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You have consumed enough opinions from your favorite websites and echo chambers that nothing I can say about machines and intelligence will be seen as is. So, I will not do that. You are very smart and your biases are correct!

Anyways, the idea behind this experiment is simple; can we fake intelligence and emotions?

This simulation has characters controlled completely by simple code. Each character has:

1. Big-5 disposition: Basically, randomly generated personality traits. They are one of the factors for the character's reaction to a given event.
2. Mental state: Characters remember death of their allies and heated areas.
3. Memory: They remember deaths, danger zones, bad spots to be in and such. A lightweight 'learning' simulation and necessary to fake PTSD.
4. Relationships: Characters bond over time. Watching a friend die causes more stress than losing a stranger.
5. Senses: Characters don't cheat. They only know what they can directly see, hear, or get told by their allies.
6. Panic: Bullets flying nearby cause stress. Panicked characters lose accuracy and run for cover.
7. Code: There is no machine learning. Tactical choices and fear all emerge from simple math and rules.

PS: I am still working on this, it's far from perfect. Don't expect much.