3.3.1

Added

• More installer validation checks for map write access and MPQEditor presence.
• Installer and command line will detect when MPQEditor fails to add files to a map usually due to UAC protection.

Changed

• Balance tweaks to harvesting logic. (jzy-chitong56)
• (Classic) Balance tweaks to hero ability picks. (jzy-chitong56)

Fixed

• Fixed performance issue caused by a critical infinite loop crash with undead players.
• More performance optimisations especially for large maps.
• Fixed issue with the pathing checks where night elf would spend an extremely long time checking gold mines so was delayed in using neutral buildings.
• Fixed issue with the pathing check that meant some pathable locations were deemed to be impassable.
• Optimised pathing check for neutral buildings so its faster, what would take over 10 mins on larger maps takes ~1 minute now.
• Fixed missing dependencies for various units and upgrades. (jzy-chitong56)
  • Mark of the talon only needs tier 2 not tier 3.
  • Gyphon Ryder needs Castle.
  • Dragonhawk needs Arcane Vault.
  • Temple of the damned needs a Graveyard.
  • Spellbreaker needs Keep if base is destroyed.
  • Mountain giant needs Tree of Ages if base is destroyed.
• Fix handling if front location is not calculated. (jzy-chitong56)
• (Classic) Fix heroes not learning any skills in 1.29-1.31 war3 versions. (jzy-chitong56)
• (Classic) Corrected upkeep handling.
• (Classic) Brought classic edition settings in line with recent settings. (jzy-chitong56)
• (Classic) Fixed some issues where neutral players were not set to the correct player in 24 player formats.
• (Classic) Fixed issue where map team assignment would not auto increment above 13.
• (Classic) Missing ritual dagger use and moonstone time of day fixes.
• (DevTools) Fixed debugging mode to work with classic editions on old war3. (jzy-chitong56)
• (DevTools) CmdLine Tool Fixes (IceSandslash)
  • Install AMAI into maps in folders even with spaces, such as "Warcraft III".
  • Call AMAI install scripts from any folder, which means that you can put the AMAI folder in your Windows PATH environment variable.
  • Call AMAI batch scripts from external scripts without dealing with so many pauses. Also fixes a recent regression that causes AMAI to close the console window.
  • Report on program exit code when AMAI compiles files for both local running and for CI environments.

3.3.0

Added

• Older versions of war3 are still popular so now you can install scripts to the older editions of warcraft.
  • New features and fixes can be automatically available for older versions.
  • AMAI version REFORGED/RFG is now for the latest warcraft version while ROC and TFT are for the classic versions of warcraft.
  • (DevTools) AI Versions now maintain there own copy of warcraft API's and generated blizzard.j files. This allows a single copy of AMAI to build previous versions of AMAI.
• Installer will now check to make sure AMAI scripts are in the correct location instead of just continuing to appear to work.
• New English taunts and messages created from generated AI.
• Ability to expand using the tiny great hall (jzy-chitong56)
• Heroes will attempt to avoid/swap specific items from their inventory or when they already have a specific skill (jzy-chitong56)
  • (DevTools) Can be modified via the ItemCheck.txt
• New commander mode "Joint Control" which allows the human players to control their AI allies units at the same time as AMAI.
  • This is like the "Computers Only" option where all human players units and buildings are removed at the start of the game but you have direct control.
• Commander Change strategy dialog now displays the strategy name you can pick for the AI where applicable instead of just a number.
• Zepplins can now make use of fountains of power (jzy-chitong56)
• New Gargoyle and Ghouls Strategy for undead (jzy-chitong56)
• Added ability to commander to control the zoom level when you type into the chat window '-zoom3000' without the quotes. (jzy-chitong56)
• (Classic editions) Zoom level can be controlled by the UP and DOWN keys and observers start zoomed out due to no built in controls in classic versions.
• Added emergency actions where AI is struggling to try and recover e.g Do a militia expansion or ancient expansion (jzy-chitong56)
• Use the cloak of shadows ability in micro actions (jzy-chitong56)
• Maps with multiple mines at the starting location can now be handled. (jzy-chitong56)
• Some expansions when far away or impossible to get to will be attempted with a zeppelin, but only if there are no creeps (jzy-chitong56)
• (DevTools) Debug mode will give observers more visibility into the AI's units and hero abilities. (jzy-chitong56)

