Question for Beta Testers on the new AI

Emperor Zodd · #1 February 17th, 2001, 07:28 PM

Baron,have you tried using low bonus yet?
If so,how strong is the AI?

Talenn · #2 February 17th, 2001, 08:38 PM

I'm starting the feel the same way. Even without the changes from the new patch (I'm not a tester), I have the AI doing EXTREMELY well with a Low Bonus..too well in some regards. It can be beaten, but not by engaging it's ships head on. It simply has too much of a tech lead the whole game for that to work.

But without the bonus, the AI is still impotent. It lags considerably behind in tech and production and is easily overwhelmed even when I (or other players) have a 'bad' start.

So, I'd also like to see an 'in between' level of bonus. Something along the order 1.5 might be about right as mentioned below. This would give it a good chance at staying even or a bit ahead of the humans without making it so it doesnt seem to even be playing by the same rules.

Thanx,
Talenn

Baron Munchausen · #3 February 17th, 2001, 09:19 PM

I'm getting quite enough challenge without the bonus, thank you. There are several AI empires with MUCH higher scores in resources. It's just my higher research/intel production and my more focused strategies that let me take them on. The structure of the game that makes it so hard to 'blitz' anyone is a GOOD thing when the AI is more powerful. You have time to think and respond to it. In an "open space" system like MOO you just die when the AI decides to run its stack of battleships across all of your colonies...

Only a little more tweaking to add some more focused/specialized strategies and this AI will be quite a challenge for anyone.