Getting my butt handed to me playing the demo!!!!

Edi · #1 May 16th, 2008, 12:45 PM

You can make it a bit easier on if you set the independent settings to 6 or 7, because that slos the AI down a bit in the early stages. Slows you as well, but I've found Indies 7 to be optimal for balancing AIs. Impossible ones anyway. I still often get steamrollered if I encounter an impossible AI too early and it has gotten too much of an advantage.

Candew · #2 May 16th, 2008, 01:12 PM

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Edi said:
You can make it a bit easier on if you set the independent settings to 6 or 7, because that slos the AI down a bit in the early stages. Slows you as well, but I've found Indies 7 to be optimal for balancing AIs. Impossible ones anyway. I still often get steamrollered if I encounter an impossible AI too early and it has gotten too much of an advantage.

Thank you for this. I have been reading over the older posts and was thinking that for my next game I will adjust this setting to allow for a slower paced game and to allow my older and more idle brain to get accustomed to the game mechanics.

Renojustin · #3 May 16th, 2008, 11:44 PM

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Edi said:
I still often get steamrollered if I encounter an impossible AI too early and it has gotten too much of an advantage.

Just one?

Edi · #4 May 17th, 2008, 04:38 AM

No. Usually it happens that I encounter one, proceed to kick the snot out of it and then get jumped by two or three others and that's it. Depends on the terrain too, if there are no chokepoints, it's worse.

I did get completely flattened by a single AI one time. Started 3 provinces away from MA Ulm when playing Eriu. The horde of Guardians it threw at me was completely ridiculous and my army consisted mostly of Tuatha Warriors. It wasn't pretty...

Candew · #5 May 17th, 2008, 05:32 AM

In my last play through with independents set to 7, I had the AI on the ropes when the demo timed out.

Or should I should say, the AI's beat up on each other leaving me alone to quietly build up and then take the victor on.

I am slowly getting the hang of it.

Edit: received notification that my game shipped. If all goes well, I should have it before the end of next week

Sombre · #6 May 17th, 2008, 07:19 AM

I lost recently to the AI when I was playing as machaka with a turmoil luck build. I just had terrible events, unlucky battles and then a big marignon army of cavalry showed up and blasted through my provinces one by one as ctisian dominion swept over me. Nasty. I can usually thrash several impossible AIs at once, but anyone can get caught out every now and then.

QXel · #7 May 21st, 2008, 02:38 PM

Welcome aboard, Candew.

All that has been said before is TRUE !!!
You'll soon become a nolife ... Too bad for you ...

You have make the RIGHT joice ! This is the best game ever, and I am a kind of gamer, believe me !
Since I have it, I almost only play it, and nothing else (with VERY few exceptions, to be honest).
And it is more than 18 months ago !!!

So, say farewell to your friends, your family, your pet, your job, the society in general, and BECOME A GOD TO DOMINATE OTHERS !!! (Wel, at least virtually

)

Chacal · #8 May 22nd, 2008, 05:56 AM

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QXel said:
So, say farewell to your friends, your family, your pet, your job, the society in general, and BECOME A GOD TO DOMINATE OTHERS !!! (Wel, at least virtually

)

There is only one true god, Qxel, and it's not you or him... Bow before the only mighty true god.... [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/icon01.gif[/img]
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Yes I know...

Nightblade · #9 May 29th, 2008, 11:39 PM

My first play on the demo i always put the independant to 9, without that the AI was always going a lot more quickly than me at gaining ground and strength.
Of course, there was a lot about the game i didn't knew, so i was making mistakes after mistakes .
(the worst one was to "turtle" a bit , thinking i would get some good army, the AI just walked all over those armies when i thought they wee good enough).

Really a great game

Dragar · #10 May 30th, 2008, 12:22 AM

In my first couple of weeks in the game i struggle too - playing on medium map with 3 normal AI opponents. I have no problems 1 on 1 against them, but struggle when I get hit on two fronts. Last game I tried to rush my nearest neighbour to rpevent that, and took out his capital and most of his army, but got hit at home before I could finish him off, resulting in a 2 front war that was pretty much a stalemate

In my current game I seem to be doing better (despite copping an affliction on my wyrm pretender in my first battle) and have hopes of winning, but we'll see!

what i'm gathering is the need to be more efficient with my armies. In order to build the size of armies I currently need to bash the AI around, i end up economy starved, and tend to take what are probably excessive casualties. Presumably some better choices and use of equipment are what's in order. Or perhaps fewer researchers sitting at home and more investment in research items in stead, in order to cut the costs somewhat. We'll see, its great to have a game where there is so much to learn