Fatherland game file

[Jack Simth]

Oh, it's fairly simple to do if you're the host with the fatherland file; most items are in the order displayed (as with most programs), so, for example, if you wanted to edit the number of gems he has, you basically just search for the numbers of gems he has for several types in order (can't remember if it used two bytes or four per type....) - but there's catches; some things (like gems) are controlled by the turn file - so if you are editing the number of gems he has, you have to force him to miss a turn in order for him to get the gems.... which could be very very bad. Others are compared between the turn and the fatherland file, with the fatherland file as the master - if the turn file doesn't match, it's discarded, and the turn is lost.

[Oversway]

In this situation, it seems like it would be better to hack the fatherland file so the AI is diminished, rather than the player is improved. It would be more noticable if my gem income jumped way up on a turn than if the AI somehow lost commanders/research/gems.

[OG_Gleep]

You could always pull a fast one on him while he's in the bathroom.

[PrinzMegaherz]

Or, if I was in your position, i would do some father son talk

"Son, it's not your fault, it's your mother's genes!"

or

"Son, when I was your age, I sucked too!"

That should cheer him up