AI buys for you ??

[DRG]

How many people play, even occasionally, letting the AI do the purchase and/or deployment for you ??


I just want to hear from the people who do, not from the people who don't


Don

[wulfir]

When testing maps I have built I always let the AI buy for me. Saves a lot of time and "you have to work with what you get".

Been a while since I logged any games at the Blitz but at times we used to let the AI buy the forces. I liked it because to a degree it eliminated the "cherry picking" of the best gear that is common in PBEM. The drawback was that games tended to be only 19-20 turns in length (could not set the timer yourself if you let the AI buy for player 1.

[Hermit]

I occassionaly do, but mostly just as a change-up from the long campaign I'm slogging through

[JohnHale]

I have played PBEM like this on a few occasions, but only with a "brave" opponent. It can produce some very interesting games.....

I like it because it forces you to fight with what you're given (as in real life)- but not everyone is up for that!

Drawback, as previously stated, is the inability to change the game length/map/Vhs etc.

[Imp]

Same as Mr Hale takes a bit of time to see what you have due to passes, also more WW2 use it to see what I should be buying

[DRG]

Originally Posted by wulfir

................ The drawback was that games tended to be only 19-20 turns in length (could not set the timer yourself if you let the AI buy for player 1.

I see your point. I'll make a note to see if we can do something about that. Having it stuck at those number of turns is a bit limiting

It is possible to rename the save game to a scenario, load it with the editor, press deploy and then press ( . ) and set the length then rename it back to a save game. It's a PITA but only takes a minute .

Don

[wulfir]

Originally Posted by DRG

I see your point. I'll make a note to see if we can do something about that.

Well, if there's interest by all means - but the vast majority of MBT PBEM players I have met like to buy their own forces, and would be quite happy with the number of turns the game normally assigns...

[gila]

Done it twice for PBEM games,and many times playing the AI.

I rather like it,because it forces you to make do with the force you are dealt to command and utilizing units you would not normally buy.

I don't let the AI deploy that would really take some courage.

It also can be interesting and somewhat a equalizer between two opponents that are not quite equal on game playing ability.

[Suhiir]

I've done it a few times testing some changes I made when I was playing with picklists.
And once or twice I've let it buy my forces (and I mean once or twice in all the years I've played WinSPMBT) just to see what it came up with.
I've NEVER let it deploy for me tho.

[JohnHale]

Originally Posted by DRG

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I see your point. I'll make a note to see if we can do something about that. Having it stuck at those number of turns is a bit limiting


Don

That's good news, Don.

Ta!