posted 07-08-99 07:45 AM ET     

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After a few dozen completed campaigns I've come to one inescapable conclusion: The Morganites are too weak, Human Hive is too strong. This refers to AI play, of course. In any event, the Hive is nearly always on top and Morgan has never survived endgame on my machine (except when I play him ).

What to do? I suggest the following:
Remove IMMUNITY, EFFIC for the Hive. Replace this with either ROBUST, EEFIC of IMPUNITY, Police State. This will slow down Yang somewhat as reasearch will become difficult and a far-flung empire will carry a large tab.

Morgan needs help. Personally, for my style, Morgan is fine the way he is. Especailly now that missles do not have unlimited range. Anyway, for the AI I would suggest the following. Start off with 500 credits instead of 100. Morgan needs another SOCIAL modifier. One of the following: +INDUSTRY or +EFFIC. Both are in character, e.g., 'invisible hand.' Perhaps including 5 to 10% INTEREST might also be wise. Others have talked about tweaking his personality a tad. I don't favor touching the hab limits or changing Free Market. They are crucial, but there must be a way to get a better AI for Morgan?