PANIC !!!

[DirectorTsaarx]

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Originally posted by Magus38:
As a continuation to this saga, my changing the Mega Evil Empire value in the AIAnger File value from 50 to 100 had the opposite effect intended. Instead of getting pretty angry then recovering everybody turned permanently murderous.

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I'm glad you cleared that up - I thought I'd misunderstood the Anger file for a while there. I think the idea is that the MEE value in the AI Anger files is the INCREASE in anger when they decide you're the MEE. So a decrease (say, changing the default (50) to 20) would make them less angry towards the MEE.

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<snip> Some values are still ambiguous though. There is a setting called:

AI Mega Evil Empire Threshold Score Thousands

With a default value of 500... What precise affect this has I am not certain.

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This is an easy one; the MEE will not take effect unless the first place empire has a score greater than the threshold (default 500,000) AND has a score greater than [Trigger]% of the second place player. This prevents people from becoming MEE too early in the game. Of course, in large galaxies this value should probably be increased, since it would be easier to have rather high scores...

[Lucanos]

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Originally posted by DirectorTsaarx:
Of course, in large galaxies this value should probably be increased, since it would be easier to have rather high scores...

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I don't think that is the problem - to handle large galaxies the AI must learn to expand futher.

[DirectorTsaarx]

Since it wasn't clear, I meant the threshold should be increased, not the trigger. In other words, you should need a score of, say, 750k (and a score more than 170% of second place player) to become MEE. In a large galaxy, it's just too easy to expand quite a bit before you even meet the neighbors, and it's disheartening when you become MEE before you meet most of the AI's...

[Lucanos]

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Originally posted by DirectorTsaarx:
Since it wasn't clear...

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Oh, but you where - I understood you perfectly clear - it's me ...umm, just don't worry about it.

Here we go:

I totally agree with you that the score threshold for MEE triggering should be higher on a larger map.

I also think that research should be more expensive on a large map, for instance.

But what I don't belive is that it is a solution to the problem which is defined as: YOU being MEE so early.

I think you are MEE because you are SMARTER than the AI (or that the AI should have a higher bonus).

Because if the AI could expand more EFFICIENTLY their score would be higher and you would NOT be MEE.

Sorry I was unclear.
Take care.