[JLS]

Originally posted by oleg:
On separate issues :

I think 20% loss of planet value when colony is glassed is a bit too high. I watched two AI's who were unlucky to start next to each other: Since AI can not properly protect colonies, any colonisation attempt by those poor mates was immediatly quashed untill all planets around got values 0 0 0

Personaly, I lowered to 2% and feel rather happy about.

Planet Value and the AIC AI Economy
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Oleg, please understand. As you may recall, regarding the way the AI perceives and actually is subsidized economically in AIC you changing this to 2% or even Zero has little to NO effect for this AI,

The AI in AIC or even se4 does not recognize Planet Values as you may think. It was already considered that AI is unable to repair a damage planet as a Human player would or even consider the Value of a planet for the correct Colony choice in some circumstances, so I have other (much other) AI programming involved to assist the AI in AI Campaign.

Additionally, this change to 2% will only make it easier for you when you are conquering a planet from the AI, if not a sole inducement to maintain war, if there is little to no Real Planet damage…

However, 2% is unrealistic. If you look at the destruction of Carthage, American Indian lands, Eire and Svealands forested lands, London, Ukraine most of Germany and Japan as a result of, and for mans modern weapons and our tenacity to destroy >you may find that 20% is not nearly high or destructive enough.
When AIC was beta tested I had this to 50% Planet Damage and the numbers still worked but this gave rise for Intel; as the Human Player to become a glairing alternative means of taking a Planet in tact and virtually undisturbed.

Also please consider, we Human Players may repair a planet with Planet Utilizations methods in the game, but this takes time, and that’s what the 20% is all about, WAR is costly … Not only in loss of life and materials but our Planet itself. If World War Three is ever fought, will there still be the third planet orbiting sol.

JLS

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Reference:

Planet Value Percent Loss After Owner Death := 10 (Stock se4)
Planet Value Percent Loss After Owner Death := 20 (AIC thru v3.xx)
Planet Value Percent Loss After Owner Death := 30 (AIC v4 in testing)

[ August 31, 2003, 17:42: Message edited by: JLS ]