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Romulans vs Aquilaeian.
The Aquilaeian defeated the Romulans before the turn 320, and reached the first place in the group 2.
Here the link: Romulans_vs_Aquilaeian_S2.zip

Now, I'm starting the game between United Flora and Klingons: a decisive match for a place in the next round.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ok Terranc, here are the AI files, excluding the EEE files (due Rexxx request).

AI_Files_Contest.ZIP

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">My attempt was for the Not Connected state. Useful for testing purposes, apart from that pretty useless.
Will change and test the construction file for the other states next weekend (hopefully) and send it to you. I use 4 Versions of colonizers for each planet type, there are lots of must have numbers to be changed and tested.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ok, thanks!

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The United Flora defeated the Klingons before the turn 360, and then, got the second place to be in the next round.
Here the link: UFlora_vs_Klingons_S2.zip

[ December 03, 2002, 22:16: Message edited by: Master Belisarius ]

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The EA defeated the Jraenar, and are first in their group.
Here the link: Jraenar_vs_EA_S3.zip

Now I'm starting the game between Narn and Namovans: the winner will continue.

[ December 03, 2002, 23:40: Message edited by: Master Belisarius ]

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The Narn killed the Namovans before the turn 290, and then, they are in the third round.
Here the link: Namonvans_vs_Narn_S3.zip

The races in the third round are:
EEE
Pyrochette
Aquilaeian
United Flora
Earth Alliance
Narn Regime

Now, I'm starting a game between the EEE and Pyrochette, to determinate who is first and who second in the group.

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The Pyrochette won by points against the EEE, after the turn 500, then, finished first in the group.
After see the savefile with the number 500, realized that the game really was runned until the turn 98. And because the difference of points was not high, decided to run manually 2 more turns. After it, the Pyrochette still were the winners.
Here the link: EEE_vs_Pyrochette_TB1.zip

[ December 04, 2002, 23:32: Message edited by: Master Belisarius ]

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I did the test game between Klingons and Aquilaeian, with small bonus. The Aquilaeian defeated them before the turn 311.
The Klingons during all the game had enough resources (well, except when the big riots started).
They built some minesweepers. But anyway, had problems to remove the minefields, because had not many mine-sweeper devices.
Here the link: Klingons_vs_Aquilaeian_Test.zip

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Ok, I'm starting the Third Round.

Group 1
Pyrochette
United Flora
Earth Alliance

Group 2
Aquilaeian
EEE
Narn

I'm starting the game between Pyrochette and United Flora.

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MB,
Thanks for that. Have been working on an update which addresses the minesweeper issue and improves ship designs further (Research queues have been optimised more). The Dead Match has been most useful in tweaking my AI's further.
Regards,

GE http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[ December 05, 2002, 10:14: Message edited by: God Emperor ]

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Hey guys thanks for your support! And yes, I think that looking the games, all the AI moders can get elements to improve the AI scripts.

The game between Pyrochette and United Flora was running during the night, and the Pyrochette erased the Last UF's planets, before the turn 370.

Here the link: Pyrochette_vs_UFlora_T1.zip

[ December 05, 2002, 22:35: Message edited by: Master Belisarius ]

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MB, Yes thanks. I expect to have a tougher time and more suprises.
Hmm, I was wrong in my calculations. I expected the UF to win all the way.
I'm going to have to try the Pyros.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">And they will be forever.

Again the lack of radioactives (among other things).
During the Last days I fired quite a few of my ministers, my poor emperor was surrounded by idiots... Of course, it was clearly their responsibility! Why did you ask?

A Pyrochette fleet of 103 ships, wow. Well, I guess the EEE colonists in the Arklite system and the crews of their 20-ships-fleets used other words about that monster heading towards them. Fortunately for them the game ended after turn 500... BTW the fleet minister was fired too.

