Sorry about the babble in the previous post. Too much beer Anyway, I wouldn't be so annoyed with this game if it hadn't been so highly praised for it's AI. Since it is, I expected better. I like the fact that it doesn't have to cheat to compete. However, I would like the races to have some personality. Some races will fight no matter what, while some will research exclusively, "buying" support when they ne
I am playing on the latest patch. In regards to research and production, I keep up just fine. The key is to have "a strong military". I strong military requires significant research into military items. Which means that something else has to suffer. I don't want a strong military (or rather spend resources researching one). Why can't I be Canada or Germany? I just finished another game where I researched every diplomatic and influence item. The result? War with 2 of the "warrior" races.
I have played several games on Challenging. Every game ALWAYS becomes a war. I have never seen an AI attempt to win by Diplomacy, Influence or spying. This is BORING. Not only that, but my race is never placed in the "choice planet" part of space. So I ALWAYS start out with far fewer colonies. The AI seems to havea SIGNIFICANT research and production bonus at this level in that there is NO WAY that a "research" race should be at the bottom of all races. So, what am I missing about this game that
