AI question.

[stormbringer3]

Fair enough. It has been about a year since I played the game. I've been playing a version of Steel Panthers since the very 1st release in the 1990's, so now I pick it up about once a year and play for awhile. I'll start a new long campaign and see the changes. I was wondering about AI enhancements because the patch notes usually mention about icon and unit changes, campaign and scenario changes, but I don't remember seeing many specifics about AI enhancements. However, I may have overlooked them if they were included in the patch notes.
Thanks for your answers to my post.

[Mobhack]

Originally Posted by stormbringer3

Fair enough. It has been about a year since I played the game. I've been playing a version of Steel Panthers since the very 1st release in the 1990's, so now I pick it up about once a year and play for awhile. I'll start a new long campaign and see the changes. I was wondering about AI enhancements because the patch notes usually mention about icon and unit changes, campaign and scenario changes, but I don't remember seeing many specifics about AI enhancements. However, I may have overlooked them if they were included in the patch notes.
Thanks for your answers to my post.

Then you should actually take the time to read the complete "release history" section of the game guide. Especially ther "AI imnterest" section.

But most AI changes are not listed since there are too many points to cover, and it would give things away to the player.

As Don says - fire up an old SSI version of the game, figure out how to get the mouse working in modern Windows etc, and try out the original "tin lemming horde charges the nearest V-hex" in glorious 640x480 MSDOS, if you think the AI has been left alone. Please don't' try an SP-Camo conversion - we tweaked the AI from the moment we had the actual code, i.e. post the original SP2WW2 hack of the SP2 code to allow new icons and WW2 orbats.

Attached for your delectation is a screen shot of the original SSI game, at full size and in the original bright blue icons for Germany and luminescent green for the Allies, as a reminder.

And we all thought that was just pure dead brilliant, back in 1996(?)

Andy

[void1984]

Finally everyone realizes that the AT in such complicated game can't beat an average human, so find an alive person to play with.
I especially like playing with friends I know personally, as they don't try cheap tricks and I know who I'm trying to win with.
AI is good for playing more, as it's always available, but I treat it as a training for PBEM games.

Maybe it would be possible for AI to keep tanks close to the infantry. I've been attacked by tanks without infantry support, which was 2 turns behind.