AI Surrender

raynor · #1 March 22nd, 2001, 03:07 PM

Nahh. I don't think it is a typo. I think it just makes them like the Klingons who would rather die than surrender.

Arralen · #2 March 22nd, 2001, 04:36 PM

quote:
Originally posted by raynor:
Nahh. I don't think it is a typo. I think it just makes them like the Klingons who would rather die than surrender.

The "Default_AI_politics.txt" gives '1000', and the agressive/defensive/neutral AIs too ... all Klingons seemingly .. .

IMHO that makes this option mostly useless ..

A.

Master Belisarius · #3 March 22nd, 2001, 04:50 PM

>IMHO that makes this option mostly useless ..

If you don't like it, you can change the value.

Drake · #4 March 22nd, 2001, 08:54 PM

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Originally posted by Arralen:
Maybe these are "typos" ?? Having 5x/10x the score should be sufficient, shouldn't it??

A.

If you set it to 50x score, you avoid the situation where you can get them to surrender very early by blockading their HW in the first few turns.

dmm · #5 March 23rd, 2001, 12:02 AM

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Originally posted by Sirkit:
I don't get it I triple their score I have blockaded their world they're helpless, yet they still defy me! WHY??!

Because you are a disgusting alien bent on ruthless conquest, that's why! Plus, you obviously want live slaves or you would have glassed them by now. They're calling your bluff. Prepare for a ground assault, commander.

Other options:
1) Demand tribute until they have nothing left to give. Meanwhile build yourself up until you're powerful enough to awe them into submission.
Or, if you're not willing or able to wait, then you can
2) Attack their planet in tactical mode, and wipe it out a little at a time, thus gradually lowering their score until they are ready to listen to reason.

geoschmo · #6 March 23rd, 2001, 12:06 AM

I vote for glassing them. If they haven't surrendered by now they are obviously too stupid to be usefull as slaves.

dmm · #7 March 23rd, 2001, 12:24 AM

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Originally posted by geoschmo:
I vote for glassing them. If they haven't surrendered by now they are obviously too stupid to be useful as slaves.

You know, there ought to be a way to obtain partial surrender. Send a transport, and say "Anyone who doesn't get on board will die!" Then destroy the idiot hold-outs, and repopulate with the cowards. Like the Dominion did in STDS9. Ah well, maybe in SE V.