- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I noticed a lot of people wanted the covenant (especially elites) to be ferocious, scarier, so i have come up with this AI list for idea's of what bungie can do to make the covenant more unpredictable and scary, while boosting the AI.
In halo 3, some enemies had unique AI abilities (brutes had berserk, grunts had kamikaze) so im think that each enemy should have several unique abilities. Here -
Order - Very rare, Quite rare, Quite common, Very common.
Enemy : Elite
Rarity? : Quite rare
Name? : Grunt throw
What is it? : The elite will pick up a retreating grunt, or a dead grunt, and will attempt to throw it at the player. If hit, deals a small amount of damage.
Enemy : Elite with energy sword
Rarity? : (shield) - Very rare (no shield) - Quite common
Name? : Sword Charge
What is it? : Similar to the brute berserk, The elite will hold their energy sword like a spear, and will charge at the player. If hit directly, will kill instantly.
Much more common if the elite loses its protective shield.
Enemy : Elite with Single hand weapon (including swords)
Rarity? : Quite common
Name? : Jackle shield pick-up
What is it? : If a jackle dies near an elite he will pick up the jackle's shield and use it to cover his body. Gets more common if the elite loses its shield.
Enemy : Elite with energy sword, and no shields.
Rarity? : Quite rare
Name? : Sword throw
What is it? : Yep, the elite will throw his energy sword at the player before he dies.Hit instantly kills.
Enemy : Elite with plasma grenades
Rarity? : Quite rare
Name? : Double grenade throw
What is it? : The elite will throw two plasma grenades at once (the grenades will be stuck together).
Enemy : Elite
Rarity? : Quite common
Name? : Direct fire
What is it? : The elite will order all the grunts in his squad to fire at player.
Enemy : Elite with no shields
Rarity? : Quite common
Name? : Camo retreat
What is it? : The elite will turn on camo, retreat to cover and wait until his shields are recharged before attacking again. Could happen several times.
Post you're own idea's and tell me what you think.