Going from Normal AI to Impossible AI... - Page 3

Zeldor · #1 September 9th, 2008, 12:12 PM

Better Independents mod works really nice.

So difficulty would be that:
vanilla Impossible
BI mod Difficult
BI mod Mighty
BI mod Impossible
Multiplayer

Gandalf Parker · #2 September 9th, 2008, 11:05 PM

Nation number 11 is early Pangaea...
#god 11 812 -- Lord of the Wild
#comname "Green Mind"
#allies 11 26 -- likes to ally with Oceania if they are both AI
#allies 11 48 -- likes to ally with Oceania if they are both AI
#allies 11 40 -- likes to ally with mid_Pangaea if they are both AI
#allies 11 61 -- likes to ally with late_Pangaea if they are both AI
#allies 11 48 -- likes to ally with Oceania if they are both AI
#clearmagic
#mag_death 4 -- needed for Pangea spells and a bless
#mag_nature 4 -- needed for Pangea spells and a bless
#mag_blood 4 -- good combo with the above and a bless
#additem "Treelord's Staff" -- 2 more nature
#additem "Skullface" -- helmet with 1 more death and support
#additem "Armor of Souls" -- armor and 1 more blood
#additem "Boots of the Behemoth" -- goes well with his size 6
#additem "Brazen Vessel" -- misc slot and 1 more blood
#additem "Ring of Sorcery" -- 1 death and 1 nature and 1 blood
#dominionstr 11 6
#scale_chaos 11 2
#scale_lazy 11 2
#scale_cold 11 -1
#scale_death 11 0 -- this line might need removed
#scale_unluck 11 -3
#scale_unmagic 11 -1

You can also give him experience (stars). With these commands you can make anyone a god. A slinger, a turkey, a mummy, a horror. Giving Ermor a god of "Eater of the Dead" is fun.

The game will add up the points and if you go over then it will announce to everyone in the game that you have cheated and downgrade you. Unless you turn off ceat detection of course. It isnt a strict with AI gods. Giving AIs an unmoving god can help keep it from doing stupid things and killing itself off too early in the game.

Gandalf Parker

Edi · #3 September 13th, 2008, 02:53 AM

I mean that with the BI mod, Ulm is a really brutal AI enemy, especially with difficult research and impossible AI. It has good troops and with the BI disabled ones, it concentrates on its better nationals, expands fast and will come at you with massive hordes of good quality stuff.

Ulm is not the most powerful nation magically, but depending on pretender pick and other things, it can be successful in MP.

Edratman · #4 September 16th, 2008, 11:03 AM

I have just posted a mod called "Improved Computer Opponents" in the modding section of the forums.

The mod has five MA nations, T'ien Ch'i, Caelum, Arco, C'tis and Man modified to be better opponents. These are the 5 nations with the least amount of wins in the MP section, which is the sole reason they were chosen.

The mod also includes a version of the "No Independents Mod".

I cannot figure out how to make a link to the mod, so you will have to go there yourself.

With my testing, on Impossible settings, these nations are pretty close to impossible to beat (not that I claim to be an expert).

Try it and see.

Epaminondas · #5 September 16th, 2008, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Edratman

I have just posted a mod called "Improved Computer Opponents" in the modding section of the forums.

The mod has five MA nations, T'ien Ch'i, Caelum, Arco, C'tis and Man modified to be better opponents. These are the 5 nations with the least amount of wins in the MP section, which is the sole reason they were chosen.

The mod also includes a version of the "No Independents Mod".

I cannot figure out how to make a link to the mod, so you will have to go there yourself.

With my testing, on Impossible settings, these nations are pretty close to impossible to beat (not that I claim to be an expert).

Try it and see.

T'ien Ch'i and Arco are two of the least competitive nations in MP? I am surprised, given that both nations have a wealth of high-powered Astral mages. I suppose most MP games are rush-type of games where high-powered starting sacreds are over-emphasized?

Epaminondas · #6 September 16th, 2008, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Epaminondas

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edratman

I have just posted a mod called "Improved Computer Opponents" in the modding section of the forums.

The mod has five MA nations, T'ien Ch'i, Caelum, Arco, C'tis and Man modified to be better opponents. These are the 5 nations with the least amount of wins in the MP section, which is the sole reason they were chosen.

The mod also includes a version of the "No Independents Mod".

I cannot figure out how to make a link to the mod, so you will have to go there yourself.

With my testing, on Impossible settings, these nations are pretty close to impossible to beat (not that I claim to be an expert).

Try it and see.

T'ien Ch'i and Arco are two of the least competitive nations in MP? I am surprised, given that both nations have a wealth of high-powered Astral mages. I suppose most MP games are rush-type of games where high-powered starting sacreds are over-emphasized?

Oops! I only play EA nations. So I don't know if my comments above apply to MA T'ien Ch'i and Arco as well!

Epaminondas · #7 September 16th, 2008, 12:21 PM

I would also have expected Ulm to be among the least competitive, but I suppose their starting troops are not so bad for rush-type of games.

Zeldor · #8 September 16th, 2008, 01:05 PM

MA Arco is one of the strongest nation in that age, not much weaker than Ermor or Pythium. TC is one of the weakest though when it comes to multiplayer. Man is without doubt the worst nation now.

Edratman · #9 September 16th, 2008, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeldor

MA Arco is one of the strongest nation in that age, not much weaker than Ermor or Pythium. TC is one of the weakest though when it comes to multiplayer. Man is without doubt the worst nation now.

Man is very powerful in the mod.