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Fizzer at 02:35, 18 April 2026

2026-04-18T02:35:33Z

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	The ~~Warzone~~ AI's behavior is determined by a set of algorithms. The source code behind these algorithms can be viewed on GitHub at https://github.com/FizzerWL/WarLight.AI. You can also read more about the AI at https://www.~~warzone~~.~~com~~/blog/index.php/2016/02/the-warlight-ai-goes-open-source/		The War.app AI's behavior is determined by a set of algorithms. The source code behind these algorithms can be viewed on GitHub at https://github.com/FizzerWL/WarLight.AI. You can also read more about the AI at https://www.war.app/blog/index.php/2016/02/the-warlight-ai-goes-open-source/

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	* It prefers to expand as long as it still sees [[neutral]] [[bonuses]] to expand to, as long as the bonus meets its criteria for being a good bonus. {{Ref\|http://~~warzone~~.~~com~~/Forum/Thread?ThreadID{{=}}136&Offset{{=}}12}}		* It prefers to expand as long as it still sees [[neutral]] [[bonuses]] to expand to, as long as the bonus meets its criteria for being a good bonus. {{Ref\|http://war.app/Forum/Thread?ThreadID{{=}}136&Offset{{=}}12}}

	== Behaviour of the AI in team games ==		== Behaviour of the AI in team games ==
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	#If a bonus is entirely controlled by teammates and it has >= 50% of the territories. It will only do attacks of 2 then.		#If a bonus is entirely controlled by teammates and it has >= 50% of the territories. It will only do attacks of 2 then.
	#If it's expanding into a new bonus that no teammates control. {{Ref\|http://~~warzone~~.~~com~~/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}2489&Offset{{=}}2}}		#If it's expanding into a new bonus that no teammates control. {{Ref\|http://war.app/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}2489&Offset{{=}}2}}

	* The AI will not play cards when teamed with a human teammate unless it must play cards by rule. The only circumstance where an AI must play cards when teamed with a human teammate is if the last player on a team turns into an AI via boot or surrender and [[cards]] must be used by that team that turn.		* The AI will not play cards when teamed with a human teammate unless it must play cards by rule. The only circumstance where an AI must play cards when teamed with a human teammate is if the last player on a team turns into an AI via boot or surrender and [[cards]] must be used by that team that turn.
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	Under the single-player tab, you can set up a game full of AIs, no [[fog]] and watch the entire game play out on its own.		Under the single-player tab, you can set up a game full of AIs, no [[fog]] and watch the entire game play out on its own.

	However, under the multi-player tab, the AI will not play a game without any humans involved. If only AIs remain in a game, the AIs will simply [[vote to end]]. If voting to end is not possible, such as in a [[tournament]] game, the AIs will just pick a winner randomly. This restriction is necessary due to the way that multi-player games work. Due to ~~Warzone~~'s flexible engine, someone could construct a game that took thousands or millions of turns to finish. For example, a game with no bonuses or large [[wastelands]] separating players. The ~~Warzone~~ server would strain to complete these games, likely causing the entire site to grind to a halt.		However, under the multi-player tab, the AI will not play a game without any humans involved. If only AIs remain in a game, the AIs will simply [[vote to end]]. If voting to end is not possible, such as in a [[tournament]] game, the AIs will just pick a winner randomly. This restriction is necessary due to the way that multi-player games work. Due to War.app's flexible engine, someone could construct a game that took thousands or millions of turns to finish. For example, a game with no bonuses or large [[wastelands]] separating players. The War.app server would strain to complete these games, likely causing the entire site to grind to a halt.

	[[Category:~~Warzone~~]]		[[Category:War.app]]

172.104.25.20: minor edit

2019-02-15T20:52:40Z

minor edit

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	* The AI will not play cards when teamed with a human teammate unless it must play cards by rule. The only circumstance where an AI must play cards when teamed with a human teammate is if the last player on a team turns into an AI via boot or surrender and [[cards]] must be used by that team that turn.		* The AI will not play cards when teamed with a human teammate unless it must play cards by rule. The only circumstance where an AI must play cards when teamed with a human teammate is if the last player on a team turns into an AI via boot or surrender and [[cards]] must be used by that team that turn.

