AI Deathmach 3

[Timstone]

Ah, great idea to host another AI Deathmatch. Much praise and thanks to you Master Belisarius.

I'm curious who will win. My money is on the Drakol. I always like those guys. I play a lot myself with that shipset.

[Gandalf Parker]

I find this interesting but again Im wondering if there might not be a use for a program which will (slightly) randomize AI settings. Within the race descriptions of course. Just enough so that their preferences, abilities, trade agreements, responses, etc are not so well known.

[Master Belisarius]

Gandalf Parker said:
I find this interesting but again Im wondering if there might not be a use for a program which will (slightly) randomize AI settings. Within the race descriptions of course. Just enough so that their preferences, abilities, trade agreements, responses, etc are not so well known.

Think that program doesn't exist for SE4.
The only way to randomize your games against the AI, is having many many races installed and start a game against random opponents... For sure every game will be different.

Anyway, considering all the time have spent tuning my races, you can bet I wouldn't like to see them randomized by a program! hehehehe

[Gandalf Parker]

Master Belisarius said:

Think that program doesn't exist for SE4.
The only way to randomize your games against the AI, is having many many races installed and start a game against random opponents... For sure every game will be different.

Anyway, considering all the time have spent tuning my races, you can bet I wouldn't like to see them randomized by a program! hehehehe

I knew it didnt exist but it wouldnt be difficult. It would be an external exe like mod-launcher. Clicking on it would make enough small changes to files in order to make them new. I was thinking that we might even want to move to an "acceptable_variants.txt" text done by the races makers.

I havent played the game as much as most here but even now if I see the Kithran green-guys near my home system I have an idea of how important it is to take out early, what trades I should make, what it likes and doesnt like. Having them randomized to start with different techs, different plus/minus on my actions, maybe ship designs and formations, then it would be enjoyable to have to find out each time.

[Fyron]

Play SE3... races were completely randomized there. It sucked...

[Master Belisarius]

I understand your point GP.
Anyway, think still you could try my suggestion: having many AI races into your HD and playing games with random opponents, is the best you can do.

Of course you could take the Fyron's suggestion, hehehe. I have played that game until death (my records in my SE3 multiplayer games was more than 60 games won, and 2 lost), but now think never will play it again (although still miss many features including the right click menu!).

[Master Belisarius]

Fazrah vs Toron

The Fazrah won by points after the 500 turns limit.

They played a better game than the strong Toron. Think have not reached the victory by death, just because they doesn't build enough ships... Even in the end game, with lots and lots of resources, the Fazrah had only around 250 ships (including colony ships, mine layers, sweepers, etc).

[dmm]

This is more interesting than the World Cup! Bravo! I especially like the "game recaps."

[Master Belisarius]

Space Vikings vs EEE.

This was the first Tie Break game and the EEE won at the turn 240.
Now, if in the next game, the Space Vikings can defeat the EEE before the turn 240, they will reach the next round, if not, the EEE will.

[Slick]

Welcome back and happy b-day MB.

Slick.