NEW QUESTION IN TOPIC + Training your creature not to sleep in the pen

[tnl00]

If your creature is small then you want him to sleep at his pen, but what do you do when he gets old and big and he won't grow anymore ?
There aren't any else benifits for sleeping in pen, are there ?
Anyway, that's what i'd like to know. How do you get rid of that sleeping habbit in the pen? I see no point in sleeping there anymore, because it sometimes takes a lot of time to go to the pen 'cuz of the large distances he has to walk when instead he could sleep everywhere, without making me lose time.  ::

Edit: There's a new question in the 3rd post.

 

[xxxKyaxxx]

I would say Give him a slap every time he sleeps in the pen. However, i myself find it easier to just have my creature come home rest, and eat and then go back out.

Good luck.

 

[tnl00]

New question fellas:

Let's say that my creature waters the fields, i praise him 20%.
Then he provides wood for scaffolds( or does anything, this activity doesn't matter) and i praise him 20% .
And now i praise him for watering my fields with 20% again.
So the question is:
Does the creature water the fields more now or is it still balanced with providing wood for scaffolds?
Should i praise him for the things i want him to do equally(let's say only 20% and one time only) so that a hierarchy wouldn't be created ?
I hope you get the point.

 

[Sylvan]

http://www.bwfiles.com/boards/index.php?topic=5839.msg49845#msg49845

Read my post - as it answers alot of your questions, but, I'll answer yours a bit more.


Creature waters the fields - reward 20%

Creature Mind:
Watering OWN fields is GOOD 20% player reward.
Watering OWN fields is GOOD 10% town reward.
Watering OWN fields GETS player attention.
Watering OWN fields reward 1 time.


Creature gives wood for scaffolds - reward 20%

Creature Mind:
Watering OWN EMPTY fields is GOOD 20% player reward.
Watering OWN EMPTY fields is GOOD 10% town reward.
Resourcing OWN EMPTY CIVIC building is GOOD 20% player reward.
Resourcing OWN EMPTY CIVIC building is GOOD 10% town reward.
Watering OWN fields GETS player attention.
Watering OWN fields reward 1 time.
Resourcing OWN EMPTY CIVIC building GETS player attention.
Resourcing OWN EMPTY CIVIC building reward 1 time.



Situation A:
Creature waters same fields again - Reward 20%

Creature Mind:
Watering OWN EMPTY fields is GOOD 20% player reward.
Watering OWN EMPTY fields is GOOD 10% town reward.
Resourcing OWN EMPTY CIVIC building is GOOD 20% player reward.
Resourcing OWN EMPTY CIVIC building is GOOD 10% town reward.
Watering OWN GROWING fields is GOOD 20% player reward.
Watering OWN GROWING fields is GOOD 5% town reward.
Watering OWN fields GETS player attention.
Watering OWN GROWING fields GETS player attention.
Watering OWN fields reward 2 time.
Resourcing OWN EMPTY CIVIC building GETS player attention.
Resourcing OWN EMPTY CIVIC building reward 1 time.

Situation B:
Creature waters different fields - Reward 20%

Creature Mind:
Watering OWN EMPTY fields is GOOD 20% player reward.
Watering OWN EMPTY fields is GOOD 10% town reward.
Resourcing OWN EMPTY CIVIC building is GOOD 20% player reward.
Resourcing OWN EMPTY CIVIC building is GOOD 10% town reward.
Watering OWN fields GETS player attention.
Watering OWN fields reward 2 time.
Resourcing OWN EMPTY CIVIC building GETS player attention.
Resourcing OWN EMPTY CIVIC building reward 1 time.

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Yes, if you reward equally on everything, the creature will pass everything as 'same' from what YOU teach it, allowing it's AI / Mind to make up it's own choice, by seeing how much the town rewarded him for such an action. Or if he is rewarded at all.

However, ensure balance! - Do not reward your creature again - as he will see this as 'getting attention' - and will water the fields more.

Just because you reward equally in %, does not mean you do so in count - this is also suggested! ^^

 

[xxxKyaxxx]

^^ Good info on training!
Quite amazing Sylcai.

 

[Sylvan]

It's just basic knowledge I gained from reading everything on how the creature learns.

Just assume it learns EVERYTHING that is going on. That way, you know what you are rewarding.

This includes such silly things as Distance from Temple, Distance from Influence, How many non-believers are watching me, How many followers are watching me, Time of day... the list is endless really.

This is why the BW1 creature is so wonderfully versatile! And also why it is so frustrating to train it! xD It's almost a real pet!