How smart is the AI?

[mekk_pilot]

Sure we can make all these new crazy skills,  but does the AI actually know how to use them?

For instance, say I made books a smart targeting range three AoE.  If the AI had a book it its hand, would it realize this and utilize it effectively?

[formerdeathcorps]

For the most part, the AI can use new skills created in FFT Patcher (provided you also change the AI flags).

[mekk_pilot]

Thanks.

[Durbs]

For the most part, the AI can use new skills created in FFT Patcher (provided you also change the AI flags).

Yep. Be warned if you do something crazy though; if the move is formatted weirdly, the AI will fail catastrophically. When I was doing a personal patch a while ago I remember that I had to more or less force-fit a move to do what I wanted, and the AI didn't like that at all. Something simple like this should be alright though.

[Celdia]

The AI can also cheat. If you set the flags properly for something so its a skill with a charge time that always follows the caster and casts in an area around him, the AI can set that to target the panel even if the player can't. Happens a lot in my patch with certain spells. I've tried every combination I can think of to make that not happen but the AI can seemingly ALWAYS target a panel with an effect.