Stingy AI?

March 21, 2006 10:48 AM from

I *swear* I already posted this, and I've given it like 30 minutes to compensate for their forum delay, so here goes again.

I think the AI could be tweaked for the campaign purposes. In a sandbox game, with ever shifting alliances it makes sense for the AI to hedge his bets and not trade his most powerful weapons with me, even if he is allied with me as I could break the alliance and use them against him. In the campaign, when the Dread Lords are romping over all of us and he's got a stronger weapon than what I've got, why does he still want some insane amount of credits to trade me his weapon? I don't think there's even a way for me to break the alliances if I'd want to in that situation and it would only help us all in the end. I know when I got Doom Rays one mission I traded/gave them to all my allies and they kept the Dread Lords off my back for a bit, long enough for me to get done what I needed to get done.

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Reply #1 March 21, 2006 11:25 AM from

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I've read posts similar to this, and it always left me scratching my head...

I've never had a problem with the AI not choosing to trade it's most powerful weapon technologies with me after week, say, 26. And I play on Suicidal.

Reply #2 March 21, 2006 11:43 AM from

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Hrm, perhaps I'm not focusing enough on diplomacy.

Reply #3 March 21, 2006 12:24 PM from

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Well, you have to put into the fact whether or not you're powerful or not. If you are powerful then they won't let you have it unless you are on very good terms with them and/or allied with them. But if you are whimpy they'll allow the trade because you aren't much of a threat.

Reply #4 March 21, 2006 12:32 PM from

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Uhhh, my original post clearly states that I'm speaking of the campaign and my ALLIES. I'd say that counts as very good terms with them.

Reply #5 March 21, 2006 1:30 PM from

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I've also been in situations... say... around week 104... where I am #1 militarily, and can also trade to get leading weapon techs from others that have "neutral" or better relations...

I agree that I diplomacy probably has something to do with it.

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