I cannot say that the EEE are looking forward to facing the Aquilaeian. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yep, believed the UF would win too...
The "Quad Damage" bug, could be one of the reasons. (But the bug with the Organic Armors helped the UF).
Anyway, think the Pyrochette has a solid management of the resources, resist very well the riots, and has decent ship designes, then, believe these could be some of their arguments to reach the victory.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Rexxx, don't worry about the ministers... they're bad for everybody!!! If some day I start a new contest, think will run it with small bonus.

About the fleet minister... well, think this is the main reason because the AI has big problems to defeat humans.

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MB, you have my thanks too.
Observing how the races have done throughout the game has been really useful for finding the things that needed to be tweeked - wonder what the AI revisions that result from this are going to be like http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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United Flora vs Earth Alliance.
The United Flora won by points. A balanced game, but at the end the UF got a deserved victory.
Here the link: UFlora_vs_EA_T1.zip

Now I'm starting the game between the Aquilaeian and EEE.

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Before go to sleep, I left running the game between Aquilaeian and EEE.
Well… my computer crashed near to the 01:10 AM, then, only ran 179 turns (the Aquilaeian winning by points, but nothing decided yet).
Then, before come to my job, I left running the game again… hope this time everything will be ok.

The EEE defeated the Aquilaeian, before the turn 357.
Here the link: Aquilaeian_vs_EEE_T2.zip

Now, I'm starting the game between the EEE and Narn.

[ December 06, 2002, 22:06: Message edited by: Master Belisarius ]

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EEE vs Narn.
Both empires had a good relationship during most part of the game (Military alliance), but at some point, the war started.
The Narn erased the Last EEE planets before the turn 460.
Here the link: EEE_vs_Narn_T2.zip

[ December 07, 2002, 02:54: Message edited by: Master Belisarius ]

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EA vs Pyrochette.
A balanced game most the time, and the EA had some success first.
But after the turn 350 the Pyrochette started to change the game to their side.
The Pyrochette won before the turn 480.

The Link: EA_vs_Pyrochette_T1.zip

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The United Flora has taken revenge, and defeated the Pyrochette by points.
Here the link: UFlora_vs_Pyrochette_T1.zip

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Found it surprising that there are different results in game 1 and game 2.
It was a very good idea to have 2 games between the AIs in this round. It seems that they are very close to each other.

[ December 07, 2002, 23:19: Message edited by: Rexxx ]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yep. Agree with you.
Think that those idle fleets that time in time we can see here and there, can decide a game when 2 close AIs fight.

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The Narn defeated the Aquilaeian.
They're very solid and will be in the next round... and are great candidate to win, I think.
Here the link: Narn_vs_Aquilaeian_T2.zip

[ December 07, 2002, 23:40: Message edited by: Master Belisarius ]

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EEE vs Aquilaeian.
Was the first victory for the Aquilaeian on this round.
The EEE surrendered to the Aquilaeian at the turn 400, although still they had several systems.
Here the link: EEE_vs_Aquilaeian_T2.zip

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Cool! You got the AI to demand someone's surrender? Nice.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yep. More than once on this contest, an AI surrendered to other.
The question is that most of the AIs, refuse to surrender...
By the way, I like your new Avatar!

[ December 08, 2002, 20:48: Message edited by: Master Belisarius ]

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EA vs United Flora.
This time, the victory was for the Earth Alliance, before the turn 460.
Here the link: EA_vs_UFlora_T1.zip

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Thanks for all this work, MB http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif .

Rollo

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Narn vs EEE.
The EEE won by points, by a short margin: 4.2 vs 4.3!!
The Narn had the problem with the Colonizers (too many rock), and then, never colonized Gas Giant planets!! Without this problem, they would been the winners...
Here the link: Narn_vs_EEE_T2.zip

[ December 09, 2002, 00:20: Message edited by: Master Belisarius ]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks Rollo! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
But I liked the work! And it's very interesting to me!
And honestly, my computer does the job, not me!

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Pyrochette vs Earth Alliance.
The Pyrochette killed the Last EA's planets, before the turn 480.
Then, the Pyrochette and the United Flora will go to the next round.
Here the link: Pyrochette_vs_EA_T1.zip

Now, I'm starting the game between Aquilaeian and Narn. If the Narn are the winners, then, will get the first place and the EEE the second. If the Aquilaeian win (what I doubt), will need to play a new serie of games for this round...