	== Playing Itself ==		== Playing With Itself ==

	Under the single-player tab, you can set up a game full of AIs, no [[fog]] and watch the entire game play out on its own.		Under the single-player tab, you can set up a game full of AIs, no [[fog]] and watch the entire game play out on its own.

Zera555 at 22:37, 28 February 2018

2018-02-28T22:37:13Z

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	The Warzone AI's behavior is determined by a set of algorithms. The source code behind these algorithms can be viewed on GitHub at https://github.com/FizzerWL/WarLight.AI.		The Warzone AI's behavior is determined by a set of algorithms. The source code behind these algorithms can be viewed on GitHub at https://github.com/FizzerWL/WarLight.AI. You can also read more about the AI at https://www.warzone.com/blog/index.php/2016/02/the-warlight-ai-goes-open-source/

	== Weighted Random ==		== Weighted Random ==

Zera555: /* General behaviour of the AI */ removed section about which cards the AI will use. It was extremely outdated and/or incorrect.

2018-02-28T22:18:24Z

General behaviour of the AI: removed section about which cards the AI will use. It was extremely outdated and/or incorrect.

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	* The only cards it can play are the [[reinforcement card]], [[sanctions card]], [[bomb card]], [[blockade card]], and [[diplomacy card]].
	* It prefers to expand as long as it still sees [[neutral]] [[bonuses]] to expand to, as long as the bonus meets its criteria for being a good bonus. {{Ref\|http://warzone.com/Forum/Thread?ThreadID{{=}}136&Offset{{=}}12}}		* It prefers to expand as long as it still sees [[neutral]] [[bonuses]] to expand to, as long as the bonus meets its criteria for being a good bonus. {{Ref\|http://warzone.com/Forum/Thread?ThreadID{{=}}136&Offset{{=}}12}}



	== Behaviour of the AI in team games ==		== Behaviour of the AI in team games ==

Zera555: fixed the link to the AI code

2018-02-28T22:15:25Z

fixed the link to the AI code

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	The Warzone AI's behavior is determined by a set of algorithms. The source code behind these algorithms can be viewed on GitHub at https://github.com/FizzerWL/~~Warzone~~.AI.		The Warzone AI's behavior is determined by a set of algorithms. The source code behind these algorithms can be viewed on GitHub at https://github.com/FizzerWL/WarLight.AI.

	== Weighted Random ==		== Weighted Random ==

Fizzer at 03:39, 13 November 2017

2017-11-13T03:39:43Z

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	The ~~WarLight~~ AI's behavior is determined by a set of algorithms. The source code behind these algorithms can be viewed on GitHub at https://github.com/FizzerWL/~~WarLight~~.AI.		The Warzone AI's behavior is determined by a set of algorithms. The source code behind these algorithms can be viewed on GitHub at https://github.com/FizzerWL/Warzone.AI.

	== Weighted Random ==		== Weighted Random ==
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	* The only cards it can play are the [[reinforcement card]], [[sanctions card]], [[bomb card]], [[blockade card]], and [[diplomacy card]].		* The only cards it can play are the [[reinforcement card]], [[sanctions card]], [[bomb card]], [[blockade card]], and [[diplomacy card]].
	* It prefers to expand as long as it still sees [[neutral]] [[bonuses]] to expand to, as long as the bonus meets its criteria for being a good bonus. {{Ref\|http://~~warlight~~.~~net~~/Forum/Thread?ThreadID{{=}}136&Offset{{=}}12}}		* It prefers to expand as long as it still sees [[neutral]] [[bonuses]] to expand to, as long as the bonus meets its criteria for being a good bonus. {{Ref\|http://warzone.com/Forum/Thread?ThreadID{{=}}136&Offset{{=}}12}}


