Rate the SP AI...

Firebreath · #1 May 9th, 2004, 11:57 PM

The A.I. is great for learning the game.

Since learning the game takes a long, long time time...well...i'd say the A.I. is fit for its purpose.

Particularly the concept that everyone is bound to declare war on you sooner rather than later, and all together.

One thing that I don't understand though - why do A.I. nations far away from you declare war on you, do a few distance spells (funny how they seem to know exactly where to launch those spells to target your armies even though they're not supposed to know where they are), and then nothing?

The only thing I really dislike is when they cast that unnatural aging global enchantment really early, and you see all your nice expensive leaders, prophets etc get afflictions and die

If only leaders could be immune to global enchantments...

Graeme Dice · #2 May 10th, 2004, 12:00 AM

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Originally posted by Firebreath:
One thing that I don't understand though - why do A.I. nations far away from you declare war on you, do a few distance spells (funny how they seem to know exactly where to launch those spells to target your armies even though they're not supposed to know where they are), and then nothing?

The AI is just as capable of sending scouts around as a normal player, so I expect this is where much of their knowledge comes from.

Gandalf Parker · #3 May 10th, 2004, 12:28 AM

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Originally posted by Firebreath:
One thing that I don't understand though - why do A.I. nations far away from you declare war on you, do a few distance spells (funny how they seem to know exactly where to launch those spells to target your armies even though they're not supposed to know where they are), and then nothing?

The only thing I really dislike is when they cast that unnatural aging global enchantment really early, and you see all your nice expensive leaders, prophets etc get afflictions and die If only leaders could be immune to global enchantments...

I dont think the AI declares war any mroe intelligently than anything else it does. It might just see you gaining provinces and army then decide you must be an enemy. Seems like that way. I think its all fluff anyway. It doesnt seem to make it more likely to attack even if it is next door.

As to Burden of Time that was turned down in the Last patch. The AI is supposed to be less fond of casting it.

Kuroth1 · #4 May 10th, 2004, 01:23 AM

Hey... Cool So far we have the "Bell Shape Curve" going..... Throw out the highest vote and the lowest vote... Only 1 each so far....

Gandalf Parker · #5 May 10th, 2004, 01:50 AM

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Originally posted by Kuroth1:
Hey... Cool So far we have the "Bell Shape Curve" going..... Throw out the highest vote and the lowest vote... Only 1 each so far....

Its interesting. Actually Im kindof surprised at the results. But whichever way it turns out we need to think of it as a poll "for entertainment only". The devs wills see the numbers best if no one intereprets them for them. They are interested.

HotNifeThruButr · #6 May 10th, 2004, 02:20 AM

I'm sure only newbies like me (I can only consistently beat Easy AI with easy races, still trying to overcome easy Ulm, Jotunheim, Arcosephale, Pythium, Machaka, Ermor, and the more outlandish races in Caelum, Atlantis and R'lyeh on easy) voted for the SP is enjoyable one.

Gandalf Parker · #7 May 10th, 2004, 02:28 AM

Well Im not a very good player, and I dont get to play as often as I want, but Im still finding it worthy. Im not continually beating all the AIs on maximum game settings (not just the AI setting but the other settings that affect AI also). And Im definetly not ready to take on maps with boosted AIs allied together against me.