OpenRA

I'd suggest going with a new AI rather than replacing anything that already exists. Then me (and others) can look at yours, experiment, synthesize, etc.

I created an AI with optimized build order that currently beats all available bots. Put this into your mods/ra/rules/system.yaml:
HackyAI@OptiAI:
Name:Optimized AI
BuildingFractions:
...
v2rl: 30%
SquadSize: 10
It builds less refinerys (it seems to stop at 5 in the end game, but builds the ...

For sandworms not to be in the game seems a bit odd, they're pretty critical to warfare on Arrakis in the books. If you're in the open sand and causing vibrations, they're coming for you!

But that wouldn't work for an RTS game... we could, however, have a targeted sandworm attack be a crate event ...

Phenomenal work, folks.

I don't have the coding skills to really contribute at this point, but I've read all of the books and look forward to working to incorporate some of that stuff.

A superweapon that is near mandatory:

Does anyone have the art skills to draw a sandworm killing something ...

OK, so...

Aside from shooting over walls, what would it take to make the E3 pillbox have a pragmatic purpose in some circumstances?

I say some because the intent isn't to replace the turret. What would have to be changed about the rocket pillbox to make it have a niche (and not all-encompasing ...

The shroud, at present, is wholly an artificial construct. Your dudes can even shoot what they cannot see.

The right click thing is because of modern RTS conventions.

Waypoints and patrolling are great on paper, but the badasses of RTS games never use them extensively. I agree, however, that they ...

Bringing hbox back, with a reason to exist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygziajIg_-0

For defending against tanks and considering bang for your buck, how do the following compare?

Turret and Pillbox with rocket dude.

Can you release what you're working with, so we can play/tinker/etc with it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWPz796ZEL0

(I'll be talking and explaining during the video, & the music wont be there.)

And I'll be showing the code for that, and "Make AI attack behavior more varied". ( https://github.com/OpenRA/OpenRA/pull/2059 )

Who said video games can't be education?

Just ...

The existing (but not entirely complete) wiki: https://github.com/OpenRA/OpenRA/wiki

1) Kind of treating OpenRA bot-wars as a spectator sport wherein I'm the 'owner' of a 'sports team.' Go team!
2) Pissing off a friend who plays. He doesn't like multiplayer, and likes playing the games versus a bunch of bots. The more he hates Rommel and gets frustrated, the happier I get.

Might I ask what you did to change AI behavior?

I remember modifying some files in original game years ago to make AI much harder, have it expand bases, build aircraft defences, special units and more.

Is it that easy to accomplish harder AI in OpenRA too, or do you have to rewrite AI behaviour ...

Big thing on my to do list, if curious, is figure out WTF I did that got the AI to attack me with aircraft that one time with that one aircraft. Alas, I didn't see it as a big deal at the time and didn't keep track of what I'd done to stimulate that. It's easy to have bots build airfields and ...