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So, this radient AI thing means that the NPC's interact with each other like regular people based on actions which the player may not of caused?
 
Yea man, the NPC's talk to each other and shit. Most of it is not scripted, and they respond intelligently. One guy said, "This place has a lot of dogs and sheep... ... ...I like the taste of sheep better." [other guy] "So I've heard".

One lady says, "If you murder someone, the Dark Brotherhood will visit you in your sleep - thats how they recruit" [other actor] "Yes, I've heard others say the same."

If you listen too much, you will notice that it can be quite repetitive though (each race has like a few voice actors, and each voice actor has some pre-set things that all characters say), so I don't hang around. They also will sleep, if you wake them up they may sit down and go get something to eat, things like that. I've seen them reading books, go to the bar, etc.

Off topic; I like running with shields and axes laying on the floor. Run over them just right and your player will kick them hard as shit. LOL :thumbs: The havok physics are so perfect. A powerful swing of a weapon or a fatal shot from a bow and arrow will send a skeleton flying back, pieces of bone separating and crumbling. hehe sweet :D

I've seen a guy practicing his bow skills, he would walk up and take all the arrows and go shoot again. While I'm sure thats scripted, I've seen a guy sleeping in a dungeon in his shorts, while I was approaching, his comrades attacked me, and he got suited up in armor and joined in moments later. Another time I've seen what looked like an alchemist create a potion with the alchemist utensils like a calcimator, and then he drank the potion.

While I'm not totally speechless, it's still really cool.

The biggest part of the AI that keeps the gameplay good is the fact that shop keepers will keep an eye on you, to make sure you aren't stealing. They follow you up and down stairs, through doors etc.

One guy kept standing next to me quietly, sort of following me. I was thinking, I wish this guy would get off my nuts, I only stole a little piece of shit item. Then he says to me, "Would you mind, I'm trying to close up for the night" lol Oh.

Before I was a member of the fighters guild, I went into some room there in the fighters guild and some lady kept being rude to me (I had a personality of 30) then eventually she drew her sword and threatened me. I drew my sword like WTF lady! I blocked her attack and pressed the space bar and she yielded. Another guy in the room says to me, "I think you'd better leave." :p

I haven't been playing but a day or two, so I haven't seen all that can happen yet myself.
 
Yes, they are very smart. I dropped a war hammer and punched a civilian in the face, he picked up the war hammer and soon was killed by me, but still... He didn't just use his fists.

Another good example is the conversations which are many times bipolar. I was sitting in a tavern and I put a poisonous apple in some dudes pocket. So this uhm... Bipolar dude was like:
(This is kind of how it went)
*Dude with poisonous apple eats it and soon falls on the floor and croaks.*
Bipolar dude: *Stares at the body for a while. Then gasps* Sir are you alright?
*Sees someone else standing next to him.*
Guy standing there: Hey
Bipolar dude: Hi!
Guy standing there: Do you think what happened to kvatch could happen here?
Bipolar dude: BY THE NINE DIVINES! NOOOOO!
Guy standing there: Interesting.
Bipolar dude: Bye ^ ^
Guy standing there: Bye!
*Bipolar dude goes upstairs and goes to sleep.*

Talk about a weird life.
 
This AI is funny sometimes. I went into the castle in Bruma only to find that most of the guards were beating up on that Captain Burd guy. Was really funny stuff.
 
To be honest the AI is so half-arsed in Oblivion that just as you start getting immersed they'll do something really 'stupid' which turns it into a comedy.


Its an average effort but nothing near as slick as they promised.
 
Well, technically they never ever promised anything revolutionary..
Peter Hines said himself that the Radiant AI was just a simple system so they wouldn't have to script every single of the 1500 NPCs actions..
I think people who whine should stfu, it's alot better than Morrowinds STATIC AIs that stand there ALL DAY imo..
Hopefully they'll keep improving the system and we'll see better AI in ES5.
 
'Greetings citizen.'
'Hello.'
'Did you hear about the recent happenings in Kvatch?'
'Yes, it's awful.'
'I agree.'
'Stop talking to me!!'

