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Poor AI - am SO dissapointed!!!!!

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Poor AI - am SO dissapointed!!!!!

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Hi,

Well I have to say it. I thought AI was suposed to be damn good in DARK AVATAR - so many of you and Stardock said.
I play on Inteligent (last difficulty setting where AI has no advantage like 110% of something), 8 players, max AI CPU usage. The AI was supouse to be good and smart. Well I can't say it.

AI is still very passive, doesn't escort transporters (!!!) (sometimes as an escort is just one ship).
AI has poor techs, poor and weak army. Am not that good at this game - CPU is just to stupid.
Another thing I don't understand. I kicked Talan ass, destroyed almoust whole fleet. Their military is a joke. And they don't want peace with me. I could crash them like a bug... it is stupid. Irracional.

AI is passive. It is not able to make any massive attack, any sneak attack or tactic. I think that AI in original pure GC2 was much harder than now.
I read some stardock programmer blog/journal that AI i DA will be MUCH MUCH more smarter.......... well I see that was just bubling...............

Am dissapointed with DA
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Reply #51 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

I would be honored if you could point my grammar and spelling mistakes. English in not my native language so you would help me a lot in improving my english.


okay.

I play on Inteligent


it's spelled 'intelligent'.

(sometimes as an escort is just one ship)


this phrase is a bit awkward. i'd suggest "sometimes just one ship as an escort" or "somtimes the escort is just one ship."

CPU is just to stupid.


you should use "too" here. "to" is a preposition, whereas "too" is an adverb and would correctly modify the meaning of "stupid" to "excessively stupid".

I could crash them like a bug... it is stupid. Irracional.


the expression is "crush them like a bug." and it's spelled "irrational."

AI i DA will be MUCH MUCH more smarter


you should say "more smart" or "smarter," but "more smarter" is redundant and improper.

I read some stardock programmer blog/journal that AI i DA will be MUCH MUCH more smarter... well I see that was just bubling


i think you meant "babbling," which means to speak excessively. it's an odd choice of words, since i think your intent was say Brad's claims were exaggerated. a more direct way to have said it would have been "I see that was an exaggeration," or you could use the idiom "he was just blowing smoke."

Am dissapointed with DA


Whe Stardock can't make special button to change ALL AI agression level. It is true.


i'm not sure if it was a type-o or a genuine spelling error, but it should be "why," and you should end the sentence with a question mark. also, even when asking a rhetorical question, you should switch the verb and subject. it should read, "Why can't Stardock make a special button to change all the AIs' aggression levels?" also, when you say "It is true," it's unclear what "it" is.

overall, your English isn't bad. and frankly, there are plenty of native speakers who abuse the language more than you.

there are a few more pervasive habits, though, that I'd like to point out. You often neglect to use a pronoun when you could, and while that's not a bad as some other mistakes, it can be confusing or awkward for a native speaker to hear and understand. it's much better sounding to say "I am so disappointed," and with a lot of other verbs it's also very important, since most english verbs don't have unique conjugations for each subject.

also, you should use articles (the, a, an) in front nouns when you're talking about a specific one. for example, saying "AI is stupid" makes it sound like the statement is about all AI in all games and other programs. saying "the AI is stupid" makes is clear and obvious that you mean the AI in the game.

also, please don't mind the fact that i don't capitalize. it's an aesthetic choice i make as a creative writer. it's very brave of you to welcome help, and i'm glad to offer what i can.

still, i don't agree with you assessment of the AI entirely. it still has flaws, but it's still a lot stronger than the AI in most other games i've seen.
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Thank you for the lesson. It will help me in better understanding english.
Reply #52 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
You seemed to have missed the "and steal a whole planet" part. It's one thing to spam your culture at someone, it's another thing for the citizens of a foreign country to decide they like it so much they secede from their own nation and join yours. The nation they secede from should NOT respond well to this, and apparently in future AI updates it will be regarded appropriately by the AI.


Vinraith, sorry for the misunderstanding. I was just making a joke. I agree that the AI should do more about influence assaults. Honestly, though, it's not at the top of my list of things to improve, as I don't usually go for influence victories, or even try to flip planets. Maybe it's just that I play meta almost exclusively, and influence victories are (appropriately) lightly regarded on the meta.
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