I would like to introduce the new Diplomacy/Frenzy mod. Written by Dale (diplomacy) and BlueO (frenzy).

I need someone with a website to host it for me, I don't have one. Here's the readme.txt for a teaser.

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// Diplomacy/Frenzy script AI for CTP2
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// Diplomacy by Dale
// Frenzy by BlueOrange
// Other MODS by Dale
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// Finished: 14-Jan-2001
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// Free for public use and modification
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Filelist:
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readme.txt - This file
ctp2_data\default\aidata\diplomacy.txt - Updated diplomacy models
ctp2_data\default\aidata\Goals.txt - Updated goals
ctp2_data\default\aidata\ImprovementLists.txt - Updated improvement lists
ctp2_data\default\aidata\strategies.txt - Updated strategies
ctp2_data\default\aidata\UnitBuildLists.txt - Updated unit lists
ctp2_data\default\gamedata\diplofrenzy.slc - SLIC script for changes

Installing:
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1 - Unzip files to Call to Power 2 install directory.
2 - Open ctp2_data\default\aidata\script.slc in notepad.
3 - Change #include "diplomacy.slc" (at end of script) to #include "diplofrenzy.slc"
(I have included new eventhandlers for the ones in diplomacy.slc)
4 - PLAY!

Changes:
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1 - New diplomacy models for AI to AI and AI to HUMAN interaction.
- AI will not by default refuse another AI's proposal.
- AI has higher priorities for making proposals. This makes the AI make proposals.
- AI's with same governments are more likely to become friendly.
- AI's of different governments will be more neutral.
- AI/Human interaction will be more agressive/demanding.
- AI's in FRENZY will only consider/respond to Cease-fire treaties.
- Increased AI priority to build embassys with others.
- AI will build slightly more diplomats.

2 - BlueOrange's FRENZY script.
- Implemented into new diplomacy model.
- Changed so possible to return from FRENZY level 4.
- In FRENZY, AI's will consider a cease-fire (returning them to normal diplomacy and FRENZY level 0)
- Changed HateLevel so FRENZY level 1 begins at 15. (This allows normal diplomacy from AI when all you have is a

border skirmish)

3 - Other changes I saw as nice ones.
- AI will build cities in 'nicer' areas.
- AI will defend cities with more units.
- Increased road desirability. (Causes slightly more roads to be built by AI)
- Increased maximum amount of special units build by AI. (Needed so AI could build diplomats)

Suggestions:
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1 - Increase AI timeslices in const.txt.
2 - Play on larger maps. My diplomacy model works better on them.
3 - Don't play with an un-modified version of CTP2, it's no challange.

Notes:
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After playing a couple of games with the new models in force I noticed the following:

1 - AI's will now generate positive regard for other AI's (increasing likelihood of treaties/alliances)

2 - Due to internal programming settings of the game, it is actually pretty hard for an AI to have a treaty with another AI.

The problem lies in that to consider a treaty an AI is not allowed to have been in a square controlled by the considering AI

for at least 5 turns. Knowing how the AI plays (roaming through your area and fortifying units near you) this becomes a slim

chance. However, I found the bigger the map, the better this chance is. Especially for AI's that are on opposite sides of

the map. So, though it didn't occur very often, a treaty can exist to the best that SLIC can do. Maybe Activision can do

something about this setting in a patch?

3 - As an AI increases in frenzy, it kills more of your units/cities and drops back down again. Then when the time is right

it will consider a cease-fire with you, thus ending the war. Wars become longer, harder to fight, and more intense. But

there can be an ending to the war.

4 - Once a war has started, the AI will not accept any proposals. I had to do this because there is no way to check if two

players are at war/peace/ally or whatever. Therefore, only the AI will initiate a cease fire.

5 - The AI built slightly less cities, but because they were in a 'nicer' area the cities were better.

6 - When entering war, you can't just sit on your ass and wait. You have to kill off the AI's productive power quickly.

This will increase frenzy, but a protracted war only benefits the AI.

7 - The game in general is a freaking lot harder!!!!!

End:
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I hope you enjoy the mods I made. Thanks to BlueOrange for the FRENZY script. If you have suggestions/comments, email me.

Dale
dale.kent@mel.alphawest.com.au

Has OmniGod decided to post this great-sounding mod on his King Arthur website?

Rich

Is this where the Install directory is? I have not located an actual folder directory called Install. So did I unzip it to the correct directory?

quote: Originally posted by kormer on 01-15-2001 01:54 AM Is there a way to possibly make the AI only cross boarders when at war with someone, or preparing for a war. Even when you tell them to leave they still don't even if they agree.

it appears that the Ai only thinks of trespassing as actual movement. So if they agree to stop trespassing, it fortifies where it is. But by not moving, its in compliance.

The install directory is the main Call to Power 2 directory. Hope this helps.

Alpha Wolf:

quote: Originally posted by Alpha Wolf on 01-15-2001 04:40 PM it appears that the Ai only thinks of trespassing as actual movement. So if they agree to stop trespassing, it fortifies where it is. But by not moving, its in compliance.

The GOAL_RETREAT goal should move these units back to nearby cities if they are treaspassing, but if there are no nearby cities owned by the AI, then yes, they will just sit until being assigned to some goal.

So basically (if I get this right) if I checked:

if(HasAgreement(player[0], player[1], WITHDRAW_TROOPS)) {

and it's TRUE, then cycle through all the units finding the one's in that player's territory and assign them a MOVE_TO_HOME_CAPITAL then it would move them out of the territory?

I could use that in my mod.

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Author of Diplomod. The mod to fix diplomacy.