AI is BETTER??

Cryptotec88 · #1 December 26th, 2000, 10:18 PM

In my game right now, the AI put up a decent fight early (pre-100 turns), but now I'm up to 2.6M vs their 2nd place player at 400K in score. No challenge now, just moping up.

I have seen the AI use better fleets than 1.11 though. The Amon-Krie continually hit my lines with between 7-11 light cruisers in one fleet. Of course in the between the good fleet attacks, they attack with 1 cruiser at the same warppoint with 3 seperate cruisers in 1 turn. The Eee are the same, poke here with 2 dreadnaughts, here with a singe DN. The EA does fill up their carriers (YEAH!!) finally. (Thanks Mephisto!)

The EA did hit me with 3 CVL's and 3 CG's one turn. Total of 240 fighters. Very interesting battle.

All in all, I would say the AI is definately better, but not finished yet.

Cryptotec88

imperishable · #2 December 28th, 2000, 10:15 AM

Does AI consider how their opponents equip their ships? For example, if the enemy never uses missiles, AI stop equiping point defense, and the like.

It could help to carry a few constructor ships in the fleet and after the first battle, quickly retrofiting the ships to adjust for the enemy.

Talenn · #3 December 28th, 2000, 11:04 AM

imperishable:

No, the AI does not 'react' to enemy ship designs at all. It has a set of guidelines within which to design its ships and this is preset with no ability to be altered during a game.

I'm not sure that it would be possible (or desirable) to have it react to the way enemy ships are built. In some ways it would help, but it would only lead to people doing the 'bait and switch' game with the AI IMO.

Talenn