What causes the AI to just die and stop expanding?

[iceboy]

Originally Posted by MaxWilson

Instead of typing "dom3.exe" at the command prompt, type "dom3.exe --comptrn". If you're accessing dom3 through a shortcut on Windows, right-click on the shortcut and select "Properties," and on the window that pops up, on the "Shortcut" tab (which is where it should start out) there's an entry that says "Target:" and has something like "c:\Program Files\Dominions3\dom3.exe" in it. Add " --comptrn" to the end. If you're using Linux it's different, but if you're using Linux you know enough to adapt the procedure anyway.

Now, every time you play a turn in SP, it will generate a file for every computer player that lets you see their empire as if it were a human player's empire, except that for some reason you don't get scouting reports. You can see how many troops they have, what battles they fought against other AIs, what their gem income is, etc.

-Max

Thanks- Will this ruin my saved game or will I be able to go back?

Also- Where are these files located? Can I play as Ryleh to see what is going on?

[MaxWilson]

Originally Posted by iceboy

Thanks- Will this ruin my saved game or will I be able to go back?

Also- Where are these files located? Can I play as Ryleh to see what is going on?

I've never tried 'going back,' but from my general knowledge of the way computer programs work I predict that it doesn't alter the state of the saved game, it just generates extra .trn files that let you see what the computer is doing. I.e. 'going back' is a simple matter of starting dom3 without --comptrn and generatinga new turn.

You can't actually *play* as the AI nations because any orders you give as an AI nation get ignored--your .2h file isn't processed. The files are located in the savedgames folder.

-Max