A new patent that could point to improved AI within GTA 6 has been discovered.
The patent, which seeks to brand a ‘system and method for virtual navigation in a gaming environment’, appeared on Reddit after it was filed in October 2020 by publisher Take-Two.
The patent focuses on the ways in which NPCs move around in the game and respond to their environment, but states that “conventional systems provide only limited resources” when it comes to automating these movements – it seems that only a certain number of vehicles move, for example. at a given time on a road, and automatic drivers can only respond to other nearby objects, rather than to the world around them.
Take-Two says that current technology is ‘flawed’ because implementing realistic moves would be too difficult for the game systems, or would limit the scope of the rest of the game. However, the patent would create a ‘realistic virtual world that is not limited by hardware or software.’
This could mean, for example, that ‘each NPC can define its own specific characteristics’ during management. For example, an NPC riding a sports car on a sunny day can accelerate much faster than one riding a minibus in the rain. Take-Two even claims that different characters would have different management abilities, which in turn could affect their management style, saying that NPCs would be able to calculate conditions “like a fast chase”, and avoid the area while move. around a virtual city.
Although the patent was filed by Take-Two and is therefore related to any of the publisher’s games, there are several clues that point to GTA 6. The most important are the inventors of the system; David Hynd and Simon Parr are co-director of technology and chief AI programmer at Rockstar Games, respectively. Elsewhere, references to things like fast chases and detailed virtual cities can definitely point to the CTA series.
While Rockstar has yet to officially announce anything about a new GTA game, it seems that more and more information about the game is popping up. Last summer, Take-Two has renewed the web domains of the game, en Rockstar support urges players to ‘stay up to date’ regarding updates to the franchise. In November, fans found what appeared to be A ‘VI’ teasing in a trailer for GTA Online. And just last week, one rumor claimed GTA 6 may include a female protagonist, while a Red Dead Redemption 2 data miner found parachute files it may be related to a sixth mainline game.
GTA 6 can start small, but gets bigger over time.