How weak is the AI... really?

[llamabeast]

I think it's reasonable that you can't win with some nations on those settings. Impossible AIs send so many troops, an often the only counters need some research. With very hard research, it's possible you really could be stuck.

The selection of nations you find doable is interesting though. I wouldn't particularly have guessed some of them.

[chrispedersen]

There are some tactics that work against the AI all the time, allowing you to win with any race.

For example: Don't have the lowest army strength, and establish chokepoints. Eventually one nation WILL throw himself aginst the choke point repeatedly.

At that point.. its just micromanagement (and boring) to win.

Although I've never tried Research victory on top of Impossible AIs

[Dedas]

* Some recruitment fixes for the AI.

Anyone seen any difference?

[Saulot]

I believe it was meant to stop the AI from recruiting non-mages when it could recruit mages. As to seeing it's effect in game, it's probably subtle.

[Zeldor]

Yeah, Better Independents mod makes really huge difference. I have nightmares of AI Fomoria still affter seeing their armies, thousands of national troops!

[Aezeal]

I had a pretty nasty time against eriu. They kept coming at me with tuatha warriors.. not at all easily beaten I can tell you, even with double blessed lanka demons.

[Raiel]

Thanks, all, for the input!

@llamabeast: Which nations suprised you? (Honestly, before finding these furoms, you could have counted the number of nations I could win with on a Melqart's hand.)

@chrispedersen: That's why I choose Orania... very few chokepoints and wraparound keep you guessing, even against the AI.

@Dedas: In a Hinnom game I started last night, none of my neighbors have gone off the deep end in recruiting the worst indy they could find. That's a first.