My game against the TDM AI

Combat Wombat · #1 June 11th, 2004, 08:59 AM

Well I started a single player game tonite to brush up on some skills. I decided to play TDM with FQM Deluxe. AI set to Hard with full bonus. I made sure I started with a small homeworld with poor conditions because I decided it was the only way I was gonna get a challange. I am in 17th place out of 20 players with 5 neutral races. Things may look bad for me but I think I still should be able to arise victorious. Though obviously I have underestimated the TDM ai or my need to brush up on basic skills was worse than I thought.

[ June 11, 2004, 07:59: Message edited by: Combat Wombat ]

Combat Wombat · #2 June 11th, 2004, 09:26 AM

I have discovered 2 large breathable planets and have moved upto 16th.

Mephisto · #3 June 11th, 2004, 09:51 AM

Who are your opponents?

Slick · #4 June 11th, 2004, 05:27 PM

I've found that a 19 AI player game is not as challenging as, say, a 12 or 15 AI player game. This is because the individual AI's end up with smaller empires and fight amongst themselves. Having less than the maximum empires allows the AI to expand more before it goes into defending its territory. With bigger empires, their construction bonus (if you give them a bonus) really begins to make a difference because they have more spaceyards. This leads to more and bigger AI ships, more and bigger AI fleets, etc. Just something to think about.

edit: Also, I have noticed that if you set up the game to allow the AI to get a bigger empire, they can more easily achieve the higher levels of stellar manipulation (and other costly techs) - and they will use them.

Slick.

[ June 11, 2004, 16:29: Message edited by: Slick ]

JLS · #5 June 11th, 2004, 05:39 PM

Agreed, having them build at least one in the V-Construction file will do the trick with the stellar manipulation ships.

Notice the way Mephisto has the Xiati AI Files set-up - now this is an AI I do not want to meet

[ June 11, 2004, 16:41: Message edited by: JLS ]

General Woundwort · #6 June 11th, 2004, 05:45 PM

I feel... a great disturbance in the Force... as if billions of wombats suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced... I fear they bit off more than they could chew.

TerranC · #7 June 11th, 2004, 11:10 PM

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Originally posted by Combat Wombat:
I decided to play TDM with FQM Deluxe. AI set to Hard with full bonus. I made sure I started with a small homeworld with poor conditions because I decided it was the only way I was gonna get a challange.

Are you sure you wanted a challenge, rather than a suicide?

Raging Deadstar · #8 June 11th, 2004, 11:15 PM

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Originally posted by TerranC:

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Originally posted by Combat Wombat:
I decided to play TDM with FQM Deluxe. AI set to Hard with full bonus. I made sure I started with a small homeworld with poor conditions because I decided it was the only way I was gonna get a challange.

Are you sure you wanted a challenge, rather than a suicide?

Lol, I tried this once, i added team mode on as well!

I Lasted 60 turns and then had my behind firmly roasted and served on a platter

Combat Wombat · #9 June 11th, 2004, 11:23 PM

Well as I predicted things are looking up, I only have one thing really holding me back right now. Because of my homeworlds poor condidtions no one is reproducing so my homeworld can no longer build and fill colony ships without taking its population to dangerously low levels.

Mephisto · #10 June 12th, 2004, 12:26 AM

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Originally posted by JLS:
Notice the way Mephisto has the Xiati AI Files set-up - now this is an AI I do not want to meet

As always I'm humbled by your praise.