[mhinsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: Re: [Freeciv-Dev] What improvement to build next...]

[Mark Brown <broonie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 12:02:06 +0100
From: Martin Hinsch <mhinsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Mark Brown <broonie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Freeciv-Dev] What improvement to build next...
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On Mon, Nov 02, 1998 at 10:23:48AM +0000, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 02, 1998 at 09:29:41AM +0100, NU Euren Leif wrote:
> 
> > Thus I add myself to the crowd of people whining for a easier and
> > non-cheating AI. And, yes, I've set the AI to normal. Heck, I've even
> > hacked into the AI code to make it easier...
> > Personally I think it'll be easier to get new players if the AI isn't so
> > "good". No-one likes to play a game you "can't win". Of course there
> > should be hard levels, but not to start with.
> 
> Perhaps adding personalities to the AI would help answer a lot of these
> problems?  It may not be that the AI is particularly good - just that it
> goes straight for the kill without holding back.  It's like constantly
> playing the Zulus, except much less stupid with regard to tech.
> 
> Making the AI (or some AI players) concentrate less on conquest and more
> on developing the civilization should allow new players to get their
> feet more easily.  Even if they don't win, they shouldn't be crushed
> quickly and horribly by vastly superior opposition in the way that the
> current AI can.
> 
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> Mark Brown  mailto:broonie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx   (Trying to avoid grumpiness)
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Yes I think that's a good idea. I would really like to play a game without 
having 
to hurry to kill the AI before it kills me. What about a defensive character 
which just
concentrates on development and does very moderate colonization and only enters 
war if 
attacked. Year 2000 with two super powers (correct english?) would be great.

Martin
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