Character AI using consumables

[Tyras]

I had no idea that this could be done, but apparently you can issue commands to your character in the same way you would a familiar.

I had never summoned my familiar before and in a dull period of play with no RP going on or anything I figured I'd head over to the cave near the Vistani camp and summon him and let it run around and kill the little goblin things in there.

When I entered the cave I was quickly surrounded by the things and summoned my familiar.  I made to order it to defend me, but some how I issued the order to myself.  My character then wnet about casting spells and even used an animate dead scroll I had been saving to add to my spell book.

Character AI whether issued commands or under the influence of charm type spells should not use consumables.  I did not want to waste that scroll, and yet the AI decided it would be for the best. 

[Anna_Patrovich]

Yes this tends to happen, the AI kicks in immediatly on fighting.. especially in pvp... i noticed this and it tends to use scrolls etc when left alone... i have to click off... this is not easy to control as several times i have ended up hitting people accidently due to the AI.

[Blackthorn51]

I've never seen any AI on my character beyond 'sword swinging.'

Sounds more like maybe you misclicked something and combined with a bit of lag caused a delay that appeared as A.I?  This has occurred to me a time or two...  Otherwise yeah...  I was unaware our character A.I.  had an INT score above 3.  All mine ever does is "Well, my player isnt here and there's a werewolf attacking me.  Lemme flip a coin.  Heads, I stand still and die.  Tails I swing back at it." lmfaoo

[Anna_Patrovich]

No, it happens 100% of the time... if there is hostile players about me (which due to my erm faction)  all players are hostile, when a fight happens and a player falls the AI takes over... pulls scrolls, swaps weapons (have fired off scrolls in my backpack (and i am not even a mage))  it has most of time swapped my weapons from nothing to sword and too bow without me even clicking anything.

For me it has not happened with monsters... but then i rarely ever actually fight them so unsure if it happens then.  Only happens for me when more than 1 player close.

[dutchy]

you should really start to worry when mother walks into the broad daylight without any reason.

[Mcskinns]

something similar happened to me recently, only for me I had 1 remaining potion in my possession I was saving for the big "oh-shi.." times... a potion of Cure Critical Wounds.  I got nailed with a confusion effect by an umber hulk, and despite only being Barely Injured, my toon went and drank it like I was in danger of dying in another hit.  It was inconvenient, but I accept it as a necessary evil. 

I don't think the AI should do such things when your in control of the PC, but if your mind is not your own (confused/charmed) then it is a perfectly acceptable risk you take carrying it around.  What might be worth considering is making sure the AI doesn't try to use items in storage, which would give us a means of preventing scrolls we want to learn later from getting used.

[Ovidiu_Lacusta]

something similar happened to me recently, only for me I had 1 remaining potion in my possession I was saving for the big "oh-shi.." times... a potion of Cure Critical Wounds.  I got nailed with a confusion effect by an umber hulk, and despite only being Barely Injured, my toon went and drank it like I was in danger of dying in another hit.  It was inconvenient, but I accept it as a necessary evil. 

I don't think the AI should do such things when your in control of the PC, but if your mind is not your own (confused/charmed) then it is a perfectly acceptable risk you take carrying it around.  What might be worth considering is making sure the AI doesn't try to use items in storage, which would give us a means of preventing scrolls we want to learn later from getting used.

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