Re: AI Campaign => For a Challenging AI opponent
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Wow, I was building Cities on great minning planets. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif
Since I also do not play finite I forget that Imperial trade is not subject to Planet Values and is very helpful also in non-finite.

I see what you mean GLV it does make more sense building pure Extraction Facilities instead on 100% plus planets http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[ October 29, 2003, 21:11: Message edited by: QBrigid ]

Re: AI Campaign => For a Challenging AI opponent
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Oleg it is indeed more profitable to build the Colonial Settlement first then up grade to a town or Cities. Or a Refinning Comunitie then Upgrade to a Society or Refinning Centers, right?

This way you have the production of the base facilitie while it is up-gradeing and GLV mentioned that it is 60% cheaper to upgrade then to build "strait up" http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[ October 29, 2003, 21:13: Message edited by: QBrigid ]

Re: AI Campaign => For a Challenging AI opponent
 

JLS I love the Raiders in AIC can you make it so they can block trade at far away warp points?

Re: AI Campaign => For a Challenging AI opponent
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">What would you ask exactly? I don't quite understand you. Keep in mind though that limitations in SEIV apply to the Raiders unfortunately.

Re: AI Campaign => For a Challenging AI opponent
 

Yes and no, QB.

I have a plan, but I need to present it to PTF so he can work his magic to Refine and Test it, as he did with the AIC events file.

In regards for the need to defend far away warp points, well if you notice there are many that say there is a difference in the feel of Option one’s addition to AIC that reduces the need for Star Liners. In effect this is similar to your desires, for if you can not build up far away or troubled contested Systems with Star Liners and an ongoing supply of POP then you are in effect; blockaided at that geographical location http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

This is one reason why many are fond of the Star Liners with MASS settings as with PvK's Proportions MOD and AIC http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[ October 30, 2003, 17:01: Message edited by: JLS ]

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">And why many others are not fond of them... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Re: AI Campaign => For a Challenging AI opponent
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">And why many others are not fond of them... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">That what I like about AI Campaign you can play with lots and lots of Star Liners, a few Star Liners or non at all.

I also prefer not to have Star Liners, Fyron . http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif
Well, then again I like a few. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[ October 31, 2003, 09:35: Message edited by: Grand Lord Vito ]

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1: JLS, you should drop the Engines per move for the Fast Colonizer to 11 from 12 so you can get one more move out of it but you should raise its cost.

2: I like the newly revised Refining Communities Family. IMO you should drop the Rads on the Agrarian Family just a bit more but otherwise they test fine so far.

3: PvKs Culture add-on plays great!!! But as a result of AIC's Engineering Races you should have a -5 Research to that Culture for balance.

4: You also should add a few more Warp Openers to the Science and Engineering Races to open some Warps that close by AIC random Events.

The new Fast Frigates are awesome, I also like the revised Military Barracks in AIC v4.0 you added a Military Presence Value that will make the planet Populations Happier.

Alneyan thanks, the new warp openers play perfect. Early Warp Openers now can retrofit to the Create Planet and back. The Maintenance wont kill you and now having a Stellar Science ship always available, that is really needed for some AIC Random Event set-ups and quick to build in No-Warp games.

[ October 31, 2003, 10:13: Message edited by: Grand Lord Vito ]

Re: AI Campaign => For a Challenging AI opponent
 

Originally posted by Grand Lord Vito:
<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Agreed http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Thanks for testing http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif OK, I will give this a look see.
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I have also noticed the current imbalance for the AIC engineering races, I will work the AI and/or revisit that Culture http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Agreed, plus a few more races as well http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Helps where troop build ups won't http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[ October 31, 2003, 15:28: Message edited by: JLS ]

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Oleg, the Medium Star Liner makes a nice fit for the beginning of the game. Thanks.

I also have the Large Star liner in at Ship Construction 5.
Renamed the Small Starliner to Freighter.

Again thanks Oleg; AIC now plays much better when Option (1) is not choosen; with the above changes. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

AIC v4.01 will be out in a few days, so keep the Suggestions coming http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[ October 31, 2003, 15:43: Message edited by: JLS ]