem with me speekign up and asking Bryce whats going on?
only because noone of you had the mouth todo
and now you pick on me?
seriously,
Quote:..and you believe that you are able to articulate yourself properly?
Then I am going to have to ask you to do better. Please start to use capitals and better sentence structure.
highly doubt that.
#38
So its about time you improved your posts, you know do as you say.
And as for thinking before posting, I really think this is something you could practise also.
Please take this on board to help you to communicate better and not be so defensive all the time.
07/31/2013 (5:30 pm)
@J0linar, I personally always find that you have poor structure to your posts. I didn't have an issue with it until you decided to complain about Ron using CAPS.So its about time you improved your posts, you know do as you say.
And as for thinking before posting, I really think this is something you could practise also.
Please take this on board to help you to communicate better and not be so defensive all the time.
#39
As for sentence structure, we are all guilty of that one, well I am at least Lol plus remember English isn't everyone's first language here.
08/01/2013 (12:09 am)
Come on guys lets not start falling out, if you want to please take it to personal messages you're making the Torque boards look like our competitors.As for sentence structure, we are all guilty of that one, well I am at least Lol plus remember English isn't everyone's first language here.
#40
08/08/2013 (6:13 pm)
Is this still available? I've tried messaging him for days and havent gotten anything back i really want this pack to Finnish off my game as soon as i get it i can launch. 
Torque Owner Szzg007
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