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balkatori posted 05-28-99 03:24 AM ET

I know in transcend the computer AI starts out with more than us and gets faster... but what is the highest non-cheating AI diffuclty there is??
I like playing against/with computer players, but not if they cheat.
I want them to have no better of a chance at winning than me.
Also still in alphahq.net if anyone wants to play.

Aredhran posted 05-28-99 05:59 AM ET
Librarian.
Bluemax posted 05-28-99 12:46 PM ET
"Good against remotes is one thing, good against the living is another." - Hans Solo
In my humble opinion, the AI is most enjoyable when it is cranked up to the point where it is uncertain if you will win, but it is possible to win. I've played two games on transcend. As the Morgans there was no uncertainty. From the get-go, I was making progress. You're usually okay if you stay number 3 in position until late in the game. As the UoP, I had to restart dozens of times until I got a foothold, then even to the end, there was no assurance that I would win. I kept the peacekeepers as friends (at all costs), because they were bigger than me with losts of PB. I was just waiting for them to nuke me, but they held off. Much more enjoyable than an "assured" victory. As you play, you'll get better and see that an advantaged AI rebalances the game.
BTW, the AI doesn't cheat, per se. Most of the AI's characteristics are published in the manual. You basically know how it is programmed. If it does things you don't expect, be grateful. It makes it more like a living opponent (See above).
sandals posted 05-28-99 02:36 PM ET
AI cheating happens on all skill levels.
By cheating I mean: teleporting missiles, seeing deep pressuure hull ships, etc. cheats.
However, AI production is at the same level as player production on Librarian.
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Author	Topic: what is the highest diffuculty without the AI cheating?
balkatori	posted 05-28-99 03:24 AM ET I know in transcend the computer AI starts out with more than us and gets faster... but what is the highest non-cheating AI diffuclty there is?? I like playing against/with computer players, but not if they cheat. I want them to have no better of a chance at winning than me. Also still in alphahq.net if anyone wants to play.
Aredhran	posted 05-28-99 05:59 AM ET Librarian.
Bluemax	posted 05-28-99 12:46 PM ET "Good against remotes is one thing, good against the living is another." - Hans Solo In my humble opinion, the AI is most enjoyable when it is cranked up to the point where it is uncertain if you will win, but it is possible to win. I've played two games on transcend. As the Morgans there was no uncertainty. From the get-go, I was making progress. You're usually okay if you stay number 3 in position until late in the game. As the UoP, I had to restart dozens of times until I got a foothold, then even to the end, there was no assurance that I would win. I kept the peacekeepers as friends (at all costs), because they were bigger than me with losts of PB. I was just waiting for them to nuke me, but they held off. Much more enjoyable than an "assured" victory. As you play, you'll get better and see that an advantaged AI rebalances the game. BTW, the AI doesn't cheat, per se. Most of the AI's characteristics are published in the manual. You basically know how it is programmed. If it does things you don't expect, be grateful. It makes it more like a living opponent (See above).
sandals	posted 05-28-99 02:36 PM ET AI cheating happens on all skill levels. By cheating I mean: teleporting missiles, seeing deep pressuure hull ships, etc. cheats. However, AI production is at the same level as player production on Librarian.