How Dumb Is Your Game AI?

Atrocities · #1 May 6th, 2002, 01:34 AM

My game AI is so dumb it tries to colonize planets with cloaked colony ships.

My game AI is so dumb that it repeatedly tries to upgrade a vessel that has more than 50% differance.

My game AI is so dumb that it will send a ship out to the middle of nowhere with no supplies.

Mudshark · #2 May 6th, 2002, 03:05 AM

Sure the AI is dumb, but I must admit to doing some pretty stupid things in my few PBW games! The first would have to be counting on not building up defences, the second having trust in another player without being earned. In certain ways the AI can be be an inspiration. It is easy to bash a program, but how would you rate yourselfs?? I must admit to having my empires crumble when faced with another "human player"

Atrocities · #3 May 6th, 2002, 03:58 AM

Oh I am not bashing the program, just some of the really dumb things the AI does. If I were to bash a program, you would know it. (See "Don't Buy Civ III" Thread.)

I just wanted to post about the things I have seen the AI do that I thought were dumb.

I could start another thread for "Dumb things you have done while playing SEIV" but who would admit to doing dumb things when you can blame it on the AI?

Relax, I love this game, and I in no way mean any disrespect to Aaron or his work. I love SEIV.

Master Belisarius · #4 May 6th, 2002, 04:44 AM

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Originally posted by Atrocities:
My game AI is so dumb it tries to colonize planets with cloaked colony ships.

Think the AI does it ok in turn based games.
I saw the error message (trying to colonize while is cloaked), when I change an AI player to human control, to see what is doing... but is not a problem when the AI have the control.

In simultaneous games, you never will see this problem... because the AI NEVER cloak their ships!

Mudshark · #5 May 6th, 2002, 05:22 AM

"Oh I am not bashing the program, just some of the really dumb things the AI does. If I were to bash a program, you would know it. (See "Don't Buy Civ III" Thread.)
I just wanted to post about the things I have seen the AI do that I thought were dumb.

I could start another thread for "Dumb things you have done while playing SEIV" but who would admit to doing dumb things when you can blame it on the AI?"
I would wonder what a program like big Blue (smashing the best "Human"Chess player) would do to SEIV. Bringing me to another subject. How many of you do play Chess?

Relax, I love this game, and I in no way mean any disrespect to Aaron or his work. I love SEIV.
Oh I am not bashing the program, just some of the really dumb things the AI does. If I were to bash a program, you would know it. (See "Don't Buy Civ III" Thread.)
As do I, If I play a game just roleplaying, great game. In fact my son hated SEIV Gold until you updated the Star trek races to gold

dumbluck · #6 May 6th, 2002, 07:16 AM

Well, does it count if I pretend to play chess? I can move the pieces without breaking the rules, but other than that....

Gozra · #7 May 6th, 2002, 07:44 AM

The AI do dumb things because the TEXT files need fixing. I recently finished a game in which I placed a neutral on a sphere world. IT started the game with 100,000 research points no one got to it until turn 90 or so. The neutral was still using level one missles and level one Projectile weapons. We later found that the research files for all the AI's and neutrals had errors in them that prevented them from researching correctly.

HEMAN · #8 May 6th, 2002, 09:03 AM

My game AI minister is so dumb:it tries to load pop from my low pop planets to another low planet.

My game AI oppenet is so dumb: it ask for a treaty with me and when i accept it,AI refuses the treaty?.

My game AI oppenet is so dumb: it ask for the same treaty,which i say no, It sends the same one 2 turns later. NOTE; It just wont take no for an answer?.

My game AI oppenet is so dumb: it ask for the same trade exchange that i just sent him?.

The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition #48 The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife.

Tnarg · #9 May 6th, 2002, 10:32 AM

I will admit to an extreme folly. I once spent four days, or 32 hours designing my own map; had it ready to go after many tests; was going to do one Last adjustment (add an extra planet); and then went to test it; liked what i had, except for one tiny little adjustment; went to load the map in the editor, but accidently hit the save button; lost everything.

So here I am, four days later, 38 hours into my next project; then I discover that the AI is really retarded and has a mind of its own. Ahh, what do you do. Life goes on and I am 70 hours of experienced map editor guru. Right.

Atrocities · #10 May 6th, 2002, 11:34 AM

THe AI is actually rather good at the right bonus and and such. The object of this thread is really to have fun. We all know the AI does dumb things, but we seldom post about it.

My game AI is so dumb it offers a Partnership Treaty and then declares war on me within 5 turns.

Get it?? Just have fun.