The AIC AI can handle almost every game starting setup
We have been playing “planet type only starts” in few of our LAN games for a long time now and the AI does FANTASTIC. Dont worry it wont hurt the AIC AI if you stric mine all the planets and astroids
Here are a few AIC (own type start) tips if you are playing with the AI Campaign supplied FQM quad maps.
Start with a large FQM-Cent map and any amount of AI players. I like GAS and mine all the Rock types. Less COLONIES to manage and more minning that way
1: Look for a sector with a lot of moons and place a satilite outpost to get tons of resources.
2: Put Robo Miner Components on the Transports and mine the planets that aren’t your type.
3: TRADE with NEUTRALS and the other AI Players or even your Trade Center for any resources that you need early, but that should not be a problem with all the ASTRO MINING you can do
4: After you get to medium transports research Industry 2 and strart building some AIC RESOURCE STATIONS with a SYS. Remember the AIC Resource Station Hull has some automatic minning capabilities built in. I think they are 900 minerals, 600 Rads and 300 orgs and then you still can add a Robo Minning Component and mine even more
[ July 24, 2004, 15:07: Message edited by: Grand Lord Vito ]