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	#If a bonus is entirely controlled by teammates and it has >= 50% of the territories. It will only do attacks of 2 then.		#If a bonus is entirely controlled by teammates and it has >= 50% of the territories. It will only do attacks of 2 then.
	#If it's expanding into a new bonus that no teammates control. {{Ref\|http://~~warlight~~.~~net~~/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}2489&Offset{{=}}2}}		#If it's expanding into a new bonus that no teammates control. {{Ref\|http://warzone.com/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}2489&Offset{{=}}2}}

	* The AI will not play cards when teamed with a human teammate unless it must play cards by rule. The only circumstance where an AI must play cards when teamed with a human teammate is if the last player on a team turns into an AI via boot or surrender and [[cards]] must be used by that team that turn.		* The AI will not play cards when teamed with a human teammate unless it must play cards by rule. The only circumstance where an AI must play cards when teamed with a human teammate is if the last player on a team turns into an AI via boot or surrender and [[cards]] must be used by that team that turn.
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	Under the single-player tab, you can set up a game full of AIs, no [[fog]] and watch the entire game play out on its own.		Under the single-player tab, you can set up a game full of AIs, no [[fog]] and watch the entire game play out on its own.

	However, under the multi-player tab, the AI will not play a game without any humans involved. If only AIs remain in a game, the AIs will simply [[vote to end]]. If voting to end is not possible, such as in a [[tournament]] game, the AIs will just pick a winner randomly. This restriction is necessary due to the way that multi-player games work. Due to ~~WarLight~~'s flexible engine, someone could construct a game that took thousands or millions of turns to finish. For example, a game with no bonuses or large [[wastelands]] separating players. The ~~WarLight~~ server would strain to complete these games, likely causing the entire site to grind to a halt.		However, under the multi-player tab, the AI will not play a game without any humans involved. If only AIs remain in a game, the AIs will simply [[vote to end]]. If voting to end is not possible, such as in a [[tournament]] game, the AIs will just pick a winner randomly. This restriction is necessary due to the way that multi-player games work. Due to Warzone's flexible engine, someone could construct a game that took thousands or millions of turns to finish. For example, a game with no bonuses or large [[wastelands]] separating players. The Warzone server would strain to complete these games, likely causing the entire site to grind to a halt.

	[[Category:~~WarLight~~]]		[[Category:Warzone]]

Fizzer at 06:05, 10 April 2016

2016-04-10T06:05:53Z

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	The ~~exact inner mechanics of the '''~~AI'~~'' remain~~ a ~~mystery~~. ~~However, some general rules of its behavior are known~~. ~~Those were either deducted through observation of the~~ AI~~'s movements, or they have been stated by the [[User:Fizzer\|creator]] himself on the [[forum]]s~~.		The WarLight AI's behavior is determined by a set of algorithms. The source code behind these algorithms can be viewed on GitHub at https://github.com/FizzerWL/WarLight.AI.

	== Weighted Random ==		== Weighted Random ==
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	* ~~It currently does not know how to use any card other than~~ the [[reinforcement card]]. ~~{{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}136}} {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}2159&Offset{{=}}3}}~~		* The only cards it can play are the [[reinforcement card]], [[sanctions card]], [[bomb card]], [[blockade card]], and [[diplomacy card]].
	* It prefers to expand as long as it still sees [[neutral]] [[bonuses]] to expand to~~. {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}136&Offset{{=}}12}}~~		* It prefers to expand as long as it still sees [[neutral]] [[bonuses]] to expand to, as long as the bonus meets its criteria for being a good bonus. {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread?ThreadID{{=}}136&Offset{{=}}12}}
	* When deciding whether or not to complete a bonus, the ~~AI currently uses (~~bonus ~~value) * 3 - (armies we'd have to kill to take the~~ bonus~~). If this comes out negative, it won't deem the bonus worthy in some cases~~. {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread~~.aspx~~?ThreadID{{=}}~~3218~~&Offset{{=}}17}}

