Trade?

[Lucanos]

AI Diplomacy in SEIV is one of the worst I've ever seen - probably because it's so complex?

The ANGER-engine is primitive, and so the AI races are primitive.

If a big nice guy enters the room you don't melest him because he is big - but if the big guy is violent and ruthless you might want to act in self-defence.
Try to tell that to one of the races in SEIV.

When the AI attacks one of my ships and wins his anger level goes up - (???) - shouldn't he be happy and so the anger go down?

I haven't actually tried to alter the anger.txt file myself since I'm so ...careful.

I've been playing hardest level with full AI bonus, a few times - but it isn't hard enough - MEANING - the computer might be violent and ruthless, but he doesn't know when to BACK OFF - which a human does.

So in the "end" (haven't quite finished any game yet) I'm still standing strong and the other five-six remaning empires are scattered around the quadrant, waiting for my troop-transport to land.

Now and then I send them a message, asking if they'd like peace, for a change. But Nooooo... they'd rather just sit there and wait for death while there are at least 30% uncolonized planets left.

As long as you are ahead in research the computer can't stand a chance no matter what bonuses they have.

But still, it's a great game - especially when playing against human opponents.

[ColdSteel]

Yes. In my current game I have traded quite a bit with 3 different AIs. They seem to like being offered resources and ships. I even traded contact with another race once. I take ships using crew insurrection and then trade them back to the AI for whatever I need at the moment. I've traded for resources and for rock colony tech (I'm playing ice).

However, in all the games I've played to date, not one single race has ever initiated trade with me. I think it has to be initiated by a human. Obviously some work still needs to be done there by MM.

[This message has been edited by ColdSteel (edited 17 March 2001).]

[Lucanos]

Okay look:

The Eee_AI_Anger.txt says that if the Eee (a super friendly ancient race) attacks you and wins then his anger lvl goes UP by two points?

Shouldn't it go down?

Then if the Eee recieves "Receive Make peace with empire" his anger remains indifferent?

Wouldn't a sentient race as the Eee understand that peace brings more resources to the empires than war?

Then I'm looking at Eee_AI_Politicts.txt and some of the things just don't make sense. I hope it has to do something about that I don't understand anything in it.

Maybe I should start a new thread?
hmmm...

[This message has been edited by Lucanos (edited 17 March 2001).]