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Fenris posted 02-24-99 01:29 PM ET
After playing several games I'd like to point out what appears to be minor flaws in the AI. Firstly, if you're lucky enough to have a continent to yourself, the AI appears unable to conduct invasion of that continent unless it is conducted via terraforming. I've seen the AI construct a land bridge to another continent and use it to launch an invasion, but never land a large enough force to capture an enemy base and build from there.
Secondly, several times I've witnessed the AI build large airforces, but other than little sorties, I've never witnessed the AI use its airforce effectively. I've watched them fly their airforce from base to base, but not seen it used to attack except to take out formers and other support vehicles. Also, I've been able to destroy large airforces that were trapped within a base, but not seen the remnants of that force used to counter-strike my attacking force. All in all, this game is magnificent, but I thought I'd bring these observations to you.
Seelie posted 02-24-99 01:41 PM ET
Actually, I just had the Spartans shell two of my cities for about five turns, until all my defenders were weakened to red status, and then land three transports worth of rovers and swarm the two bases in one turn.
Fenris posted 02-24-99 02:35 PM ET
Cool! Well maybe I just haven't been fortunate enough to see a real invasion. However, I've seen the AI send its planes around for many turns while I had units that were vulnerable right near them. I brought a small force consisting of a shard grav tank, a shard drop troop and a chopper past several cities and was able to attack and capture a base with 15 needlejets in it. I destroyed 10 needlejets on my initial assault and then finished up the next turn. I would have thought the AI would wipe my little force off PLANET while they were working their way towards the base. And if not then, at least after I'd killed the first 10...
Isle posted 02-25-99 06:55 AM ET
It seems the AI mostly uses the aircrafts as defensive units, seeking out empty cities and defending them, if you set your own aircrafts on auto or auto-defense, they will also leave the front to defend new cities way inland.
MAJOR MAJOR AI error.. Please correct this!!
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Author	Topic: Needed AI tweaks
Fenris	posted 02-24-99 01:29 PM ET After playing several games I'd like to point out what appears to be minor flaws in the AI. Firstly, if you're lucky enough to have a continent to yourself, the AI appears unable to conduct invasion of that continent unless it is conducted via terraforming. I've seen the AI construct a land bridge to another continent and use it to launch an invasion, but never land a large enough force to capture an enemy base and build from there. Secondly, several times I've witnessed the AI build large airforces, but other than little sorties, I've never witnessed the AI use its airforce effectively. I've watched them fly their airforce from base to base, but not seen it used to attack except to take out formers and other support vehicles. Also, I've been able to destroy large airforces that were trapped within a base, but not seen the remnants of that force used to counter-strike my attacking force. All in all, this game is magnificent, but I thought I'd bring these observations to you.
Seelie	posted 02-24-99 01:41 PM ET Actually, I just had the Spartans shell two of my cities for about five turns, until all my defenders were weakened to red status, and then land three transports worth of rovers and swarm the two bases in one turn.
Fenris	posted 02-24-99 02:35 PM ET Cool! Well maybe I just haven't been fortunate enough to see a real invasion. However, I've seen the AI send its planes around for many turns while I had units that were vulnerable right near them. I brought a small force consisting of a shard grav tank, a shard drop troop and a chopper past several cities and was able to attack and capture a base with 15 needlejets in it. I destroyed 10 needlejets on my initial assault and then finished up the next turn. I would have thought the AI would wipe my little force off PLANET while they were working their way towards the base. And if not then, at least after I'd killed the first 10...
Isle	posted 02-25-99 06:55 AM ET It seems the AI mostly uses the aircrafts as defensive units, seeking out empty cities and defending them, if you set your own aircrafts on auto or auto-defense, they will also leave the front to defend new cities way inland. MAJOR MAJOR AI error.. Please correct this!!