Tech Trading under the new patch

Alstein

Join Date 07/2004

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Tech Trading under the new patch

This is a serious concern for me right now. Some questions

1) The AI is very reluctant to tech trade things right now. It's to the point where I feel forced to turn it off. Here's my question- how does the AI tech trade with other AI's? Does it use the same amount of reluctance, or is it that one for one trade you see the AI offer the player occasionally. If it's the latter, I consider it a form of AI cheating- since it's something the player cannot do.

2) The other problem with the scenario is that it forces military rush tactics, since the best way to gain tech is to invade planets. Spying isn't cost effective since spies cost more exponentially.

This is the first time I've actually felt frustrated playing GCII, and makes me wish I had archived the patch so I could "patch back" This is something I've never felt a need to do with a game before.

Do I think DA is trash? No, but I think you might have overdone the tech trade AI and made it legitimately unfair? If I go heavy tech with resources being equal, I shouldn't be heavily outteched by every AI- which means something is up. That didn't happen before- and it's not a good solution to counter something by limiting the options.

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How did they know you had mass drivers? Go to the dip screen for any AI. Look at his tech list. Now you know what he has. Jeez, if you have this little understanding of the game, its hard to take the complaints seriously.

You misunderstand. My question regarding that is reflecting the fact that DA has ESPIONAGE now... so if the new feature is there then it would make sense that no one would know who has what tech unless either a: your research of a certain tech and then build based upon said tech would 'probably' be known as common knowledge, or b: if you don't display your findings with a certain tech then your possession of such knowledge should 'probably not' be known without some level of espionage going on, correct?

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In my limited experience with DA 1.5X, tech trading/ selling is MUCH more difficult, especially with unfriendly AI players. Generally, you can't get militarily significant technologies without paying serious money and several techs. As your diplomacy skills improve, though, you can lower the threshholds. As a super-diplomat with +50 or more diplomacy, I find that trading with neutral-, friendly-, or allied powers is similar to previous versions of GC2.

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