Why does an AI simply stay at home planet

Grognard · #1 May 31st, 2001, 12:02 AM

I've played several games where the AI does not leave its home planet. What am I doing wrong in the game set-up?

Grognard

Kimball · #2 May 31st, 2001, 12:09 AM

The computer player is likely a neutral race.

Deathstalker · #3 May 31st, 2001, 12:22 AM

If the AI is doing absolutely NOTHING, no building ships, sending Messages, colonizing etc then you probally forgot to check the 'controlled by computer' when you set up the game. Just go to the players menu within the current game, de-select that player, then turn on the full AI under ministers and then re-select the player for computer control. Should work fine from there.

Also when setting up a race to add to your game be sure to check the 'use race' for the AI defaults, not 'aggressive, defensive or neutral', then the Ai will use its own files vs. the defaults.

Hope this helps.

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Baron Munchausen · #4 May 31st, 2001, 06:01 PM

What mods are you using? There could be an error in the AI files. I accidently prevented all my AIs from building colony ships once.

So, they at there in their original systems with only a few ships.

Oggy ben Doggy · #5 May 31st, 2001, 08:22 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Deathstalker:
Also when setting up a race to add to your game be sure to check the 'use race' for the AI defaults, not 'aggressive, defensive or neutral', then the Ai will use its own files vs. the defaults.

Hope this helps.

this is useful to know. I have't mucked much with the mods.
Do you have to do this as well with the standard races?