KDL_VanillaEntries.xml (4,162 bytes)   

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<root>
	<item name="DoomData" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.DoomData" />
	<item name="ExternalData_GroupTargetSorting" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.ExternalData_GroupTargetSorting" />
    <item name="ExternalData_AI" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.AI_PlannedWave_Data" />
    <item name="ExternalData_MinorFactionCommon" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.ExternalData_MinorFactionCommon" />
    <item name="ExternalData_AIFactionCommon" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.ExternalData_AIFactionCommon" />
    <item name="ExternalData_FactionCommon" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.ExternalData_FactionCommon" />
    <item name="HRFDataExt" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.HRFDataExt" />
    <item name="AIReservesDataExt" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.AIReservesDataExt" />
    <item name="MarauderDataExt" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.MarauderDataExt" />
    <item name="SpawnAnimationData" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.SpawnAnimationData" />
    <item name="DespawnAnimationData" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.DespawnAnimationData" />
    <item name="AutosaveDataExt" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.AutosaveDataExt" />
    <item name="RiskAnalyzerData" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.RiskAnalyzerData" />
    <item name="DarkSpireData" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.DarkSpireExternalData" />
    <item name="AstroTrainGlobalData" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.AstroTrainsGlobalExternalData" />
    <item name="AstroTrainPerDepotData" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.AstroTrainsPerDepotExternalData" />
    <item name="AstroTrainPerTrainData" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.AstroTrainsPerTrainExternalData" />
    <item name="MacrophageGlobalData" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.MacrophageGlobalExternalData" />
    <item name="MacrophagePerTeliumData" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.MacrophagePerTeliumExternalData" />
    <item name="MacrophagePerSporeData" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.MacrophagePerSporeExternalData" />
    <item name="MacrophagePerHarvesterData" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.MacrophagePerHarvesterExternalData" />
    <item name="DysonExternalData" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.DysonExternalData" />
    <item name="MercenaryUnitExternalData" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.MercenaryUnitExternalData" />
    <item name="MercenaryGlobalExternalData" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.MercenaryGlobalExternalData" />
    <item name="MarauderOutpostRaiderSpawnDataExt" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.MarauderOutpostRaiderSpawnDataExt" />
    <item name="ExoDataExt" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.ExoDataExt" />
    <item name="MDCExoDataExt" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.MDCExoDataExt" />
    <item name="MinorFactionWaveDataExt" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.AntiMinorFactionWaveDataExt" />
    <item name="InstigatorDataExternal" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.InstigatorDataExternal" />
    <item name="InstigatorPerUnitDataExternal" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.InstigatorPerUnitDataExternal" />
    <item name="WormholeInvasionDataExternal" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.WormholeInvasionDataExternal" />
    <item name="PlanetPathfindingExternalData" dll_name="AIWarExternalCode" type_name="Arcen.AIW2.External.PlanetPathfindingExternalData" />
</root>

ExternalData_Pathfinding.cs (3,740 bytes)   

using Arcen.AIW2.Core;
using Arcen.Universal;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;

namespace Arcen.AIW2.External
{
    // Tracks the AIT data that should be attached to each planet.
    public class PlanetPathfindingExternalData : IArcenExternalDataPatternImplementation
    {
        public List<int> PathingPenalties;

        public static int PatternIndex;

        public static string RelatedParentTypeName = "Planet";

        public void ReceivePatternIndex( int Index )
        {
            PatternIndex = Index;
        }
        public int GetNumberOfItems()
        {
            return 1;
        }
        public bool GetShouldInitializeOn( string ParentTypeName )
        {
            return ArcenStrings.Equals( ParentTypeName, RelatedParentTypeName );
        }

        public void InitializeData( object ParentObject, object[] Target )
        {
            this.PathingPenalties = new List<int>( World_AIW2.Instance.Factions.Count );
            for ( int i = 0; i < World_AIW2.Instance.Factions.Count; i++ )
                this.PathingPenalties.Add(0);
            Target[0] = this.PathingPenalties;
        }
        public void SerializeExternalData( object[] Source, ArcenSerializationBuffer Buffer )
        {
            // For saving to disk, translate this object into the buffer"
            List<int> pathingPenalties = (List<int>)Source[0];

            // There is one list per faction.
            for ( int i = 0; i < World_AIW2.Instance.Factions.Count; i++ )
                Buffer.AddItem( pathingPenalties[i] );
        }
        public void DeserializeExternalData( object ParentObject, object[] Target, int ItemsToExpect, ArcenDeserializationBuffer Buffer )
        {
            //reverses SerializeData; gets the data out of the buffer and populates the variables
            List<int> pathingPenalties = new List<int>( World_AIW2.Instance.Factions.Count );