Changed

• Installer now includes the latest scripts so you do not have to build or copy the scripts in yourself.
• Bat scripts to install to a single map have more power to control install of commander by passing argument 1 or 0 to the script. No argument provided will install commander by default.
  • No Commander ./InstallROCToMap.bat "E:\Files\Documents\Warcraft III\Maps\AMAI\frozenthrone\community\(24)BrokenCity.w3x" 0
• Install to directory power script must now be passed the version to install InstallToDir.pl REFORGED dir true
• Chinese Translation improvements. (jzy-chitong56)
• Language dialog will be available on game start even when the commander is disabled (jzy-chitong56)
• Updates for latest war3 1.36 version (jzy-chitong56)
• Hero Skill Adjustments
  • FAR SEER adjustments to favor wolves.
  • TFT BLADE MASTER can sometimes learn mirror image.
  • ROC BLADE MASTER will no longer use mirror image.
  • DEMON HUNTERS will can now sometimes learn Immolation.
• Shredders now replace 10 peons (instead of 8)
• Improvements to worker logic at game start. (jzy-chitong56)
• To reduce chat spam for players, chat messages from the AI are now rate limited to reduce screen spam especially in large player maps.
• Team games ai's that are defeated will no longer destroy its base or do a desperation attack and instead will share control with its human allies.
  • When there is no human allies and two AI shares the same race it will give its units to that AI.
• (DevTools) Updated MPQEditor to 4.0.0.894 (jzy-chitong56)

Removed

• (DevTools) Old non-working installer has now been removed now we have new version in place.

Fixed

• Spirit Walkers key building should be the Tauren Totem (Slayer95)
• Fix Goblin Tinker not learning abilities after picking the engineering skill. (jzy-chitong56)
• Fix VSAI more than 12 players support (jzy-chitong56)
• Various memory leak and optimization fixes to reduce lag on large maps (jzy-chitong56)
• Various protection against division by 0 (jzy-chitong56)
• Changing language more than once may not apply the english backup correctly. (jzy-chitong56)
• More unicode fixes to languages (jzy-chitong56)
• If creep cannot be found but expects one, will temporarily widen scan range just to be sure. (jzy-chitong56)
• Fixed an issue where hero flee rules could reference an invalid array address possibly killing the thread. (jzy-chitong56)
• Combat response has been given a boost and if it takes too long it will force attack to be re-evaluated.
• Small map strategy boost takes account of the actual map size and not just player count.
• Fix for the optimizer not quite working with latest common.j file.
• Fix for optimizer not handling multiple ability ids on a single line correctly.
• GetHeroToBuyItem would try to buy an item regardless of free slots.
• Fixed issue where count for neutral units in dynamic building code was incorrect.
• Fix focus fire control not using the angle of the target unit (jzy-chitong56)
• Fix ziggurat selling job never selling lost farms (jzy-chitong56)
• Ensure zepplin control is not being overriden by default AI (jzy-chitong56)
• Fixed food available being calculated incorrectly (jzy-chitong56)
• Fixed issue where merc camps and dragon roosts were not detected.
• Fixed various language encoding issues by ensuring all language files are now set to utf8.
• Spanish translation corrections (Slayer95)
• Fixed an issue where lumber mills could be spammed. (jzy-chitong56)
• Fixed night time detection not quite correct sometimes (jzy-chitong56)
• Zepplin control fixes (jzy-chitong56)
• Ancient Expansion fixes (jzy-chitong56)
• Fixed harass groups to use a more reasonable number of entries to prevent high processing and memory usage.
• Fixed lead ally being determined to the incorrect player in some cases.
• Fixed night elf worpal blades upgrade had the wrong code (jzy-chitong56)
• Fixed an issue where the AMAI cache was not saving any data (jzy-chitong56)
• Fixed handling of shredder priority to not overtake priority of standard peons.
• Multiple harass groups with different units within each group can now run instead of limited to just 1.
• Fixed an issue where upkeep save money effects were not working correctly.
• Fixed correct detection of double expansions and handling multiple mine cases.

