POLL: How Do You Play?

Serenity · #1 September 26th, 2007, 02:27 PM

BTW great great great post Jutetrea!

Folket · #2 September 26th, 2007, 04:24 PM

When I create a game I often choose victory conditions that I will be able to finish. Like capturing three AI capitals.

Most games I play I just play a couple of turn to try a multiplayer build. But I did not count those.

Atreidi · #3 September 27th, 2007, 09:33 AM

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Folket said:
When I create a game I often choose victory conditions that I will be able to finish. Like capturing three AI capitals.

Most games I play I just play a couple of turn to try a multiplayer build. But I did not count those.

Doing that wont let you experience the middle late game, which in my opinion is were th fun is

Panpiper · #4 September 27th, 2007, 11:33 AM

In the minds of those who do not finish most of their games, as is the case with myself, once victory is certain, you have already won. There is little point to playing through to the end if it is simply a matter of micromanaging the logistics of it. I do not care to put up with the truly daunting amount of button clicking when there is no longer any challenge.

Someone made the suggestion of allowing you to turn on the AI switch for your empire just to let the game run it's course at that point. That sounds to me like a darn good idea.

Atreidi · #5 September 27th, 2007, 11:58 AM

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Panpiper said:
Someone made the suggestion of allowing you to turn on the AI switch for your empire just to let the game run it's course at that point. That sounds to me like a darn good idea.

Can the AI be trusted with your game? I've seen big AI-controlled nations go down the drain by another smaller one :S what if in the end it is not a for sure victory... :S

Meglobob · #6 September 27th, 2007, 12:20 PM

It would be great if you could turn AI control on and off for your nation. Let it do the donkey work, you the god mastermind it all from time to time.

Gandalf Parker · #7 September 27th, 2007, 12:34 PM

I think the devs liked the idea also. Particularly I pushed for it as a host switch as another option to handle players suddenly having to take a break.

But if I remember the conversation there is something about going AI which makes changes that are almost impossible to undo afterward. Too much rewrite and moving around of code to get it.

On the other hand, I have kindof done it in some games. Overfill certain provinces building queues. Set everyone for re-occurring actions so that they will at least do something. Then host for a few turns, rinse, repeat. It gets me to the next important change to the game (usually a magic research that Im in a hurry for)