AI the Student

[Arkcon]

Originally posted by Taera:

They have a list of if (enemy uses this) then (use that).
, is what im suggesting is possible?

Possible, yes. But crafty humans would learn what threshold is needed to have it make a tech selection, and the switch. Example: attack AI 3 times with phased polaron beams, return home a retro to APB, and attack again to find all AI ships using weaker phased shields.

This is already possible -- if a TDM-Modpack AI is killing you, just make 5 mines at each planet.

The AI, one it loses some ships, retreats until it has minesweepers -- halting it's usual research priority (this is fairly new, pre-gold didn't do this). If the bomus is low, you can have 6-8 turns of breathing time, while the AI gets ready.

Once it no longer sees it's sweepers sweep mines, it sends in it's battleships -- and you can launch more mines just before and suprise it again.

I do wish the AI was smarter vs the needs of the galaxy -- black holes, paths, population movement; but I know I'll always be able to outsmart it.