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Giant Squid posted 03-31-99 12:30 AM ET
I haven't played CTP yet, but I've seen the multitude of previews all around the web. Sea bases? Artillery bombardment? MAG LEVS?! It would seem that one of the two companies (read: Activision) is taking some ideas from the other...

Dim Cat posted 03-31-99 12:51 AM ET
I just wonder if they steal bugs from each other too
yin26 posted 03-31-99 01:30 AM ET
Well, I won't be able to get the game for a while, but the logical thing for Activision to have done is read these forums religiously looking for what worked and what failed in SMAC.
But from the sound of it, reports are coming in that the AI is worse than SMAC's--which makes me worry that despite any graphics and cool capabilities, CtP will become just another game that leaves me little more to do than spend hours at a time trying to make my empire look "pretty" rather than actually using any interesting strategy to win.
Pity. I could forgive a lot of things if the AI were actually good enough (without cheating) to make me work for a victory. Otherwise, it's like playing chess with your 10 year-old sister: It's kind of cute to watch the mistakes, throw a few pieces away in the name of experimentation and then clean up the board because it's time to wash the dog.
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Author	Topic: We have met the enemy, and he is us
Giant Squid	posted 03-31-99 12:30 AM ET I haven't played CTP yet, but I've seen the multitude of previews all around the web. Sea bases? Artillery bombardment? MAG LEVS?! It would seem that one of the two companies (read: Activision) is taking some ideas from the other...
Dim Cat	posted 03-31-99 12:51 AM ET I just wonder if they steal bugs from each other too
yin26	posted 03-31-99 01:30 AM ET Well, I won't be able to get the game for a while, but the logical thing for Activision to have done is read these forums religiously looking for what worked and what failed in SMAC. But from the sound of it, reports are coming in that the AI is worse than SMAC's--which makes me worry that despite any graphics and cool capabilities, CtP will become just another game that leaves me little more to do than spend hours at a time trying to make my empire look "pretty" rather than actually using any interesting strategy to win. Pity. I could forgive a lot of things if the AI were actually good enough (without cheating) to make me work for a victory. Otherwise, it's like playing chess with your 10 year-old sister: It's kind of cute to watch the mistakes, throw a few pieces away in the name of experimentation and then clean up the board because it's time to wash the dog.