Not Connected

[Grandpa Kim]

I am looking for AI's that are good in unconnected situations. Is there such a thing? Or are they all about the same?

I would prefer to work with the stock or TDM races, but any will do.

Kim

[Taera]

Whats the use of being good in "unconnected" situation?

[capnq]

Whats the use of being good in "unconnected" situation? <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">"Not all warp points connected" tends to make a more interesting map, with more chokepoints and bottlenecks.

[Grandpa Kim]

Yes, what I'm looking for is AI's that will research Stellar Manipulation early and get out of their home system fairly quickly, much as a human would. If such an AI exists, I would like to use it.

[mlmbd]

I have tried unconnected/young. Game play is slow, but interesting. Prefer connected. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

As to the quote. If you are dead, how can you
reckon? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/confused.gif

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[Arkcon]

Eventually, the AI's will research the tech needed if they see they're cut off.

AI's that I've seen use stellar manipulation often and early are TDM Modpak races -- Pyrochette, Space Vikings, and the Drak'ol (sp?)

[Gandalph]

I've had the Vorlon hit me early with warp point openers, so you could give them a try.

[mlmbd]

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[dogscoff]

The Vikings will research stellar manip if unconnected.

Unconnected games are brilliant. I am currently at turn 400 of a solo Proportions game where I started with only one system attached to my home system. I had only 4 planets to colonise and before I had to research stellar manipulation.

Didn't make first contact until about turn 270...

[Grandpa Kim]

Thanks for the help guys! I think I've found the ones I want.

Actually, I finally got smart and looked in the _AI_research.txt entries and found some other good ones too.

Kim

[mlmbd]

Kim,

Always glad to be of assistance!

mlmbd http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

[ October 16, 2002, 22:32: Message edited by: mlmbd ]