[jowe01]

Talenn, I agree 100%. Even when TCP/IP will be possible, there will still be AIs in the game (e.g., its mostly like this when you play CIV II over the web). The AI has to become a challenge if this game is to become a true winner.

Anyway, does anybody have news regarding the status of the new patch ? I mailed Aaron a bug report Last week, and in his answer he said that the patch would be out Last Friday or yesterday at latest. I rather see the delay as a good sign: maybe MM is working to include some real AI improvements (other than increased aggressiveness) before releasing the patch for the Christmas break.

BTW, to the extent that I find the current AI lousy, I find MM's responsiveness great. If you report a bug or make a suggestion, you usually have a short reply the next day. Do not flood them, but why do the programmers amongst you not try to help Aaron a little and send him some AI algorithms (e.g. target identification, "memory", ...)