Gold and minefields... anyone have the AI sweep for mines?

Mephisto · #1 March 25th, 2002, 05:07 PM

They should send in the minesweepers after they hit a field. If not, please report which races show this behaviour so we can look into it.

Sinapus · #2 March 27th, 2002, 07:44 PM

I'll keep playing. I think it's simply that they haven't built the minesweepers or they have and they haven't gotten to my minefields yet.

I have noticed that the research minister no longer adds mines to the research list every other turn when you run into minefields, as mentioned somewhere in the history.txt file.

Dan · #3 March 27th, 2002, 09:24 PM

I'm getting spanked bigtime by the AI - something I'm not used to at ALL

They're not only sweeping mines quite well, they're now doing superbly orchestrated planet assaults with ships, fighters, missiles, and *gasp* transports. I've lost two systems that way so far.

I think it's a matter of the AI needing to get the economy going and certain ships built and deployed. When it gets chugging look out.

Dan

Atraikius · #4 March 27th, 2002, 10:56 PM

Which AI are you refering to?

Dan · #5 March 27th, 2002, 11:44 PM

It's the Cue Cappa and Abbidon (SP?) in this case but I think other races that came on the CD behaved similarly when given the chance. Which ones specifically escapes me just now....

It was so *fun* (well, sort of, since I was on the receiving end) watching the AI's 18 ships peel my 14 ship fleet like a banana before stripping the planet of defenses. They then ceased fire and the transport moved in, successfully assaulting the place. My guys never had a chance.

Dan

[ 27 March 2002: Message edited by: Dan ]

Skulky · #6 March 28th, 2002, 02:22 AM

Boy would i like to know those fleet and ship strategy settings for my PBW games, however in some of those i am having trouble just getting the resources together. (i am actually playign as chocolatefro, skulky was taken by this guy who wanted to piss me off)