SEV Questions?

[Xrati]

Let the Battle for planet Waterloo IV in the Waterloo system begin!!!

I don't beleive that firing and damage arc will create a better game with AI control. Those battles should be best left for human players that want to have that factor in their games. The actual construction of a ship will dictate the firing arcs. In Star Trek, the Federation ships do not fire to the rear of the ship well. That's because of the construction. The Klingon ships, because of the wing design can fire pretty much 360° on the top half of their ships. I just beleive that it would hinder the AI more then creat a 'better' game.

[Puke]

oh ye of little faith. The best battles in SE4 are huge fleet battles with carefully designed strategies and tactics, left to auto-resolve.

Good AI programmers can create devestating combinations of ship design and fleet strategy. Ever play Carrier Battles Mod against the AI?

And SE5 is only going to be better. People will write AI that use optimal ship design and formations, and they will be better than anything we have seen yet.

[Xrati]

Thank you for your post Puke, but you also state the obvious,

"and they will be better than anything we have seen yet."


When I see it, I will believe. The AI's right NOW are good, BUT they lack ability to improvise when needed.

[Captain Kwok]

Although to be fair, you should give it some time after release for the AI to be optimized.

[Suicide Junkie]

And for the mods to fill in some of the awesome potential gamespace.

SE4 is a lush, well developed forest of mods, while SE5 will be starting out in a wide but currently barren field of possibilities.

[Xrati]

I have no doubt that the AI will be formidable. I just saying that the more complex you make the game, the harder it will make be to create a good AI. Granted that in a battle the computer runs both fleets (simultaneous game) so its computer vs computer.