Posted by Acrissime on February 01, 1998 at 13:49:46:
In Reply to: Re: Are AIs scared of the dark? posted by Osan`gar on January 29, 1998 at 17:49:11:
> > > Is an ai's ability to see the player affected by the amount of light? Is it easier to sneak past them in dark rooms?
> > im not sure, but i remember reading somewhere(the manual?)
> > that if ur in teh dark, they can't c u well.
> > it had something to do with the field light maybe..
> > its useful for the dark... u can c ur enemies but now they can c u too.
> The manual just said that their aim wasn't as good if you slipped in to a dark corner, but that effect would be nullified if you turned on your field light. Don't know if you can actually sneak past them. I doubt it has any effect on their "sight", just their aim.
I don't know quite how, but from experience, AI definitely can't "see" as well in the dark. If your hiding in a visible but dark spot and there in a light, sometimes they don't "wake up", but as soon as the light goes on near you, vavoom, they all "wake up".
I'm not an expert, this is just playing experience.