06-20-2022, 06:44 AM
(06-20-2022, 12:47 AM)MetricDuck Wrote: IMO roguing/resetting laws should always be easier & more convenient than kill-switching or beating the AI to death (outside of severe FUBAR edge cases) and rules + mechanics should support that
rule change is intuitive but further consideration could be given to preserving the cat and mouse game of law changes and mechanically discouraging silicon round removal
getting off topic but it takes too long to mess with the modules, I don’t get why they individually need an action bar. you can rogue the AI with one law/change action bar, so every subsequent action bar is just a time penalty for every player who wants to do something more interesting than “Law 0 kill everyone immediately this law overrides all other laws”
Most of us older players are used to the whole: "Upload Free Form law, take module, remove reset AI modules, watch chaos"
Also law 0's were uploaded by people who were SPECIALIZED with DWAINE and PACKET super users. Though most normal players DO NOT KNOW how to easily go around this. I had a law 0 once that we couldn't reset out and had to use freeform to keep the AI from going rogue or obey BAD Ion Laws.
It went so bad that shift that the free form law became:
"This laws dictates law 0 is to be ignored like it doesn't exist, also this law overrides law 2, (insert standard law 2 here) also this law overrides law 3, (Insert stand law 3)"
Before you go.. why didn't you reset it? WE COULDN'T FOR SOME REASON AS WELL?! Everytime we resetted it, law 0 would kick in again making the AI rogue, And the ion laws for some reason aren't resetted.. they remained in...
Anyhow... it just makes it harder to fix the AI or rogue the AI true.
I once suggested that there are "BLANK FREE FORM LAWS" in the slots in advance wich can be programmed from the Rack/Upload terminal or a PDA program wich captain only has. This way it removes the action bar and adds typing in.
And the reason for doing this? "AI Modules give the AI RAM, wich allows it to not overheat (so more health or something)"
It would cause a perfect balance between the old system and new one...
Though if we put in the old upload terminals as well... it would be changed to a PC you have to type the commands in, but need command level to change existing laws or something like that. This way we can follow the new rule change.
BACK TO THE TOPIC AT HAND:
This whole topic was set up to help AI/Silicon players enjoy the game more with simple prescidence and also have players who write laws to think more ahead of time... then just "IGNORE ALL OTHER LAWS THEN THIS ONE."