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SilverDragon


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posted April 21, 2000 23:22   Click Here to See the Profile for SilverDragonClick Here to Email SilverDragon Visit SilverDragon's Homepage!
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In SP, who do you think is the hardest leader to beat. I think either Cunobelin or Shaka, although Joan of Arc is in the running.

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Seeker


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The hardest AI default personalities depend on the situation and how nice you've been to them.

A few trends: The Sioux and Aztecs seem to have a great combination, Militarist-Expansionist.

The Zulus, Russians can be punkly in early and medium times, but they usually pay the price in tech for being Militarist mostly.

The Greeks, Carthaginians, English, Persians, Romans, Celts, Japanese are more variable. Often they punk out, but other times achieve mediocrity.

The civilized expansionists can be good if you let them survive into the gunpowder-democracy age (Americans, Babylonians, Chinese, French)

The Indians are, of course, famous for their end game sneak attacks, but otherwise suck.

The Spanish, Vikings can be tough. The Germans tend to suck.

The most difficult the AI has ever been for me was a Genghis Khan who I had been allied with on earth map for 3000 years. He had a huge empire, well improved, and good tech.
What made him good: we were on the same land mass, so I couldn't BS the AIs naval incompetance. He actually attacked with masses of troops in one turn. And, he refused to talk after I captured a city.

The solution: stop producing "luxury" units like improvements, armour, fighters, bombers, set everything to howies to take Karakorum and cause split.

Caesar the Great


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posted April 22, 2000 11:26   Click Here to See the Profile for Caesar the GreatClick Here to Email Caesar the Great Visit Caesar the Great's Homepage!
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Hardest AI... oxymoron
SilverDragon


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posted April 22, 2000 11:30   Click Here to See the Profile for SilverDragonClick Here to Email SilverDragon Visit SilverDragon's Homepage!
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I think the hardest are agressive expansionists.
The Mad Monk


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posted April 22, 2000 13:58   Click Here to See the Profile for The Mad MonkClick Here to Email The Mad Monk Visit The Mad Monk's Homepage!
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I think on my next game, I'll set all of the AIs to 'Rational Civilized Expansionist' and see what happens (I think that is closest to my own style, BTW).
SilverDragon


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posted April 22, 2000 17:54   Click Here to See the Profile for SilverDragonClick Here to Email SilverDragon Visit SilverDragon's Homepage!
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Im a Aggressive Civilized Expansionist. That is an Oxymoron, but its what I am. I do declare war a lot and demand tribute like an aggressive , but don't build too many units. Instead I build lots of improvements and tech, like a civilized AI. I also am, like any other player, expansionistic. I play in this style for two reasons.

1. The tough AI have these qualities
2. Take the first letter of each word in Aggressive Civilized Expansionist and what do you get? Conincidence? I think not.

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cavebear


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posted April 22, 2000 20:01   Click Here to See the Profile for cavebearClick Here to Email cavebear Visit cavebear's Homepage!
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I hate playing against the Spanish. They seem to both build and attack.

Vikings are easy. They attack fortified positions forever.

Bohlen


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posted April 23, 2000 00:19   Click Here to See the Profile for BohlenClick Here to Email Bohlen Visit Bohlen's Homepage!
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Since I have stayed away from playing my favorite civ lately, the Germans, the French have been giving me a run for the money, at least until the end game when they keep trying to push me around yet have no troops to back it up. If there is one AI civ I love and hate to play against it is the French. They seem more sneaky than any other civ, even the Mongols and Spanish.
Venger


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posted April 23, 2000 12:09   Click Here to See the Profile for VengerClick Here to Email Venger Visit Venger's Homepage!
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quote:

Originally posted by Bohlen on 04-23-2000 12:19 AM
Since I have stayed away from playing my favorite civ lately, the Germans, the French have been giving me a run for the money.

Boy now THERE'S a historical inaccuracy...

Venger

Bohlen


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posted April 24, 2000 09:29   Click Here to See the Profile for BohlenClick Here to Email Bohlen Visit Bohlen's Homepage!
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And we all thought Civ2 was a reflection of real life. So much for that.
SilverDragon


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posted April 25, 2000 21:16   Click Here to See the Profile for SilverDragonClick Here to Email SilverDragon Visit SilverDragon's Homepage!
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There are worse historical inaccuracies. For example, Abe Lincoln became a Comrade. Came over to my side

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Huey


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posted April 26, 2000 06:08   Click Here to See the Profile for HueyClick Here to Email Huey Visit Huey's Homepage!
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quote:

I also am, like any other player, expansionistic.

Oh? Well, I guess I am not your "any other player"...

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