	~~Observed:~~

	* It tends to attack with twice as many armies as the [[territory]] is showing. {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}1744&Offset{{=}}2}}
	* It generally only places armies in a few spots and attacks from them. {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}1744&Offset{{=}}2}}
	* It tends to prefer neutral territories over player controlled territories, but it mostly prefers to attack the weakest territories. {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}1744&Offset{{=}}4}}
	* It tends to favor getting bonuses and breaking enemy bonuses higher than making random other attacks. {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}1744&Offset{{=}}4}}
	* It tends to issue attacks with all of its armies in a territory with more than one army and is unaware of the fact that one army must remain on every territory while attacking.

	== Behaviour of the AI in team games ==		== Behaviour of the AI in team games ==
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	* The AI will not play cards when teamed with a human teammate unless it must play cards by rule. The only circumstance where an AI must play cards when teamed with a human teammate is if the last player on a team turns into an AI via boot or surrender and [[cards]] must be used by that team that turn.		* The AI will not play cards when teamed with a human teammate unless it must play cards by rule. The only circumstance where an AI must play cards when teamed with a human teammate is if the last player on a team turns into an AI via boot or surrender and [[cards]] must be used by that team that turn.

	~~== Changes ==~~

	The AI's behavior has not been changed since it was introduced in 2009. Changing the AI's behavior, even slightly, would invalidate every single-player score that's been achieved. If the AI is to be improved in the future, it will likely be done in conjunction with a revamp of the single player levels.

	== Playing Itself ==		== Playing Itself ==

DanWL60: typo.

2015-02-07T15:15:08Z

typo.

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	The exact inner mechanics of the '''AI'' remain a mystery. However, some general rules of its behavior are known. Those were either deducted through observation of the AI's movements, or they have been stated by the [[User:Fizzer\|creator]] himself on the [[forum]]s.		The exact inner mechanics of the '''AI''' remain a mystery. However, some general rules of its behavior are known. Those were either deducted through observation of the AI's movements, or they have been stated by the [[User:Fizzer\|creator]] himself on the [[forum]]s.

	== Weighted Random ==		== Weighted Random ==

DanWL60: Wording and added more links

2015-02-07T15:14:49Z

Wording and added more links

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	The exact inner mechanics of the AI remain a mystery. However, some general rules of its behavior are known. Those were either deducted through observation of the AI's movements, or they have been stated by the [[User:Fizzer\|creator]] himself on the [[forum]]s.		The exact inner mechanics of the '''AI'' remain a mystery. However, some general rules of its behavior are known. Those were either deducted through observation of the AI's movements, or they have been stated by the [[User:Fizzer\|creator]] himself on the [[forum]]s.

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	* It currently does not know how to use any card other than the reinforcement card. {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}136}} {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}2159&Offset{{=}}3}}		* It currently does not know how to use any card other than the [[reinforcement card]]. {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}136}} {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}2159&Offset{{=}}3}}
	* It ~~does prefer~~ to expand as long as it still sees neutral bonuses to expand to. {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}136&Offset{{=}}12}}		* It prefers to expand as long as it still sees [[neutral]] [[bonuses]] to expand to. {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}136&Offset{{=}}12}}
	* When deciding whether or not to complete a bonus, the AI currently uses (bonus value) * 3 - (armies we'd have to kill to take the bonus). If this comes out negative, it won't deem the bonus worthy in some cases. {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}3218&Offset{{=}}17}}		* When deciding whether or not to complete a bonus, the AI currently uses (bonus value) * 3 - (armies we'd have to kill to take the bonus). If this comes out negative, it won't deem the bonus worthy in some cases. {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}3218&Offset{{=}}17}}
	~~observed~~:
	* It tends to attack with twice as many armies as the territory is showing. {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}1744&Offset{{=}}2}}		Observed:

