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Magic posted 05-05-99 01:46 PM ET
My understanding is that the AI gets certain advantages against the human player in the higher levels, for example a higher industry rating or advantages when fighting native lifeforms. (Please tell me if I�m wrong!)
My proposal is to be more flexible with these advantages as far as this is possible.
So, in a game where the human player goes for transcendency and is leading in technology, it would be nice to have more competition, for example a bigger science bonus for the AI. (it�s my favorite playing style, but in most of the games I�m so far ahead in technology that I can easily build all later special projects by myself, so I can�t help winning the game anymore)
If this adjustable AI works, it could also solve the faction balance problem. I have never seen a strong Lal or Morgan in my games, at least in the later stages, while Miriam and Santiago are usually the big ones. I think that my playing style mainly causes this effect (Morgan is a little bit to weak nevertheless).
So in my example, the factions I fear most are Lal, Morgan and especially Zakharov, being the only ones who can possibly compete with me in technology, and these guys are happy when they live long enough to see me build one special project after another.
My proposal should not end up in: �Help me, I�m researching and the computer is the only one who profits by this.�, but I think it could really help the computer players.

Smeagol posted 05-05-99 01:54 PM ET
I couldn't agree with you more, because the computer just doesn't know how to really boost those research points/turn. I was playing a game as Lal and by about 2200 I have more research points/turn than all the other factions combined (in fact, adding them up they come to a little more than half mine, if that). I have since altered the game to limit myself a bit-- democracy is now only a +1 growth so I can't get simple population booms without golden ages. I've also decided to no longer play Lal with Free Market, because the AI can't compete with me when I do (I'll only play Free Market with Morgan, who at least suffers from the hab limits). This is the only way I can really enjoy a game.
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Author	Topic: flexible computer players
Magic	posted 05-05-99 01:46 PM ET My understanding is that the AI gets certain advantages against the human player in the higher levels, for example a higher industry rating or advantages when fighting native lifeforms. (Please tell me if I�m wrong!) My proposal is to be more flexible with these advantages as far as this is possible. So, in a game where the human player goes for transcendency and is leading in technology, it would be nice to have more competition, for example a bigger science bonus for the AI. (it�s my favorite playing style, but in most of the games I�m so far ahead in technology that I can easily build all later special projects by myself, so I can�t help winning the game anymore) If this adjustable AI works, it could also solve the faction balance problem. I have never seen a strong Lal or Morgan in my games, at least in the later stages, while Miriam and Santiago are usually the big ones. I think that my playing style mainly causes this effect (Morgan is a little bit to weak nevertheless). So in my example, the factions I fear most are Lal, Morgan and especially Zakharov, being the only ones who can possibly compete with me in technology, and these guys are happy when they live long enough to see me build one special project after another. My proposal should not end up in: �Help me, I�m researching and the computer is the only one who profits by this.�, but I think it could really help the computer players.
Smeagol	posted 05-05-99 01:54 PM ET I couldn't agree with you more, because the computer just doesn't know how to really boost those research points/turn. I was playing a game as Lal and by about 2200 I have more research points/turn than all the other factions combined (in fact, adding them up they come to a little more than half mine, if that). I have since altered the game to limit myself a bit-- democracy is now only a +1 growth so I can't get simple population booms without golden ages. I've also decided to no longer play Lal with Free Market, because the AI can't compete with me when I do (I'll only play Free Market with Morgan, who at least suffers from the hab limits). This is the only way I can really enjoy a game.