The number one disappointment about CTP 2 is that the
AI is a wimp. It just gives up. At least in Civ 2 they
try to gang up on you when you're ahead. But, the AI
in Civ 2 doesn't know much about Strategy and Tactics,
especially with the powerfull weapons of the middle
- end game.

The design teams announcement of better animated units
is disappointing. I could care less - TOT's animation
was good enough - some new units are needed.

I want to see a pissed military AI civ go all out to
defeat the human civ - or effective military alliances
go all out to the conquer the humans.

The AI needs to now how to create and use large land
armies for offensive purposes. The strategy and tactic
needs to improve with the era. Tanks and Howitzers
are used alot differently then archers and cataputs.
Factoid - The concept of field artillery was developed
in the 18th century and changed the battle field
forever.

The AI needs to know about naval strategies and
tactics. Like a naval bombardment that is the prelude
to a beach-head for a large invasion force.

The AI needs to know about Air Power strategies and
tactics. In modern warfare, the concepts associated
with air superiority are dominate. This would include
tactics associated with non-nuke missiles.

Lastly in the area of warfare, there needs to be
improvements in gathering intelligence about your
opponents armies, navies and air force. A good field
commander does not go into battle without trying
to find out about the opposing forces. Civ 2 has
a start in this area but it needs to go alot
further. Infiltrators, Spy satellites, CIA's, Spies
that steal data, and even James Bond, etc.

I'm not a warmonger. I've had just as many science
victories as bloodlust victories. But currently,
the human has no problem winning the bloodlust
scenario. Besides with a strong military opponent, the
science victory will be much harder to achieve.

CIVILIZATION III INTRODUCTION

HEADLINES - AI kicks human butt from here to Alpha
Centauri.

Spelunk 'til ya puke,
Dennis

quote: Originally posted by dennis_caver on 01-21-2001 08:59 PM Lastly in the area of warfare, there needs to be improvements in gathering intelligence about your opponents armies, navies and air force. A good field commander does not go into battle without trying to find out about the opposing forces. Civ 2 has a start in this area but it needs to go alot further. Infiltrators, Spy satellites, CIA's, Spies that steal data, and even James Bond, etc.

the CivII engine cheated to gain intelligence! That is not the way it should be done if you ask me. I realize how difficult it will be to program an AI that can use reckonesence(sp?) properly, but it can't be impossible.
Also to make the AI able to wage war. It must be possible with the implementation of borders that the AI reckognizes borders and uses them during warfare.
If the AI Zulu is at war with the neighbouring human Romans. Then it simply deploys a large amount of it's units near the border, in defensive stack formations at choke points and in cities. Preparing it's attack stacks just behind the frontline ready to strike at the closest least defended human city. It can't be impossible to program an AI to put air planes on a carrier or marines on a transport either. Just have something along the lines of (Carrier, 0 air planes, bad) (Carrier, 5 air planes, good) in the code.

I posted a suggestion awhile back about having end-game techs (in addition or in lieu of Future Techs) that were IMPOSSIBLE to attain in the standard 300 turn game (or whatever number it is). I would like to extend that thought to the AI as well.

quote: Originally posted by Chronus on 01-22-2001 09:09 PM Firaxis, please go all out on making an IMPOSSIBLE difficulty level that really is impossible to beat. Someone suggested in the CTP2 forum that the CTP2 AI was easy because Activision might have been concerned about turning off a lot of people that get beat by the AI.

CTP2 may have been too easy but they have the right idea, from a marketing standpoint. When people say, "I want an unbeatable AI", what they really mean is, "I want an AI level so tough that no one can beat it but me somehow." When people aren't able to beat that uppermost level, they get discouraged. Check out HOMM2 & 3; very few people I know play at that impossible level all the time.

"When people say, "I want an unbeatable AI", what they really mean is, "I want an AI level so tough that no one can beat it but me somehow." "