Going from Normal AI to Impossible AI...

[Gandalf Parker]

There are many AI fixes available. Lowering resources in the game so only castles can recruit much, turning the independents strenth down, NI maps (no independents), creating super powerful AIs with selected gods and scales, Allying the AIs with each other, mods which add new powerful nations or change present nations to play AI abit smarter.

On the subject of "create powerful, start human, then go AI" it is true that the AI settings do give the AI more points than you get to create a god. But by turning off cheat-detection, and using map commands to create the god, you can exceed the player limits to make the best use of both worlds.

Gandalf Parker

[Humakty]

I never tried NI maps, but how does the AI uses its excess gold if it can't recruit indeps ?
I think putting some additional limits on what I do recruit is an easy way to make the game harder, without fighting the endless hordes you encounter on impossible difficulty (I'm always crushed on the big maps I love if I don't have luck on site searching(ie : finding the gems for your mage's main paths) + a good startpos).

The NI mod/maps seems good, but is it compatible with CBM ? I barely can play a game without it, too much reference switching.

[chrispedersen]

How do you use the map commands to make a god gandalf,.. brief overview?