AMAI Installer 1.0

Released with 3.2.2

3.2.2

Added

• New AMAI installer (powered by Electron) for a user friendly way to install to maps or directories (Thanks paulo101977)
• Commander is no longer installed by default if you use the bat scripts. You must use the new `InstallCommanderToMap.bat' file.
• Added a script DisableCommander.bat if you want to disable the commander post install.
• Counter strengths are now translated.

Changed

• The install AMAI to a directory perl script supports passing an additional argument "false" to not install the commander.

Removed

• (DevTools) Stopped AMAI.mpq being generated, it is an old leftover from the old ways to run AMAI.
• (DevTools) Removed ancient AddToMPQ.exe and use MPQEditor for all operations under the hood.

Fixed

• Re-installing AMAI should no longer increase map file size. Also maps file size after install appear to be about 40% smaller.
• Fixed some memory leaks mainly with the commander, this was more of an issue now that dialogs are being regenerated.
• Fixed Norwegian Commander caused by translating text to empty strings. Such behavior so should no longer break commander logic.
• Fixed an issue where air creep strength was assumed to be 0 which could cause AI to attack air creeps without a way to attack them.
• Fixed an issue where invisible pathing units were not moving on very large maps with lots of mines and neutral buildings and players.
• Reduced lag impact that invisible pathing units have on game start for large amounts of players.
• Fixed an issue where an ai could surrender and give all there buildings to Player 13.
• Invalid strategy commander message is now translated.

3.2.1

Fix

• Port fix such that commander menu titles don't go missing in some cases (from 2.6.x by jzy-chitong56)
• Fix translation issues with the commander and by using the commander language selection, also ensure english is the default for missing translations.
• (DevTools) Language selection dialog message is now exposed for translation.

3.2.0

Added

• Min Support of Warcraft 3 increased to 1.33.
• A small chance for AMAI to pick the profile name of Legendary players. (from 2.6.x by jzy-chitong56)
  • (DevTools) Also added ability to configure your own legendary profiles via new profile setting option "rare profile".
• AMAI now can use power fountains if available on the map. (from 2.6.x by jzy-chitong56)
• New Random Profile which is completely random on all personality traits. (from 2.6.x by jzy-chitong56)
• Just typing -cmd without any options will now open the commander as well as the ESC key.
• Commander player selection and strategy selections now have multiple pages with next and previous buttons. (from 2.6.x by jzy-chitong56)
• Added ability to change the language of the commander interface and actions independently from other players.
• Added a map pack that contains a few official maps with AMAI already installed for those that struggle to install or use an OS that cannot install AMAI.

Changed

• Disabled a flee rule for heroes which means when stranded on there own they are more likely to use a town portal to save themselves.
• Reworked the strategy timer to fix various issues with changing strategies and to fix issues with counters changing way to frequently.
• Tier and insane difficulty has less of an effect on the strategy timer than before.
• Make sure AI leaves at least one ghoul to continue harvesting wood in any case. (Pixxy)
• (DevTools) Refactoring of the TFT bat files to re-use scripts instead of duplicating script lines.
• Colour Balance on messages improved to be aligned with the players actual colour. (from 2.6.x by jzy-chitong56)
• Changed keyboard shortcut for commander to "-cmd:" instead of cmd and you don't have to leave a space after the first ':' anymore.
• Language dialog can now be set for first human observer if there is not any playing humans. (from 2.6.x by jzy-chitong56)
• Commander only shows valid allies on the initial menu rather than include enemies that cannot be interacted with.
• Commander enemy targeting will now highlight which players are allies so you don't confuse friend from foe.

