[Master Belisarius]

Originally posted by Mondu999:
That's what I want. A computer AI that can actually win. I've been complaining since the release of Moo3 that you can win the game mostly by clicking 'end turn' (no joke).

I want to see the screen of defeat. It will be so much more worthwhile when I see the victory screen

Win a game only clicking "end turn"!!! Mon Dieu! (not Mondu!).
Seems to be that I'll wait to purchase Moo3 for no more than 10 dollars...

About the AI difficulty in SE4... well, think depend of the AIs (modded or not), depend of the game settings (for example in big galaxies the AIs are a lot less efficient), and depend of your skills (off course!).

- About the modded AIs: although for the SE4 standard data files does exist a few strong AIs out of the TDM modpack (the Khrel for example), most of them are included into the TDM modpack.
It not mean IMHO, that all the AIs there are so strong (as proved the first AI Death Match and the current one that I'm running), but ALL of them are a lot better than the standard SE4 AI.
The best TDM AIs in the first Death Match were: Narn Regime, Pyrochette, United Flora, EEE, Earth Alliance, Aquilaeian, Toron, Space Vikings and Klingon.
I should include 2 recent TDM AIs: the Fazrah and the Gron. Also, I think the Rage is a good option (specially for a newbie), the CueCappa and my new AI script: the Tessellate .

- About the game settings: you always should give them at least low bonus if you want to have problems... Also, although could be less funny, I'm 100% sure that the AI play a lot better in Small Galaxies. When the AI has many fronts to defend or attack, the AI became less and less efective.

- About your skills: well, most the newbies had problems with the TDM AIs and low bonus.
And although I'm experienced in SE4 and know that I'm not one of the worst players, believeme but playing against 4 TDM AIs inside an small galaxy and giving them High Bonus, usually I lost my games...