Increasing AI difficulty

[Urendi Maleldil]

I wonder if there's a way to trick the AI into thinking it has more powerful ships than it actually has.

I suppose you could make the AI research Ship Construction before anything else, that way they'll have larger ships right away. That might count for something.

[Fyron]

The AI already evaluates scores in some of its decision making. Ship hull size counts for a large chunk of the score, so researching ship construction early would help some.

[Iron Giant]

TDM Mod pack.

I get my rear end handed to me regularly on the highest difficulty settings. Huge fleets of enemy ships tear through my space.

I even remember the first time a TDM Mod pack race actually invaded one of my planets and conquered it instead of just glassing it.

TDM Mod pack is the only way to play single player, imho.

[Hunpecked]

I'm currently playing the ninth in a series of games against five of the tougher AIs in the TDM Modpack. In my experience the AIs do attack the human player's planets and occasionally even try to capture them.

To improve the AIs' chances without giving large bonuses, I've used the following settings: team play, low bonus, maximum difficulty, no mine tech, and expensive tech. My current game suggests that the AIs need a little more help, so I'll probably assign all players the same native atmosphere next time (the AIs don't match breathers and atmospheres very well).

[Warshed]

I will try that breathable atmosphere thing. It is a good idea. Does anyone know which empires are the hardest in the TDM Modpack? I will be making my own game soon.

[Fyron]

Search for "+AI +Deathmatch" to find a few threads with results from some extensive tests of various AIs vs. AIs.