            // There is one list per faction.
            for ( int i = 0; i < World_AIW2.Instance.Factions.Count; i++ )
                pathingPenalties.Add( Buffer.ReadInt32() );

            Target[0] = pathingPenalties;
        }
    }

    // The following is a halper function to the above, designed to allow us to save and load data on demand.
    public static class ExtensionMethodsFor_PlanetPathfindingExternalData
    {
        // Get the list of pathing penalties for this planet.
        public static int GetPathingPenalty( this Planet ParentObject, Faction faction )
        {
            return ((List<int>)ParentObject.ExternalData.GetCollectionByPatternIndex( PlanetPathfindingExternalData.PatternIndex ).Data[0])[faction.FactionIndex];
        }

        // Adds a penalty to pathing through this planet.
        public static void AddPathingPenalty( this Planet ParentObject, Faction faction, int penalty )
        {
            List<int> pathingPenalties = (List<int>)ParentObject.ExternalData.GetCollectionByPatternIndex( PlanetPathfindingExternalData.PatternIndex ).Data[0];
            pathingPenalties[faction.FactionIndex] += penalty;
        }

        // Removes a penalty of the specified size from this planet.
        public static void RemovePathingPenalty( this Planet ParentObject, Faction faction, int penalty )
        {
            List<int> pathingPenalties = (List<int>)ParentObject.ExternalData.GetCollectionByPatternIndex( PlanetPathfindingExternalData.PatternIndex ).Data[0];
            pathingPenalties[faction.FactionIndex] -= penalty;
            // Perhaps there should be an error if the penalty becomes negative? Can the algorithm cope with negatives?
        }
    }
}

Pathfinding.cs (8,073 bytes)   

using Arcen.Universal;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using Arcen.AIW2.Core;

namespace Arcen.AIW2.External
{
    public class PlanetPathfinder : ArcenPathfinder<Planet>
    {
        protected Faction Faction;

        public PlanetPathfinder( Faction Faction )
        {
            this.Faction = Faction;
        }

        protected override int GetAccurateCrowFliesDistanceBetweenNodes( Planet left, Planet right )
        {
            return left.GetHopsTo( right );
        }

        protected override string GetDebugLogString( Planet node )
        {
            return "#" + node.PlanetIndex + "(" + node.Name + ")";
        }

        protected override NodePassability GetIsNodePassable( Planet node )
        {
            PlanetFaction planetFaction = node.GetPlanetFactionForFaction( this.Faction );
            //this untested code should hopefully prevent the player from routing ships through an unexplored planet
            if ( planetFaction.Faction.Type == FactionType.Player && node.IntelLevel <= PlanetIntelLevel.Unexplored)
                return NodePassability.NEVER_PASSABLE;
            if ( planetFaction.BooleanFlags[PlanetFactionBooleanFlag.DoNotPathThrough] )
                return NodePassability.ONLY_PASSABLE_FOR_ORIGIN;
            return NodePassability.ALWAYS_PASSABLE;
        }

        protected override bool GetMatch( Planet Origin, Planet Target )
        {
            return Origin.PlanetIndex == Target.PlanetIndex;
        }

        protected override int GetNeighborCount( Planet node )
        {
            return node.GetLinkedNeighborCount();
        }

        protected override Planet GetNeighborOfNodeByIndex( Planet node, int neighborIndex )
        {
            Planet result = null;
            node.DoForLinkedNeighbors( delegate ( Planet neighbor )
            {
                if ( neighborIndex <= 0 )
                {
                    result = neighbor;
                    return DelReturn.Break;
                }
                neighborIndex--;
                return DelReturn.Continue;
            } );
            return result;
        }

        protected override int HeuristicCostEstimate( Planet Origin, Planet Target )
        {
            int hops = Origin.GetHopsTo( Target );
            hops += Origin.GetPathingPenalty( Faction );
            return hops;
        }

        protected override void SetDebugText( Planet node, string CostToGetHere, string GuessCostToGetToTarget )
        {
            node.DebugText = CostToGetHere + "|" + GuessCostToGetToTarget;
        }
    }

    public abstract class PlanetConservativePathfinder : PlanetPathfinder
    {
        public PlanetConservativePathfinder( Faction faction ) : base( faction ) { }

        protected abstract Base_StrengthData_PlanetFaction_Stance GetStanceData( Planet node, FactionStance stance );

        protected override int HeuristicCostEstimate( Planet Origin, Planet Target )
        {
            Base_StrengthData_PlanetFaction_Stance selfData = GetStanceData( Origin, FactionStance.Self );
            Base_StrengthData_PlanetFaction_Stance friendlyData = GetStanceData( Origin, FactionStance.Friendly );
            Base_StrengthData_PlanetFaction_Stance hostileData = GetStanceData( Origin, FactionStance.Hostile );
            int friendlyStrength = selfData.TotalStrength + friendlyData.TotalStrength;
            int hostileStrength = hostileData.TotalStrength;

