November 21st, 2003, 01:07 AM
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Re: AI Campaign => For a Challenging AI opponent
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Originally posted by QBrigid:
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Originally posted by oleg:
I have some comments about Stellar Manipulation.
AI plays very well now IMHO. But, and I mean BUT, the combination of those two tweaks made human SM very robust. In the game I play with latest settins, it is very easy for humans to get very effective expansion tool.
I suggest to restor the values of human SM warp openers to 3,4 and 6 LY. It should't be a problem given the new cheap research cost !
Just MHO, may be i'm too harsh on feloow humans 
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Oleg do you think raising the SM tech cost up a little maybe better in slowing the pace to prevent the rapid expansion.
Existing AIC warp opened at 4ly, 6ly and 10ly at sm3 works really good in a no-warp game with most FQM and upper AIC maps.
May be. I really not sure. Old cost was too high for current AI settings IMHO - some races would wait 200+ turns before 1st WP. Now, with low AI bonuses, EEE opens WP at turn 50 !  May be some value in between is optimal.
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