I hate a cheat

Mephisto · #1 January 19th, 2003, 02:01 AM

Couslee, I'm with you regarding AI cheating: I hate it. MMs AIs however don't cheat. A very nice point. It was just the Bonus you gave them. Actually, there is a bug with the bonuses that prevent the Ai from fully exploit them. they are not aware that they get x2 (or more) resources and spent resources just as if they had no bonus at all. This is fixed in the next patch so prepare for though matches if you chose bonus.

Gandalph · #2 January 19th, 2003, 02:26 AM

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Originally posted by Mephisto:
MMs AIs however don't cheat. A very nice point.

I beg to differ on this one. Not that I call it cheating, and the AI needs all the help it can get, but the AI is capable of 2 things (that I can recall) that humans are not.
1)The AI can see planetary defenses with out visiting a planet. (ie. they know you have multiple weapons platforms on a particular planet and will not attack it until their forces can defeat it)
2)The AI can give a "join x fleet" order and we have to stop the fleet for any ship to catch up. This particular one bugs me as we should be able to give a "join x fleet" order if it is possible (which it obviously is)

Puke · #3 January 19th, 2003, 02:45 AM

its not that the AI can give a join fleet order, its that the AI behaves as if its playing a sequential game, even in simultanious games. at least, thats how i understand it.

geoschmo · #4 January 19th, 2003, 02:51 AM

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Originally posted by Puke:
its not that the AI can give a join fleet order, its that the AI behaves as if its playing a sequential game, even in simultanious games. at least, thats how i understand it.

I believe that is correct. There was a bug early on in SE4 where the AI could respond to a communication the turn after you sent it, instead of having to wait till the turn after like a human player would. This sounds like the AI is playing sequentially, except where the code forces it to act simultaneously.

Geoschmo