AI Invasion

DennyMala · Post by **DennyMala** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 6:44 am

I'm posting here even though it's not strictly a tech support question but I feel like this is the best suited place to write it down and have possibly an answer from Vice.

Yesterday we had a player named "AI Invasion" on the server that complained about being continuously attacked by Vonaris even in systems where they don't usually spawn.

It has been verified by a plaer that the Vonari presence was indeed real and that was somehow following the AI Invasion player.

That sparked our suspect that maybe the name could have triggered something in game built to make the Vonari invade the place where that "marker" is at that moment.

Is this plausible or it's something else Vice?

-splosives- · Post by **-splosives-** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:31 am

Vonari were spotted in Cerulean and Atlas.
They kept coming as long as AI invasion was with me.
When I jumped away from him, he still had vonari after him, but I didn't.

Capt_Caveman · Post by **Capt_Caveman** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 1:39 pm

It could be do to rank

I think the ai's prefer to attack lower rank players vs higher, but i could be wrong

Post by **Marvin** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 3:12 pm

I gave some small assist to AI while she was under attack in Cerulean (not the war zone). The ships all had Vonari IDs (Vonari-B, etc.) and the usual faction listings. The swarm was unrelenting ... 'though not invulnerable. They did, indeed, seem to follow AI ... to such an extent that, when I drifted away from the fight, few (if any) Vonari bothered to follow me.

Post by **Vice** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 3:14 pm

Callsigns shouldn't effect ship types encountered, as far as I know. They may have followed from the nearby warzone or it was something else.

Post by **Marvin** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 3:20 pm

Cool. The Vonari no longer follow programmed instructions. The game has a life of its own!

Major Grubert · Post by **Major Grubert** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 4:29 pm

From post: 140654, Topic: tid=9554, author=Vice wrote: or it was something else.

something is happening here...

something strange...

something maybe not so cool...

Rubber Chicken · Post by **Rubber Chicken** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 5:00 pm

To a certain extent, 'flexible' Human/Vonari borders would be a really cool addition to the game. IMO at least.

Cindy · Post by **Cindy** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 6:43 pm

lol Vonarians are so much fun to tease and torment. Of course they'd come after the one that had pulled their tail!

Just need to do some research into how to aggravate the Vonari enough to do plan V...

:P:P:P

Capt_Caveman · Post by **Capt_Caveman** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:53 pm

plan V ?

sounds sinister, cant wait

Post by **Marvin** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:03 pm

Plan V is where Cindy refuses to Verify who was flying (and teasing the Vons) under the AI callsign.

Busch · Post by **Busch** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 12:06 am

Several game builds back, before the DC missions were adopted, there was one where we had "Unknown" incurssions in Cerulean and environs. The Unknowns were "known" to tail along behind an unsuspecting human pilot, following the pilot back to where ever they eventually lit, system-wise. Was uncanny then, as is this now. During the Cerulean incurssions, the Unknowns manifested under the standard Vonari game profiles. Namely, I-Interceptor, F-Fighter, B-Bomber; all Red per usual for Hostiles. However, the individual Unknown ships configuration were still the opaque ellipsoid as usual. Was this ship configuration noted ?

P.S. Had pilot AI Invasion gone any where near Actarius ? Then again, I've fought AI/NPC Reds in Alpha Cent that were configured mil ships frames (ie: Ferrett, Wraith, Evoc-C). Thought it was passing strange then.

[Edited on 7-17-2012 by Busch]

[Edited on 7-17-2012 by Busch]

Cindy · Post by **Cindy** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:20 am

Plan V has partially been completed.

AI invasion has brought Vonari AI's down to Olympus Prime.

So much fun! Had Mecingo, Dodinel, and Kat's help fighting the Vonari.

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http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n52 ... ympus2.png
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n52 ... ympus1.png
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n52 ... lympus.png

[Edited on 7-17-2012 by Cindy]

Mecingo · Post by **Mecingo** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:07 am

I personally fought some of these Vonari on Star-port 6, just wave and wave after another and I was actually running into invisible walls and was thrown literally back and forth quite a bit on the server, my ship was getting ransacked by something unseen. Weird times, Cindy told me she is AI invasion on the server and on team speak so I don't have any screen shots of that but I actually had fun fighting hordes of Vonari in Human Space.

Post by **Marvin** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:13 am

From Cindy's screenshots, it looks like the Vonari are flying all types of ships. And have invaded as far as Olympus.

Mecingo · Post by **Mecingo** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:44 am

Also I have to deliver to Vonari Ships, Did some quest tests. The Vonari don't go away no matter what sector I go to. Going to go to sapphire next.

[Edited on 7-17-2012 by Mecingo]

Post by **Marvin** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:50 am

But you were delivering cargo to a Vonari Guild ship. Are there any Vonari Navy or Energy or Minor ships?

Mecingo · Post by **Mecingo** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:51 am

From post: 140709, Topic: tid=9554, author=Marvin wrote: But you were delivering cargo to a Vonari Guild ship. Are there any Vonari Navy or Energy or Minor ships?

I believe so, it's weird.

Mecingo · Post by **Mecingo** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 6:43 pm

I will add leaving the system entirely through the gate to Sapphire fixed the problem. There was no longer a Vonari presence when I got back.

Major Grubert · Post by **Major Grubert** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 7:23 am

just for tell that i'm currently flying between Rigel and Sirius and there is nothing as a Vonari here

not yet

Vonari translatorial · Thu Jul 19, 2012 6:19 pm

From post: 140794, Topic: tid=9554, author=Major Grubert wrote:just for tell that i'm currently flying between Rigel and Sirius and there is nothing as a Vonari here

not yet

We shall attempt to fix that problem.
Second phase shall begin soon.
All is going according to plan. The invasion will continue.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 3:32 pm

Try to see if the Vonari will follow you to Earth!.......

:P:P:P:P:P:P:P

Hunter · Post by **Hunter** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:35 pm

I see, ai can fly to raid some system?)
Good, I see good random-life idea.
But maybe need to make a News system?
For example, if player docked, in Second chat(if in options is On) player will see reports about invasions.
(Fu, man, with badest picture in avatar, and simulate vonari...vonari is secret corp, only for fun,
AI, for fun in game, only, more nothing.)