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Aquilaeian vs Narn.
The Narn defeated the Aquilaeian, at the turn 350.
The Aquilaeian's ships never were able to hit the Narn's ships, and in the other hand, the Narn's ships always hit the Aquilaeian's ships...
Was a lost battle from the first turn.
Here the link: Aquilaeian_vs_Narn_T2.zip

Then, the Groups for the round fourth are:

F1
Pyrochette
EEE

F2
Narn
United Flora

The first AI to win 2 games, will go to the final.

[ December 10, 2002, 01:37: Message edited by: Master Belisarius ]

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Round Fourth.

During the night, I have played 2 games:

Pyrochette vs EEE.
The Pyrochette defeated the EEE, at the turn 315.

Narn vs United Flora.
The Narn defeated the United Flora before the turn 310.

Later will post the link.

Pyrochette vs EEE.
Pyrochette_vs_EEE_F1.zip

Narn vs United Flora.
Narn_vs_UFlora_F2.zip

[ December 10, 2002, 22:17: Message edited by: Master Belisarius ]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Suicide? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

[ December 10, 2002, 14:38: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Suicide? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hugh! Thanks for the tip!
It was homicide...

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EEE vs Pyrochette.
The EEE surrendered their Last planets to the Pyrochette, before the turn 440.
Then, the Pyrochette won a place in the final.

Here the link: EEE_vs_Pyrochette_F1.zip

[ December 11, 2002, 22:50: Message edited by: Master Belisarius ]

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United Flora vs Narn

Turn 94.
A balanced game. The UF are ahead in the numbers, but the Narn are close.

A balanced game??? The UF surrendered their empire, at the turn 225!

Here the link: UFlora_vs_Narn_F2.zip

Later will start the first game between the Narn and Pyrochette... think the Narn should be the winners.

[ December 12, 2002, 00:03: Message edited by: Master Belisarius ]

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Pyrochette vs Narn.
As expected, the Narn killed the Last Pyrochette's planets, before the turn 430.
Here the link: Pyrochette_vs_Narn_Final1.zip

[ December 12, 2002, 22:24: Message edited by: Master Belisarius ]

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Narn vs Pyrochette
The Narn crushed the Pyrochette before the turn 360.
Here the link:
Narn_vs_Pyrochette_Final2.zip

I think the next match will be the Last of this marathon... and the Narn will be officially proclaimed the winners of this contest.

EDIT: well... my computer crashed again during the night, then, later will finish this game.

[ December 13, 2002, 12:58: Message edited by: Master Belisarius ]

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Ok, the NARN are the WINNERS!
Defeated the Pyrochette again, at the turn 460.

Here the link: Pyrochette_vs_Narn_Final3.zip

Here a link with an XLS with match Results and positions:
AIDeadmatchContest.zip

That's all friends!

[ December 14, 2002, 13:32: Message edited by: Master Belisarius ]

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The Narn?

The Narn is the best AI one to one?

That's unexpected.

[ December 14, 2002, 16:19: Message edited by: TerranC ]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">With the map that I have used, the AIs had time to research deep in their tech trees... and then, when the Narn can develop their Last ships, are unstoppable for other AIs: good ship designes + Talisman + very good defensiveness it's too much for other AIs.
Also, they proved to expand fast and has a solid resource management.
Interesting, but the Narn lost 2 games, and were games against peaceful races.

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Hey, that was really cool. MB, could you run another deadmatch next month?

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MB, could you post a summary of the final "standings"? I'm curious about the overall results, but not enough to reread a 13 page thread. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">He did:

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[ December 14, 2002, 22:15: Message edited by: DarkHorse ]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Shows how much attention I've been paying. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/blush.gif Thanks for the link.

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Son of a gun. The Narn? I would have lost my money...
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Excellent job, M.B.! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
Give me a rest!
My computer is suffering an stress problem after run this contest!
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