AI is better than I thought...

[ywl]

Originally posted by PvK:
It seems like it's mainly the expert Doms I players and Supercombattant munchkins who are having an easy time with the Doms II AI.

As Jotunheim against Ermor (assuming large undead armies), I would forget about hiring giants until I had enough priests - at least one per border province, preferably 2-4 or more for taking on a major Ermor army. Have the troops hold their position, to maximize the time that you can banish.

PvK

I'm not trying to claim myself too much of an expert. But I don't even think the Dom 1 experts are having a very easy time with the AIs.

For example, to me, it's more that I've known about the limitations of the the AIs and not really excited about beating them. I could defeat the AIs in most situations but it's not really the forcus . Even for me, there are settings in which the AIs could give me some very hard time, e.g., a crowded map with impossible AIs and indie of 5 to 6.

[licker]

Yes so much of the SP challenge depends on what conditions you select to play with. Its painfully easy to handicap the game so that *you* have a large advantage, and I'm not even talking about using 'cheese' tactics on the AI.

The other side of the coin is to set up the game so that you have a disadvantage, or to force yourself to not use certain tactics that the AI can't handle. I know that some people can't get past using every weapon at their disposal, no matter how 'cheesy' some may be, but that doesn't mean that you can't have a meaningful SP experience...