Q&A: Wall Breaker AI and how it works

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Originally Posted by lol4657

Red line - Where I wanted it to go
Black line - Where it went instead

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That's explainable based on WB liberation obsession

Just need to ask, a bit off topic sorry, can you block people on the forums? Cuz the color is killin this lol guys lime text

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Originally Posted by Junliang

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http://forum.supercell.net/images/misc/quote_icon.png Originally Posted by Marika[Supercell]http://forum.supercell.net/images/bu...post-right.pngDo Wall Breakers favorite junctions?No. The Wall Breaker will run in a straight line towards the nearest building. When it encounters a wall, it blows it up.

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Here is a video to prove the above statement false.

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It would seem there's some prioritization for easiness going on since the wbs ran around to the right to blow up the 2x layers inside, instead of left to get the 3x.

Here is a more accurate picture.

3.5 CM vs 2.4 CM, of course it went for the black arrow.

http://i47.tinypic.com/vy43d0.jpg

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Originally Posted by Trout

It would seem there's some prioritization for easiness going on since the wbs ran around to the right to blow up the 2x layers inside, instead of left to get the 3x.

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Yup, the "thickness of walls" and "amount of layers of walls" to clear, matters in the pre-targeting of a path that they deem as "Shortest Path"

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Originally Posted by Junliang

Always remember one point.
If a wall breaker is unable to detect any "suitable wall" to boom(look up first page for criteria for "suitable wall"), the wall breaker will just go for the closest wall possible.

And in your case.
1) That scenario was really pushing the limits of the wall breaker, asking it to tunnel 90% of a base that undergo many variable changes(after a battle)
2) The gap between cccccccc and pppppp was too huge such that the wall breaker wasn't able to detect the cannon.

Then again, thats a really tricky tunneling motion lol.

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Thanks Junliang - a formidable attempt to explain what happened... and my be accurate. But based on Marika's comment below...

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Originally Posted by Marika[Supercell]

What if the nearest building (still trapped by walls) is on the other edge of the village?
The Wall Breaker will run there.

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I believe the WB should have run straight there. Distance should not play a factor. We should have seen *red arrow path on attached


Edit: This type of maneuver would not have been an issue for original WB AI


Attachment 4369

Does this mean I need to use my double walls somewhere else?

Hello Marika Soulmate,

Nice to see you graciously offer an explanation to the community. I hope it quiets down the temperature and squawking.

One point of clarification is the "greater blast radius". It was an unexpected boost to WBs. Out of curiosity, could you elaborate what it is doing?

I had written a mellow response in another thread, which I hope you have a chance to scan at some point. Not everyone is up in arms. And I hope your head isn't spinning with the typical post-update noise.

http://forum.supercell.net/showthrea...edback-on-3-54


IllustrisJr, Related to Illustris the Dancer

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Originally Posted by RagEho

Thanks Junliang - a formidable attempt to explain what happened... and my be accurate. But based on Marika's comment below...I believe the WB should have run straight there. Distance should not play a factor. We should have seen *red arrow path on attachedEdit: This type of maneuver would not have been an issue for original WB AIAttachment 4369

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Given what we know about the new AI, it makes sense that they didn't go to 'pppp' since that's not on an enclosed wall, but based on what Marika said, they should've gone around the loop for 'ccccc' ... or failing that, gone all the way around the outside for the x's surrounding the cannon up top. Perhaps it's as Junliang said, that that's too much to expect outta the WB AI.

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Originally Posted by RagEho

Thanks Junliang - a formidable attempt to explain what happened... and my be accurate. But based on Marika's comment below...





I believe the WB should have run straight there. Distance should not play a factor. We should have seen *red arrow path on attached


Edit: This type of maneuver would not have been an issue for original WB AI


Attachment 4369

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Hmm.. but you know, the fact still remains, that there is no building/turrets behind the "cccccccc" walls.
So technically, they do not have a reason to blast "ccccc"

And I would assume the distance between "cccccc" and "pppppp" is atleast 3 space long(for a building to fit in).

As of now, I do not have an answer to that then haha.

Regarding old WB, they will not hit "cccccc" either.

If you check out the old WB discussion thread: http://forum.supercell.net/showthrea...n-Thread/page9

We sorta agree that 9 spaces was the limit for the old wall breaker.

The Old wall breaker will follow the Red arrow and tunnel through 3 layers, before following the blue arrow and anyhow suicide.
http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/v...ps3a81f9ee.jpg

There is no New AI.

Sux,

they Run chaotic anywhere, nö matter in a Building is trapped, they go random Some Direction.