SP Challenge

[SelfishGene]

So is there some way to build a "single player" map with pre-set AI gods? I'd like to do this for a contest i was thinking about...

[Gandalf Parker]

Sure. Pick a map or generate one. Then add this to the end of the .map file using notepad or wordpad.

#god 40 812 -- Lord of the Wild
#comname "Natural Disaster"
#allies 40 48 -- likes to ally with Oceania if they are both AI
#clearmagic
#mag_death 4 -- needed for Pangea spells and a bless
#mag_nature 4 -- needed for Pangea spells and a bless
#mag_blood 4 -- good combo with the above and a bless
#additem "Treelord's Staff" -- 2 more nature
#additem "Skullface" -- helmet with 1 more death and support
#additem "Armor of Souls" -- armor and 1 more blood
#additem "Boots of the Behemoth" -- goes well with his size 6
#additem "Brazen Vessel" -- misc slot and 1 more blood
#additem "Ring of Sorcery" -- 1 death and 1 nature and 1 blood
#dominionstr 40 6
#scale_chaos 40 2
#scale_lazy 40 2
#scale_cold 40 -1
#scale_death 40 0 -- this line might need removed
#scale_unluck 40 -3
#scale_unmagic 40 -1

-- 6 points left over

That gives middle age Pangaea a set version of Lord of the Wild named Natural Disaster with some added equipment, specific scales, and an ally preference. The number 40 stands for middle-age Pangaea if that helps to read the code above.
Gandalf Parker

[Gandalf Parker]

By the way, besides being able to give equipment and set the gods parameters, another fun thing is that you are not limited to the normal list of gods. You can give any god to anyone (Lord of Night comes to mind) or even units that arent usually gods (Horror? Tarrasque?). And if you want to exceed the normal range of allowed points then you can (just remember to turn off the cheat checking when you play it)

[Gandalf Parker]

Here is an early-age Pangaea Gorgon build I found in the Semi-Random thread. Semi-Random is a program that adds these things to a map for you.


#god 11 138 -- PANGAEA GORGON
@RANDOM comname COMMANDER
#clearmagic
#mag_earth 9
#mag_nature 4
#additem "Shield of Gleaming Gold" -- hand slot
#additem "Sword of Sharpness" -- hand slot
#additem "Black Steel Helmet" -- head slot
#additem "Robe of Invulnerability" -- body slot
#additem "Boots of the Messenger" -- feet slot
#additem "Amulet of Antimagic" -- misc slot
#additem "Amulet of Missile Protection" -- misc slot
#dominionstr 11 10
#scale_chaos 11 3
#scale_lazy 11 1
#scale_cold 11 -1
#scale_death 11 -3
#scale_unluck 11 -2
#scale_unmagic 11 2
-- 6 points left if we were dormant...

[Gandalf Parker]

Here is an early-age Arcos Cyclops


#god 0 156 -- Arcoscephale CYCLOPS
@RANDOM comname COMMANDER
#clearmagic
#mag_fire 4
#mag_earth 5
#additem "Shield of Gleaming Gold" -- hand slot
#additem "Frost Brand" -- hand slot
#additem "Horror Helmet" -- head slot
#additem "Copper Plate" -- body slot
#additem "Birch Boots" -- feet slot
#additem "Girdle of Might" -- misc slot
#additem "Amulet of Missile Protection" -- misc slot
#dominionstr 0 10
#scale_chaos 0 -2
#scale_lazy 0 -1
-- #scale_cold 0 0
#scale_death 0 -2
-- #scale_unluck 0 0
#scale_unmagic 0 2
-- 4 points left if we were dormant...

[Gandalf Parker]

OH WOW!

Here is one that gives early-age Ermor an Eater of the Dead as a god! OUCH. And gives Banes as assigned bodyguards and extra starting units.


#god 1 994 -- Ermor Special: EATER OF THE DEAD
@RANDOM comname COMMANDER
#clearmagic
--#mag_fire 0
--#mag_air 0
--#mag_earth 0
#mag_astral 9
#mag_death 9
--#mag_nature 0
#additem "Bane Venom Charm" -- misc slot
#additem "Amulet of Antimagic" -- misc slot
#dominionstr 1 10
#scale_chaos 1 1
#scale_lazy 1 -1
#scale_cold 1 1
#scale_death 1 3
#scale_unluck 1 -2
#scale_unmagic 1 -3
-- Unpredictable prelude of things to come...

#bodyguards 10 185 -- Bane
#units 20 185 -- Bane
#units 20 185 -- Bane

[NTJedi]

Gandalf Parker said:
OH WOW!

Here is one that gives early-age Ermor an Eater of the Dead as a god! OUCH. And gives Banes as assigned bodyguards and extra starting units.


#god 1 994 -- Ermor Special: EATER OF THE DEAD
@RANDOM comname COMMANDER
#clearmagic
--#mag_fire 0
--#mag_air 0
--#mag_earth 0
#mag_astral 9
#mag_death 9
--#mag_nature 0
#additem "Bane Venom Charm" -- misc slot
#additem "Amulet of Antimagic" -- misc slot
#dominionstr 1 10
#scale_chaos 1 1
#scale_lazy 1 -1
#scale_cold 1 1
#scale_death 1 3
#scale_unluck 1 -2
#scale_unmagic 1 -3
-- Unpredictable prelude of things to come...

#bodyguards 10 185 -- Bane
#units 20 185 -- Bane
#units 20 185 -- Bane

Unfortunately from my testing assigned bodyguards do not remain when given to an AI opponent. The AI has been known to move any units into attacking offensive units and even give them to other commanders.
Are you sure the Eater of the Dead pretender won't turn independent after reaching it's final size?

[NTJedi]

SelfishGene said:
So is there some way to build a "single player" map with pre-set AI gods? I'd like to do this for a contest i was thinking about...

Gandalf provides good examples, but the map edit commands do not limit the boundaries of points being spent. Thus if you wish to create a super powerful AI it won't suffer the cheating penalty because it's an AI opponent.
On the map I created I provided the AI opponent with a vampire queen fully equipped on items with level 9 fire, level 9 earth, level 9 air and level 7 nature plus a growth scale of 3.
Be careful not to provide the AI with too powerful of a starting dominion otherwise it might swallow allied neighbors... unless that's your intention.
Be careful on selecting large sized pretenders for the AI as it will send most of them to the death match arena.
AI opponents usually need a growth scale to help prevent starving armies, old age afflictions, and gold income issues.

[Gandalf Parker]

I forget that about the AI not needing cheat protection off, because sometimes I play with these gods. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that. You can also use these commands to build a god you otherwise couldnt have (unit type, starting equipment, etc) and play it yourself if you want.

I guess I should have said that if you want to play this god, then be sure to turn off cheat checks.