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Originally Posted by Edi
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Originally Posted by Squirrelloid
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Originally Posted by attackdrone
The increased sprite and mod limits are particularly welcome, in my opinion. Being able to add path cost reduction to sites opens up interesting modding possibilities as well - difficulty mods (Normal, Hard, Insane) where the AI gets no bonus, -20% reduction, -40% reduction (in conjuration perhaps) to make the game more challenging in a more meaningful way.
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You mean give the AI cost reduction sites so the player can go take their capitals and use them more effectively than the AI ever will? |
That would probably be for single player games and if the human player is so lacking in self-control that he can't refrain from using the AI sites once he gains that capital, he has nobody to blame but himself for ruining the challenge. |
Sorry, i don't consider letting the AI cheat 'meaningfully' more difficult, which is basically what this is, especially if you're prohibited from using the sites yourself. I certainly didn't see any call for a ban on using those sites in the post i responded to - it seems a silly assumption to presume that the default state is the human player cannot use something he captures during a game of conquest...
Anyway, a _meaningful_ challenge would involve improving the AI so it plays better, not let it cheat more effectively.
I doubt giving the AI bonus sites would make it markedly harder to beat anyway, since it simply doesn't know what to summon, nor what to do with it once it has it. A lack of material is not the problem with the AI at present.