[PvK]

Originally posted by Suicide Junkie:
Say, since you have some AIs made, have you thought of starting a TurnBlitz - style PBW game of Proportions?

Blitzing turns should allow you to actually develop planets in a multiplayer setting...

This sounds like a really good idea, SJ, and I had thought of it, but not all that much. But ya, with more thought, it does sound quite interesting.

What I had thought about more was using advanced saved games, perhaps from leaving the AI for a long period, or from taking existing games that were played for a long time, and using those.

Examples:

* Use the auto-turn generator to let the AI play say 100-500 turns, or whatever (probably with high or medium research costs, not low, unless you want a high-tech game), and then give empires out to players.

* Take someone's game where they got into a position where the AI's didn't seem like a challenge, and then give all the AI empires to players, and give the human empire to an AI.

But ya, turn blitz sounds cool and a good test of late game situations in Proportions, which I think would be quite interesting.

Another option, for those who like slower turn rates, but want to play in a more developed quadrant, would be to turn blitz for some weeks, and then slow down the turn rate to a normal rate after the AI has developed things.

PvK