I ALWAYS loose.... I need advice and have MANY questions heh!

HotNifeThruButr · #1 July 13th, 2004, 02:49 PM

The thing is, the "basics" encompass enough to fill two whole other games

NTJedi · #2 July 13th, 2004, 03:42 PM

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Originally posted by Norfleet:
The AI blows all of its money building tons of crap, and doesn't research much at all. This means it has lots of money to, well, blow on crap.

Very True... also the AI will WASTE the gems it has too. I've seen the AI do level_1 Empowerment of water and/or air magic with a nations weak/cheap mages.
Hopefully Dominions_3 will have better intelligence.

Lach · #3 July 13th, 2004, 04:38 PM

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Originally posted by Graeme Dice:

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Originally posted by Lach:
So what if two neighboring provinces both have castles?

If two castles both have the same neighbour, then that neighbour has its resources drained by both castles. If the admin % is 40, then one castle will take 40%, and the other will take another 40%. If the resource draining goes over 100% then I believe that it is probably split up amongst the castles according to their relative admin ability.

Two castles that neighbour each other will not drain resources from each other.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH okay. This hasent been making me loose single handedly but its definatley a thing thats gonna help heh! Another question then

. Does it matter what the neighboring provinces are resource wise? If the province with the castle gets 100% of its resources and drains 40% of all nearby provinces resources, does it matter if those provinces suck-so put the castle in the best province of an area to take advantage of it? Does it simply give that province its full potential or give it the resources drained from nearby provinces?

I've been using the more exspensive troopers now.... still loosing but doing much better.

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Originally posted by Endoperez:

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Originally posted by HotNifeThruButr:
BTW, if you didn't have the manual, how'd you get the game to work? Isn't the CD key on the manual?

I wondered the same thing. I also wondered whether the original owner is still playing, as the installation does not ask for the cd.

There is some kind of sticker on the jewel case, its written on there, I dont think its the original jewel case either..... yeah whoever bought it originally proboably still playing multiplayer but single player is gonna Last me ages so its okay heh.

[ July 13, 2004, 15:56: Message edited by: Lach ]

Gandalf Parker · #4 July 13th, 2004, 04:57 PM

I might have missed it somewhere in all of this.
What is your independents set at for a game?
The default of 3?

The 3 default is a big benefit to the AI. Setting it at something like 5 or 6 will usually get you a game which plays VERY differently. A low setting allows the AIs to win most provinces and rush you early with little losses.

The AI doesnt tend to be as smart about who to attack and how much to send so higher indept settings will often cause the AI to waste alot of time and resources trying to take the same province over and over. It keeps the win/loss ratio on the expansion at about the same as you.

Norfleet · #5 July 13th, 2004, 05:18 PM

I've always found it works the other way, that higher independent settings prevent the AI from overextending itself too quickly, and thus ending up with simply a chain of guys that run up and die on my pretender over and over. With 9, the AI has larger armies by the time we meet, instead of little puny armies.

NTJedi · #6 July 13th, 2004, 06:14 PM

With Independent setting of 8 and 9... I have seen where I'm always taking lots more provinces then the AI opponents. The computer opponents seem to have more problems conquering them.
With Independent setting of 2 and 3... the game forces players to being rushed by each other and the AI. Also allows me to move in swallowing a weaker AI much more quickly.

I usually set independents with 5 or 6... seems to give the greatest challenge with AI opponents from my experience.

Gandalf Parker · #7 July 13th, 2004, 06:29 PM

I guess I can see where 3 or 4 might be good for a combat god. I dont play those much. Even then Id say it would only be for advanced players. If an AI has nothing to slow it down then I dont think a newbie would keep up with its expansion while they are still learning the game.

And Id probably stick more with a game where I lose to a large army later, than one where I get washed over early. Hmmmm maybe the 3 default is for the demo Version so that games can get into player-vs-ai combat before turn 40.