OT - Strategy games with GOOD AI

Agema · #1 August 4th, 2009, 05:50 AM

Try a computer chess game. They usually have good AIs.

All AIs have flaws, and any decent human will eventually spot those flaws and exploit them. My experience is generally that the more complex the game, the weaker the AI, so you could try looking for pretty simple games. It's often best looking for pretty hardcore gaming devs who mostly use internet dealing these days, as they tend to pay more attention to AI as it's more valuable to their customers than mass-market releases.

Some developer names I could suggest - although some do games where you only chuck troops around on a battlefield - with pretty good AIs I've experienced or had recommended are Gary Grigsby, SSG, Panther Games and AGEOD. Frankly, you should beat the AI on any of them as soon as you've got a hang of the game, but hopefully they'll keep you busy for a while.

LDiCesare · #2 August 4th, 2009, 08:38 AM

I far preferred galciv over galciv II. The ai's about as clever in both games but galciv is somewhat simpler and the ai seemed to handle the game better.
c-Evo is very easy to beat imo.

Nightblade · #3 August 6th, 2009, 09:49 AM

Master of Orion (the 1st one) has a very decent AI, i enjoy a lot playing from time to time and it always gives me a good challenge and does not seem to cheat in any ways.
playable under Dosbox for modern computers without any problems.

I remember reading that the AI in the RTS "Battle Realms" was too strong in the unpatched game and they toned it down a lot in the patches. I have no idea how it was, having only played the standalone expansion "Winter of the Wolf" that include an already patched Battle Realms, i would really have liked to try.
Winter of the wolf had a challenging skirmish AI though.

An immense disapointment regarding the skirmish AI for me was with Red Alert 2, it was so bad that even at the highest difficulty, it was actually very difficult to not cripple or destroy it.

LDiCesare · #4 August 6th, 2009, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Nightblade

Master of Orion (the 1st one) has a very decent AI,

Strategic ai that is. The tactical battle ai was utterly moronic.