Dominions 2. AI. Suggestions, that how to fix it.

[Aristoteles]

We have lot of problems with the strategic AI.

My list about the strat. AI problems:

1. The AI is massing weak troops
2. The AI wont protect his pretender/commanders/priests/mages
3. The AI wont build forts
4. The AI's battlefield tactics could be better
5. The AI is making very odd things. IE. wandering around with his pretender alone etc.
6. The AI won't stay in a province, it is always moving his armies.
7. The AI won't make complex strategic maneuvers. IE. Making a focused attack against a province.
8. The AI won't equip his supercombatants..at least I've never seen that in the demo.

(((((Feel free to add more, please continue with number 9.)))))))

[Zerger]

Originally posted by Aristoteles:
We have lot of problems with the strategic AI.

My list about the strat. AI problems:

1. The AI is massing weak troops
2. The AI wont protect his pretender/commanders/priests/mages
3. The AI wont build forts
4. The AI's battlefield tactics could be better
5. The AI is making very odd things. IE. wandering around with his pretender alone etc.
6. The AI won't stay in a province, it is always moving his armies.
7. The AI won't make complex strategic maneuvers. IE. Making a focused attack against a province.
8. The AI won't equip his supercombatants..at least I've never seen that in the demo.

(((((Feel free to add more, please continue with number 9.)))))))

I agree with this TOTALLY .
Just a question: the developers are keeping an eye on this thread at all? Especially JK, who scripted the AI..??

[Gandalf Parker]

Originally posted by Aristoteles:
We have lot of problems with the strategic AI.

Maybe you do. Im still trying to figure that out.
I dont see the problems you are having but then Im not forcing the AI to play its hard-game strategies on easy game settings so that I can rush them while they are still building up. Some of these "bad tactics" you see are perfectly good tactics but being used in the wrong game.

I know that the hard AI works well in hard games. Im kindof curious now if the easy AI might not do better than the hard AI when played in games of light settings

[ November 01, 2003, 21:52: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]

[st.patrik]

JK posted Last week that he was going to be away until Sunday. So no, he probably hasn't been reading this thread the Last few days

I'm sure he'll see it when he gets back - it seems the devs are usually pretty good about keeping up with stuff that's being talked about.

[Zerger]

Originally posted by st.patrik:
JK posted Last week that he was going to be away until Sunday. So no, he probably hasn't been reading this thread the Last few days

I'm sure he'll see it when he gets back - it seems the devs are usually pretty good about keeping up with stuff that's being talked about.

Actually that was Kristoffer if I am correct. JK is Online quite a lot -> just check out that who is Online, his name is there usually.

[PvK]

Actually, I wonder how many of the people who are having an easy time with the AI, are already expert human players.

Personally, I am getting nailed by the AI!

PvK

[Zerger]

Originally posted by PvK:
Actually, I wonder how many of the people who are having an easy time with the AI, are already expert human players.

Personally, I am getting nailed by the AI!

PvK

Odd, I am not a vet, but I can easily beat the dominions 2. impossible AIs.
The AI is very weak in many ways.

[ November 01, 2003, 22:15: Message edited by: Zerger ]