Removed

• (DevTools) The numbered blizzard.j files are now removed and instead generated from the full original blizzard.j. Saves time when updating for new versions.
• Outdated links from the commander intro message.

Fixed

• Fixed a bug in 2 strategies regarding priority of hero and frost wryms for undead.
• AMAI VS AI mode now makes use of the latest blizzard.j instead of a much older version.
• Fixed issue where profiles were being re-used all the time instead of when running out of applicable profiles.
• Fixed various unresolved issues on maps with more than 12 players. (from 2.6.x by jzy-chitong56)
• Should be a little smoother performance wise when running with more than 12 players. (from 2.6.x by jzy-chitong56)

2.6.2

Jzy-chitong has provided various updates and ported features back to this older version of AMAI if you play on the older editions of warcraft 3.

Added

• Improved chinese language translations [jzy-chitong56]
• Commander resource tributes are now translated (translated by google)
• Commander player selection and strategy selections now have multiple pages with next and previous buttons. (from 2.6.x by jzy-chitong56)
• Automatic support for more than 12 Players based on version you playing on.
  • All 24 player colours are now supported by AMAI.(from [3.0.0])
  • Various messaging and attack targeting will now work with more than 12 players.(from [3.0.0])
  • Increased script delay on higher number of players to reduce performance impact.
• Commander now includes Zoom feature based from wc3champions. [jzy-chitong56]
  • Input "-zoomxxxx" to adjust the sight distance, and XXXX is a number, such as "-zoom1000"，max zoom is 5000
  • Observers start at an increased zoom level.
• A small chance for AMAI to pick the profile name of Legendary players. (from 2.6.x by jzy-chitong56)
  • (DevTools) Also added ability to configure your own legendary profiles via new profile setting option "rare profile".
• AMAI now can use power fountains if available on the map. (from 2.6.x by jzy-chitong56)
• New Random Profile which is completely random on all personality traits. (from 2.6.x by jzy-chitong56)
• Added ability to change the language of the commander interface and actions independently from other players (Using the All option in 2.6.x)

Changed

• Language dialog can now be set for first human observer if there is not any playing humans. (from 2.6.x by jzy-chitong56)
• Computer skill level is now shown by default on AMAI players. (from [3.0.0])
• Tweaked english grammatical errors for various strategy messages. (from [3.0.0])
• Tweaks to Brewmaster and Alchemist skill picks. (Pixyy) (from [3.1.0])
• Creep building detection range slightly increased(Pixyy) (from [3.1.0])
• Front base distance range increased(Pixyy) (from [3.1.0])
• Reduced number of mines needed before going into high upkeep(Pixyy) (from [3.1.0])
• Tweaks to town portal so more likely to be used for lower threats(Pixyy) (from [3.1.0])
• At the beginning of the game, HUMAN and ORC have two peons Harvesting Wood.
• Mechanical armies will not enter emergency healing state because the only non-mechnical unit/hero is damaged. (from [3.0.0])
• When the debug player is killed we will now switch to a new player to debug. (from [3.0.0])
• Adjust HUMAN, ORC and Night Elf number of peons for gold mines.
• Original AI scripts have corrected form ID's (no playable impact) (Including ROC)
• Colour Balance on messages improved to be aligned with the players actual colour. (from 2.6.x by jzy-chitong56)
• Make sure AI leaves at least one ghoul to continue harvesting wood in any case. (from [master])
• Reworked the strategy timer to fix various issues with changing strategies and to fix issues with counters changing way to frequently. (from [master])

