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'Neurotic' is Best RTS strategy

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the better-than-my-strat-of-hide-and-cry dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Austrian researchers experimenting with adding emotion to game AI say that 'neurotic' software is best at RTS. They developed aggressive, defensive, neutral and neurotic bots to play Age of Mythology, based on psychological models of emotion. Neurotic bots beat the standard game AI every time and faster than the other personalities."

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  1. This may finally explain by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    why women always get their way. Opponents simply throw up their hands in despair and surrender.

  2. Re:Welcome to Lords of the Realm 2! by VShael · · Score: 5, Funny

    Also known (though it takes more than 4 turns to do it) as "U.S. Foreign Policy"

  3. Re:Tautologous by Wyrd01 · · Score: 5, Funny

    So true. I have to piss off my toaster before it will toast my bagel Just be thankful you didn't get the model of toaster I bought.
  4. Didn't I Just Blow Your Mind? by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't know karate, but I do know CAAA- RAAAY-ZEEEE!

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