Galciv2: Dark Avatar gets a 9.0 in IGN

Raapys · #1 February 14th, 2007, 11:05 PM

There's tons of games where the AI cheats, but it's rarely kept secret from what I've experienced.

As for GalCiv

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5) It is NOT cheating (unless you put the difficulty above Tough at which point yea, it's cheating, we're giving it money).

http://www.galciv2.com/media/mediaguide.html

Pretty neat way they've made the whole AI thing, in my opinion. And especially the "It's multithreaded. That means while you are taking your turn, the game is multitasking within itself to generate a strategy." part.

Renegade 13 · #2 February 15th, 2007, 12:53 AM

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Raapys said:
There's tons of games where the AI cheats, but it's rarely kept secret from what I've experienced.

As for GalCiv

Quote:

5) It is NOT cheating (unless you put the difficulty above Tough at which point yea, it's cheating, we're giving it money).

http://www.galciv2.com/media/mediaguide.html

Pretty neat way they've made the whole AI thing, in my opinion. And especially the "It's multithreaded. That means while you are taking your turn, the game is multitasking within itself to generate a strategy." part.

I too have read what the developer said, and, with no disrespect intended to him and his team, I will believe what I have experienced before I believe a statement from the developer, who has reason to want people to believe their incredible AI doesn't cheat.

Azselendor · #3 February 15th, 2007, 02:07 AM

"Pretty neat way they've made the whole AI thing, in my opinion. And especially the "It's multithreaded. That means while you are taking your turn, the game is multitasking within itself to generate a strategy." part. "

Actually this is a little neat tidbit, because on the flip side, this sounds like spin. To me, it indicates the game is peeking at what I'm doing over my shoulder. Maybe the developer meant something else, but that's the way it sounds to me.

Fyron · #4 February 15th, 2007, 04:05 AM

It means the AI is planning its moves and research and such while you take your turn, rather than waiting until you hit end turn.

Raapys · #5 February 15th, 2007, 09:34 AM

Yah, whereas in SE V for instance, the AI is not doing any thinking before you press the end-turn button( to my knowledge, anyway ). In other words, GC is taking advantage of the free CPU power while you're doing your turn so that you have a shorter wait when you do press end turn.

Atrocities · #6 February 15th, 2007, 07:18 PM

Sounds like a better system.

frightlever · #7 February 16th, 2007, 06:51 PM

Right now I'd like to see the SE5 AI cheat if it gave me a better game.

I bought GC1 and hated it because it really did cheat. The AI knew where all the good planets where and immediately sent colony ships there. GC2 didn't do that but the campaign was a tedious grind and it didn't really hold my interest. Killer AI though and a quick play.

Wasn't there a poll on here that showed most people played or mainly played single player?