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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Understood; however, the pure AIC Fighter Interceptor - could be designed by the Human Player with only Cannons and (no) standard anti-ship/planet weaponry. With an added Interception strategy set by the Human Player to his liking - so that the Interceptors and with the Turbo afterburners seek out Fighters, Drones, Satellites and Seeking Missiles-only.

The default Fighter Strategy - could be set for the general purpose combat role with the target Planet (off) and Fighters first; also to a Hman Players liking - as not to waist the valuable fighters to the Planets batteries.

Reserving Planet Attack with a fighter set exclusively for Planets and no other stratagems and thereby only Cluster bombs and shielding may be the only weapons load.


It depends how clever the Human players wants to involve themself with the Empire Stratagems. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif


<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Agreed, a logical complexity is a must. However, new players do not find the PBD readily - or find the PDB after the enemy fighter have already done their nasty http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

Perhaps Point Defense tech 2 will release an (Anti-Fighter Defense) research branch and from there the PDB can be realized.

[ May 29, 2004, 14:23: Message edited by: JLS ]

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There is no problem with pure interceptors as long as the assigned strategy does not check out fighters as targets. They happily zoom around and fire on all small things http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Re: AI Campaign => For a Challenging AI opponent
 

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif I here you http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

I once made torpedo bombers with level 2 rockets, and then upgraded from level 1 and FORGOT to REASSIGN them the (torpedo strategy) that would allow them to bypass all incoming enemy fighters etc that would have been saved for the Intercepters, and just target those bloody AI Medium Transport cv Support Ships. Needless to say - my TB-2's where somewhat confused in battle.

[ May 30, 2004, 12:22: Message edited by: JLS ]

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I do not believe that the facilities which are supposed to increase the chance of an event happening in a system work. You might want to remove them. See this thread, which has emails between myself and Aaron Hall, regarding the abilities Change Bad Event Chance - System and Change Bad Intel Chance - System:
*(thread link*

Re: AI Campaign => For a Challenging AI opponent
 

In my correspondence with Aaron, I view a different assessment in regards to the end result of System Event modifiers, then as you may have Fyron - as such, Veneration will stay in AIC, but thank you for the link.

However, as not to confuse the communiqué in which system Event modifiers are resolved - we did not discuss the Intel result that you posted… Furthermore, your article posted March 13, 2004 13:26; as it applies to system modifiers are indeed interesting.

[ May 31, 2004, 15:15: Message edited by: JLS ]

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[ June 05, 2004, 14:14: Message edited by: Grand Lord Vito ]

Re: AI Campaign => For a Challenging AI opponent
 

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Re: AI Campaign => For a Challenging AI opponent
 

Originally posted by Grand Lord Vito:

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">What is the AI bonus in your game and how is your research and Intel totals. In the AI LOW bonus - I have reduced the AI growth in the first half of a game, as compared to previous AIC releases.

Is it also possible that you are heavily invested in Mining Colonies and are you falling behind the AI in other areas? You may have more ships but are they better and can you protect them againt the AI intel and will they win the day in a fight?
Please send me your save.
<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I have spoken to SJ about adding some maintenance values on the AIC Debarkation Facilities and he agrees that this would be a fine addition. However, the two facilities above will be the only facilities with the addition of maintenance similar to that of the new SJ GritEcon mod as this is one of SJ's new mods signatures, and we should wait until the ink dries and well after the SJ MOD is released… Furthermore, other then the AIC Debarkation modification, the AIC economy is primarily structured already, and I see no reason to make any major Conceptual changes.
<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Perhaps... I will wait to here more from the other players.
<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">This was just a simple adjustment to the AI files to address the newest se4 game update.
I am only sorry I was unable to attend to this sooner.

[ June 05, 2004, 17:57: Message edited by: JLS ]

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Regarding the fighter strategy discussion some Posts before:
Do we need some more pre-programmed strategies, like WP close combat strategies, planet blockades, ... what makes sense...
Similar: More fleet group formations maybe?

Or is everybody ok with the current programs, without adding own strategies?

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Capital idea PTF - we will put something together.
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