            int uncounteredHostileStrength = Math.Max( 0, hostileStrength - friendlyStrength );

            return Origin.GetHopsTo( Target ) + uncounteredHostileStrength + Origin.GetPathingPenalty( Faction ); // so generally the hostile strength will drown out distance considerations
        }
    }

    public class PlanetConservativePathfinder_ShortTermPlanning : PlanetConservativePathfinder
    {
        public PlanetConservativePathfinder_ShortTermPlanning( Faction faction ) : base( faction ) { }

        protected override Base_StrengthData_PlanetFaction_Stance GetStanceData( Planet node, FactionStance stance )
        {
            return node.GetPlanetFactionForFaction( this.Faction ).DataByStance[stance];
        }
    }

    public class PlanetConservativePathfinder_LongTermPlanning : PlanetConservativePathfinder
    {
        public PlanetConservativePathfinder_LongTermPlanning( Faction faction ) : base( faction ) { }

        protected override Base_StrengthData_PlanetFaction_Stance GetStanceData( Planet node, FactionStance stance )
        {
            return node.LongRangePlanningData.PlanetFactionDataByIndex[this.Faction.FactionIndex].DataByStance[stance];
        }
    }

    public abstract class PlanetSpecialForcesPathfinder : PlanetConservativePathfinder
    {
        public PlanetSpecialForcesPathfinder( Faction faction ) : base( faction ) { }

        protected abstract bool GetIsPlanetControllerOrInfluencerHostileToMe(Planet planet );
        protected override Base_StrengthData_PlanetFaction_Stance GetStanceData( Planet node, FactionStance stance )
        {
            return node.LongRangePlanningData.PlanetFactionDataByIndex[this.Faction.FactionIndex].DataByStance[stance];
        }

        protected override NodePassability GetIsNodePassable( Planet node )
        {
            NodePassability result = base.GetIsNodePassable( node );
            if ( result > NodePassability.ONLY_PASSABLE_FOR_ORIGIN && this.GetIsPlanetControllerOrInfluencerHostileToMe( node  ) )
                result = NodePassability.ONLY_PASSABLE_FOR_ORIGIN;
            return result;
        }
    }

    public class PlanetSpecialForcesPathfinder_ShortTermPlanning : PlanetSpecialForcesPathfinder
    {
        public PlanetSpecialForcesPathfinder_ShortTermPlanning( Faction faction ) : base( faction ) { }

        protected override bool GetIsPlanetControllerOrInfluencerHostileToMe(Planet planet)
        {
            return planet.GetIsEitherControllerOrInfluencerHostileTo( this.Faction );
        }
    }

    public class PlanetSpecialForcesPathfinder_LongTermPlanning : PlanetSpecialForcesPathfinder
    {
        public PlanetSpecialForcesPathfinder_LongTermPlanning( Faction faction ) : base( faction ) { }

        protected override bool GetIsPlanetControllerOrInfluencerHostileToMe( Planet planet )
        {
            return planet.LongRangePlanningData?.GetIsEitherControllerOrInfluencerHostileTo( this.Faction ) ?? false;
        }
        protected override int HeuristicCostEstimate( Planet Origin, Planet Target )
        {
            Base_StrengthData_PlanetFaction_Stance selfData = GetStanceData( Origin, FactionStance.Self );
            Base_StrengthData_PlanetFaction_Stance friendlyData = GetStanceData( Origin, FactionStance.Friendly );
            Base_StrengthData_PlanetFaction_Stance hostileData = GetStanceData( Origin, FactionStance.Hostile );
            int friendlyStrength = selfData.TotalStrength + friendlyData.TotalStrength;
            int hostileStrength = hostileData.TotalStrength;

            int uncounteredHostileStrength = Math.Max( 0, hostileStrength - friendlyStrength );

            return Origin.GetHopsTo( Target ) + uncounteredHostileStrength / 10;
        }

    }

    public class DevourerLongRangePlanningPathfinder : PlanetPathfinder
    {
        public DevourerLongRangePlanningPathfinder( Faction faction ) : base( faction ) { }

        protected override NodePassability GetIsNodePassable( Planet node )
        {
            NodePassability result = base.GetIsNodePassable( node );
            if ( result > NodePassability.ONLY_PASSABLE_FOR_ORIGIN && node.LongRangePlanningData.PlanetFactionDataByIndex[this.Faction.FactionIndex].DataByStance[FactionStance.Hostile].HasKingUnitPresent )
                result = NodePassability.ONLY_PASSABLE_FOR_ORIGIN;
            return result;
        }
    }
}