Comedy gold. Random conversation between two NPCs in Oblivion.
 
It seems almost every ****ing orc says "Stop talking to me!!" in the end, it's hilarious.. It's even more fun when it's the ORC that starts the conversation!
 
Gargantou said:
It seems almost every ****ing orc says "Stop talking to me!!" in the end, it's hilarious.. It's even more fun when it's the ORC that starts the conversation!
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The amount of bugs make the game scary but absolutely hilarios at the same time. It's a game I play at my wit's end.
 
Ah, so true... the radiant AI is great. I got attacked by bandits outside one of the towns and two guards rode up and started wailing on them. After they'd beaten them to death, one got back on his horse and the other knelt down by the body and said "Still Warm. The Killer must be close".

Another time I found two Foresters attempting to kill a deer that was between them... and shooting each other.
 
Jintor said:
I got attacked by bandits outside one of the towns and two guards rode up and started wailing on them. After they'd beaten them to death, one got back on his horse and the other knelt down by the body and said "Still Warm. The Killer must be close".
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AHAAHAHAAAAAA that is the funniest thing evar. Clueless! It's like they constantly have a blonde moment!
 
I was attacked by a bandit once, I fought and killed him while a guard looked, doing nothing. In fact, he didn't seem to understand what was going on. Then when I took the bandit's shield he suddenly woke up and arrested me.
 
I watched a bandit attacking deer by the road - I started attacking him but instead of hitting me back he continued to run after the deer, so I stood, waited and watched him the kill two deer before he finally decided to attack me.

Must have needed food more than life.
 
I think it's always a shame when the immersion is broken by the so called amazing AI. Although to be honest there are very few times when I have come across this.
 
The immersion isn't broken that often, I think it's fair to say that it's a good and honest effort. Sometimes they're astounding and sometimes you have a comical break. Most of my moments of comedy are well placed and sometimes just simply aggrivated by me.
 
The best thing I ever did was when I broke into someone's house and the woman's dog attacked me so I had to kill it.
Then, because I roleplay the majority of the time I realised that I'd killed this woman's dog when I could have paralysed it or run away and I felt guilty, so I dragged the corpse over to a shelf that had some heavy books and a big bowl on it. I dragged all the shelf items off the shelf and placed them on the dog so it looked like it got crushed. I then hid in the corner with my invisibility cloak on and waited for the woman to wake up. As she did she ran over to the dog, felt its pulse, then just sat at the table and began eating.
 
I once shot city swimmer in the face and apparently no one had noticed, but I roleplayed my char anyhow and was like. >.> <.< *Drags her off into the sewer system and throws her in there, then throws stuff in to make it look like she died of an item avalanche.*

Oh yeah, I once murdered one of those dogs while she was walking them. She took it pretty well, the guard asked me to pay 5 gold for it though. I was like "Wtf? She doesn't even care!" so I just reloaded the game and didn't touch the minge bag.
 
Jintor said:
Ah, so true... the radiant AI is great. I got attacked by bandits outside one of the towns and two guards rode up and started wailing on them. After they'd beaten them to death, one got back on his horse and the other knelt down by the body and said "Still Warm. The Killer must be close".
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
 
Jintor said:
Ah, so true... the radiant AI is great. I got attacked by bandits outside one of the towns and two guards rode up and started wailing on them. After they'd beaten them to death, one got back on his horse and the other knelt down by the body and said "Still Warm. The Killer must be close".

Another time I found two Foresters attempting to kill a deer that was between them... and shooting each other.
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Rofl, God, I can't wait to play this game.
 
I think the best gem I've witnessed was after enciting the pirate-guard brawl at the waterfront.

Two pirates are rounding on me when Hiernonymous (or whatever the fook his name is) Lex swishes out his claymore.

I've never seen two pirates go overboard so fast. And drown.
 
