Question for Beta Testers on the new AI

[Seawolf]

Cold,

People do get upset, and I am not currently testing the mod directories. We need to get teh gaem to work with the way it is set up before we go playing with mods.

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Seawolf on the prowl

[ColdSteel]

Seawolf, thanks for the good info. I thought that might be the case.

[Emperor Zodd]

Here is what Aaron has told me about the new AI.

"They're pretty good now without any bonus. But a human player will always
be smarter."

Aaron

[Baron Munchausen]

Hey, I've progressed from seventh to fifth in the score rankings of my new game. Maybe I'll make it to the end after all...

[Emperor Zodd]

Baron,what AI setting are you using??? Any bonus?

[This message has been edited by Emperor Zodd (edited 10 February 2001).]

[nmoppa]

Emperor Zodd/Aaron, how long can you fool yourselves telling we humans will always be better than AI. I bet SE VI will prove different!

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PERHAPS THIS IS A GOOD DAY TO DIE <Worf facing another critical fight>

[Baron Munchausen]

Zodd:

No bonuses, though I did use the 'difficult' level instead of the default 'medium' level. I've got eight AI empire opponents and a handful of neutrals. One less neutral than before, though, since I assimilated one. I started literally in the corner of the map with ONE warp point out, and the system leading out to the rest of the quadrant was occupied by the neutral. I managed to pass through for a while but when relations got difficult I had to defeat him to get unrestricted access. I built 300 medium troops and invaded his homeworld. Now I have methane breathers to supplement my oxygen breathing original race. I'm up to 4th in the ranking now. The AI is just not as focused as a human and I guess it never will be, so you can almost always beat it in a single system if you work at it.