Game Over!!

DominionsFan · #1 March 16th, 2006, 08:22 PM

Doms 2 AI got many major flaws, like it wont build castles, or enough castles, it builds loads of useless troops etc. etc.
I never had problems beating the hardest AI at all....
I hope that these errors will be fixed in Doms 3, if there will be a Doms 3 at all

Endoperez · #2 March 17th, 2006, 12:35 PM

I always thought AI builds too much militia etc. because it doesn't build castles.

Besides that, you can't be serious about NEVER having problems with the hardest AI!

The user interface alone will take a few games to master!

DominionsFan · #3 March 17th, 2006, 07:55 PM

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I always thought AI builds too much militia etc. because it doesn't build castles.

Besides that, you can't be serious about NEVER having problems with the hardest AI!

The user interface alone will take a few games to master!

.. of course I had in the beggining. :-) .. actually imo if you play on big map against multiple AIs, its harder to win in Doms 2., then in Galciv 2 for example. The Galciv2 AI got major flaws also, but its easier to win there against multiple AIs, in Doms 2. it is much harder.

NTJedi · #4 March 20th, 2006, 09:16 PM

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Doms 2 AI got many major flaws, like it wont build castles, or enough castles, it builds loads of useless troops etc. etc.
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I hope that these errors will be fixed in Doms 3, if there will be a Doms 3 at all

Yes hopefully the AI for DOM_3 will know how to manage food supply or at least not suffer starving. Hopefully it will know to build castles at choke points on the map and not just build them but guard them otherwise it will only make the AI weaker because gamers will use the castles they build. Also hopefully the AI will avoid the weak milita... it's sad watching it buy mass cheap troops. Also hopefully the AI won't be sending it's pretender into the death match.

Also hopefully the AI will try summoning some of the royal elementals and other commanders... it's sad watching it waste gems on fire drakes.

In any case from what I've read about the game so far it sounds great... even the max of 1500 provinces! I'll be happy with 1200 provinces, giving the AI SC's to start and then enjoy a long great game!

Cainehill · #5 March 21st, 2006, 01:44 AM

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Also hopefully the AI will try summoning some of the royal elementals and other commanders... it's sad watching it waste gems on fire drakes.

Heh. Better "wasting" gems on fire drakes than wasting them on elemental royalty, unique devils, etc, when they're not available. At least you always get a fire drake.

That said : seeing more of the non-unique summonings made worthwhile would be good. (Mechanical men, lamias, statues, and mmm, vine men/ogres are the only non-blood non-commanders I can think of that worth summoning now.) But supposedly some of the unique summonings are toned down in Dom3 - here's hoping.

Another thing that would be awesome : skills or spells or _something_ that could let you have some idea of whether or not all uniques in a category are gone. Blood rite spies, air royalty gossip, someting.

Endoperez · #6 March 21st, 2006, 04:31 AM

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Another thing that would be awesome : skills or spells or _something_ that could let you have some idea of whether or not all uniques in a category are gone. Blood rite spies, air royalty gossip, someting.

I thought that was part of the balancing. You might get someone of great power... but you might lose the games.

OG_Gleep · #7 March 21st, 2006, 01:36 PM

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Another thing that would be awesome : skills or spells or _something_ that could let you have some idea of whether or not all uniques in a category are gone. Blood rite spies, air royalty gossip, someting.

Amen.

PrinzMegaherz · #8 March 21st, 2006, 02:34 PM

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Also hopefully the AI will try summoning some of the royal elementals and other commanders... it's sad watching it waste gems on fire drakes.

Heh. Better "wasting" gems on fire drakes than wasting them on elemental royalty, unique devils, etc, when they're not available. At least you always get a fire drake.

That said : seeing more of the non-unique summonings made worthwhile would be good. (Mechanical men, lamias, statues, and mmm, vine men/ogres are the only non-blood non-commanders I can think of that worth summoning now.) But supposedly some of the unique summonings are toned down in Dom3 - here's hoping.

Another thing that would be awesome : skills or spells or _something_ that could let you have some idea of whether or not all uniques in a category are gone. Blood rite spies, air royalty gossip, someting.

Maybe it would help to make increase the amount of summoned creatures for most spells. Honestly, most summons are not worth the attention of a mage for one whole turn. Three or more might.

shovah · #9 March 21st, 2006, 03:31 PM

how about tripling the amount of units drake summoning costs and doubling the price? as said mage time is precious

PrinzMegaherz · #10 March 22nd, 2006, 05:59 AM

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how about tripling the amount of units drake summoning costs and doubling the price? as said mage time is precious

Maybe you could connect the amount of units summoned to the path of the summoning mage?

I would expect my level 9 Firemage to summon more fire snakes than my level 3 mage