			* It tends to attack with twice as many armies as the [[territory]] is showing. {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}1744&Offset{{=}}2}}
	* It generally only places armies in a few spots and attacks from them. {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}1744&Offset{{=}}2}}		* It generally only places armies in a few spots and attacks from them. {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}1744&Offset{{=}}2}}
	* It tends to prefer neutral territories over player controlled territories, but it mostly prefers to attack the weakest territories. {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}1744&Offset{{=}}4}}		* It tends to prefer neutral territories over player controlled territories, but it mostly prefers to attack the weakest territories. {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}1744&Offset{{=}}4}}
	* It tends to favor getting bonuses, and breaking enemy bonuses higher than making random other attacks. {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}1744&Offset{{=}}4}}		* It tends to favor getting bonuses and breaking enemy bonuses higher than making random other attacks. {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}1744&Offset{{=}}4}}
	* It tends to issue attacks with all of its armies in a territory with more than one army, and is unaware of the fact that one army must remain on every territory while attacking.		* It tends to issue attacks with all of its armies in a territory with more than one army and is unaware of the fact that one army must remain on every territory while attacking.

	== Behaviour of the AI in team games ==		== Behaviour of the AI in team games ==
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	#If it's expanding into a new bonus that no teammates control. {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}2489&Offset{{=}}2}}		#If it's expanding into a new bonus that no teammates control. {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}2489&Offset{{=}}2}}

	* The AI will not play cards when teamed with a human teammate unless it must play cards by rule. The only circumstance where an AI must play cards when teamed with a human teammate is if the last player on a team turns into an AI via boot or surrender, and cards must be used by that team that turn.		* The AI will not play cards when teamed with a human teammate unless it must play cards by rule. The only circumstance where an AI must play cards when teamed with a human teammate is if the last player on a team turns into an AI via boot or surrender and [[cards]] must be used by that team that turn.

	== Changes ==		== Changes ==
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	== Playing Itself ==		== Playing Itself ==

	Under the single-player tab, you can set up a game full of AIs, no fog, and watch the entire game play out on its own.		Under the single-player tab, you can set up a game full of AIs, no [[fog]] and watch the entire game play out on its own.

	However, under the multi-player tab, the AI will not play a game without any humans involved. If only AIs remain in a game, the AIs will simply [[vote to end]]. If voting to end is not possible, such as in a [[tournament]] game, the AIs will just pick a winner randomly. This restriction is necessary due to the way that multi-player games work. Due to WarLight's flexible engine, someone could construct a game that took thousands or millions of turns to finish. For example, a game with no bonuses or large wastelands separating players. The WarLight server would strain to complete these games, likely causing the entire site to grind to a hault.

			However, under the multi-player tab, the AI will not play a game without any humans involved. If only AIs remain in a game, the AIs will simply [[vote to end]]. If voting to end is not possible, such as in a [[tournament]] game, the AIs will just pick a winner randomly. This restriction is necessary due to the way that multi-player games work. Due to WarLight's flexible engine, someone could construct a game that took thousands or millions of turns to finish. For example, a game with no bonuses or large [[wastelands]] separating players. The WarLight server would strain to complete these games, likely causing the entire site to grind to a halt.

	[[Category:WarLight]]		[[Category:WarLight]]

Arctic82: /* General behaviour of the AI */

2015-01-14T01:09:20Z

General behaviour of the AI

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	* It tends to prefer neutral territories over player controlled territories, but it mostly prefers to attack the weakest territories. {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}1744&Offset{{=}}4}}		* It tends to prefer neutral territories over player controlled territories, but it mostly prefers to attack the weakest territories. {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}1744&Offset{{=}}4}}
	* It tends to favor getting bonuses, and breaking enemy bonuses higher than making random other attacks. {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}1744&Offset{{=}}4}}		* It tends to favor getting bonuses, and breaking enemy bonuses higher than making random other attacks. {{Ref\|http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID{{=}}1744&Offset{{=}}4}}
			* It tends to issue attacks with all of its armies in a territory with more than one army, and is unaware of the fact that one army must remain on every territory while attacking.

	== Behaviour of the AI in team games ==		== Behaviour of the AI in team games ==