CookieCuttah said:
I once shot city swimmer in the face and apparently no one had noticed, but I roleplayed my char anyhow and was like. >.> <.< *Drags her off into the sewer system and throws her in there, then throws stuff in to make it look like she died of an item avalanche.*

Oh yeah, I once murdered one of those dogs while she was walking them. She took it pretty well, the guard asked me to pay 5 gold for it though. I was like "Wtf? She doesn't even care!" so I just reloaded the game and didn't touch the minge bag.
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I remember I was in their house and one of the dogs took the man's food, so he hit it, and then the woman started attacking him. So I intervened and they both ran away :(
 
Yeah, I started a big city riot with the guards. I smacked one and suddenly all the mages, thieves and friends were smacking the guards. Soon the riot was in the sewars with a random marauder laying there asleep. Soon enough he woke up and strayed in the fight too.. It ended up with like 22+ bodies in the street/sewer.
 
*Sneak Attacks Fex Ex guy and steals Oblivion"
Hahaha I will take your copy for ransom!!
I want, 1....million dollars!!! plus handling.
 
Minerel said:
*Sneak Attacks Fex Ex guy and steals Oblivion"
Hahaha I will take your copy for ransom!!
I want, 1....million dollars!!! plus handling.
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NOOOOOOOO my precious!!

*Opens oblivion gate in Minerel's basement*

nub! :P

btw this game rocks! :bounce:
 
Yesterday I heard something like this in an Inn:

Ogre (starts talking to a barmaid): I've killed worse than you!
Barmaid: I like it here. Friendly folk, don't you think?
Ogre: Sure!
 
Got the game yesterday.

Most memorable moment of AI goodness so far, was when I was stuck at this one part at the end (by the sigil stone), where I kept getting swarmed by these dark alchemists and knight dudes, and got raped in a few seconds each time.

Then I tried again, and managed to lure them all into a staircase that fits only one person, so they all had to line up. Then the alchemist dude in the middle cast a spell that sent the whole place to kingdom come. His friends got killed instead of me, and I proceeded to rape him it the butthole.

I also recall that the first thing I did as soon as I got out of the dungeon, was I trashed this guys shop, and noticed he didn't care. Then I accidentally picked up a cup while I was trying to talk to him, and I got arrested.
 
Unfocused said:
Yesterday I heard something like this in an Inn:

Ogre (starts talking to a barmaid): I've killed worse than you!
Barmaid: I like it here. Friendly folk, don't you think?
Ogre: Sure!
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OMG that is hilarious!
 
Teta_Bonita said:
NOOOOOOOO my precious!!

*Opens oblivion gate in Minerel's basement*

nub! :P

btw this game rocks! :bounce:
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UR TEH EVIL!!!!!
 
You know that guy in the Thieves Guild that you sell stolen goods to? Well before I joined the guild I needed some fun, so I robbed some houses. Then I found out that one of the Hourses I had robbed was actually his, the thief's.
 
The Monkey said:
You know that guy in the Thieves Guild that you sell stolen goods to? Well before I joined the guild I needed some fun, so I robbed some houses. Then I found out that one of the Hourses I had robbed was actually his, the thief's.
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What did he he do? Hang you up by your testicles?
 
There was this thieves quest, where you stealing a bust and then when you return there are gurds everywhere, lloking for that bust So I was standing next to two guards when another member of the guild came up to me and told me everything about the quest, right infront of the guards.
 
The Monkey said:
There was this thieves quest, where you stealing a bust and then when you return there are gurds everywhere, lloking for that bust So I was standing next to two guards when another member of the guild came up to me and told me everything about the quest, right infront of the guards.
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And the guards didn't do anything?!
 
*bump into some chick in the Empirial City*

Twat: *in a 'you ugly mother****er' tone* "Oh, it's you... What do YOU want?"

Me: *initiates a conversation to see what's the matter*

Twat: *in a 'LIFE IS FECKING GREAT' tone* "OH! You're EXACTLY THE PERSON I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR!"
 
xlucidx said:
And the guards didn't do anything?!
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No, they stared at me for a while and then kept asking around for the bust that they had just found out I possessed.
 
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