Fixed

• Add missing requirement for UPG_SKEL_MASTERY.
• Add missing UPG_SUN_BLADE UPGRADE.
• Tweaked ranged units to avoid melee units only if damaged to 70% instead of 90% and reduced distance to trigger slightly. (Pixyy) (from [3.1.0])
• Fixed an issue where healing totems are not cast correctly. (Pixyy) (from [3.1.0])
• Front base distance range slightly increased again to help fix night elf troops getting stuck in base(now is 1100). (Pixyy) (from [3.1.0])
• Heroes a little more likely to teleport to rescue a town regardless of the profiles aggression and smaller threat levels. (Pixyy) (from [3.1.0])
• Fixed an issue where human upgrades magic sentry and flare could not be researched by the AI. (Pixyy) (from [3.1.0])
• Fix Night Elf initial mining logic such that they build the starting buildings first before completely filling the gold mine. (Pixyy) (from [3.1.1])
• Fix Night Elf and Undead 's race_tower_id(Settings.txt) (Including ROC Human, Elf and Undead)

3.1.1

Changed

• Very minor balance tweak so less expensive units food wise are needed before AI starts to consider armor or weapon upgrades for them.

Fixed

• Fixed an issue where dynamic counter calculations for team games made allied strength negate enemy strengths too much often resulting in an inappropriate counter choice.
• Enemy and allied strength calculations for dynamic counters no longer watered down by the number of players in the game.
• Strategy persistence profile setting now has an effect on the dynamic counters as it was supposed to.
• If an AI re-evaluates counter type to the same existing counter while on the same strategy it will no longer spam the chat to allies with this fact.
• Fix Night Elf initial mining logic such that they build the starting buildings first before completely filling the gold mine. (Pixyy)

3.1

Added

• Support for warcraft 3 1.32.10 patch changes. (Pixyy)

Changed

• To reduce spam from your allied AIs they now only sometimes report what they are countering instead of every single time its re-evaluated, unless debug mode is on.
• At game start as there is nothing to counter yet the message to allies about what to counter will not be included.
• Improved Chinese language translations and various issues fixed. (Pixyy)
• Removed some explicit Chinese chat translations.
• Goblin Shredders now count as more wood cutting workers. (Pixyy)
• Creep building detection range slightly increased. (Pixyy)
• Tweaks to Brewmaster and Alchemist skill picks. (Pixyy)
• More resources (just over double) are now needed before the multi peasant fast builds can be used to avoid resource starvation. (Pixyy)
• Balance pass to all racial hero selection, skill selection and strategy selection. Mostly minor but most noticeable changes include (Pixyy)
  • Night Elf increased use of warden and keeper.
  • Reduced use of mirror image skill.
  • Reduced the appearance rate of Goblin Tinker
• Strategy tweaks and optimizations (Pixyy)
  • Improvements to human, orc, undead and night elf strategy compositions to make the pre-built strategies more effective when used.
  • Removed non-useful units from harass attacks and fixed undead harassment group numbering.
  • Hero priorities for building and resurrecting increased to ensure there are being built first.
  • Tweaks to item buying priorities, town portals are more important, other items less so or no longer built.
  • Improvements to base defense logic with more towers being built when spare funds available.
  • Tweaks to the dynamic strategies to balance the counter units and correct some cases of invalid counter units being built.

Fixed

• Tweaked ranged units to avoid melee units only if damaged to 70% instead of 90% and reduced distance to trigger slightly. (Pixyy)
• Fixed an issue where healing totems are not cast correctly. (Pixyy)
• Reduced number of mines needed before heading into high upkeep to help prevent dead time where AMAI doesn't appear to build anything. (Pixyy)
• Front base distance range slightly increased again to help fix night elf troops getting stuck in base. (Pixyy)
• Improved handling of the bug that the AI ​​hero will get stuck healing at home. They will now return to the battle when mostly healthy. (Pixyy)
• Heroes a little more likely to teleport to rescue a town regardless of the profiles aggression and smaller threat levels. (Pixyy)
• Militia max expansion range has been reduced as militia did not always last long enough to be useful. (Pixyy)
• Ambush no longer used for hero units as its too easy to abuse and pick them off. (Pixyy)
• Fixed an issue where no tier bonus was applying to the dynamic upgrade system.
• Fixed an issue where human upgrades magic sentry and flare could not be researched by the AI. (Pixyy)

3.0.1

Chinese language fixes

https://github.com/SMUnlimited/AMAI/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#301---2021-01-30