Why don't I get any answers?

john · #1 November 8th, 2001, 04:25 PM

I have recently asked two SEIV related questions on this forum, and got nothing.
Everybody else gets their questions answered, what's wrong with mine?

http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/For...ML/003951.html
and http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/For...ML/004046.html

Alpha Kodiak · #2 November 8th, 2001, 05:16 PM

Well, I'm guessing that no one knew the answers. I took a shot at the score question just now, but I don't know anything about the Face of the Enemy.

Dracus · #3 November 8th, 2001, 05:45 PM

----"In a game where scores are not available to other players how does the AI detemine the score ratio for purpose of diplomacy?
Does it make an estimate by what it can see, or does it "cheat" and use the real score?
If it makes an estimate what it that based on? Esspecialy for an empire all it has seen from is a ship?"-----

I don't think I would call it cheating for the AI to use the real score. The reason for hiding the score for other humans is to keep them guessing at how large you are. Since the AI calulations is based on the total scores %, it would need to access to that total.

[This message has been edited by Dracus (edited 08 November 2001).]

Dracus · #4 November 8th, 2001, 05:55 PM

"http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/Forum23/HTML/003951.html'

this link leads to another link which contains a game story. The writer most likely got bored and decided not to continue his writing. I see no question other then you asking for more of the story.

The writer has not been on the site since june, most likely no longer plays the game.

[This message has been edited by Dracus (edited 08 November 2001).]

Puke · #5 November 9th, 2001, 04:15 AM

i had never heard of that story before. im guessing most other people did not either, and since its sort of irritating when people post just to say 'i dont know,' they probably just thought they would wait and see if anyone else knew.. which no one did..

except our hero Dracus here.

as for the score thing, the AI 'cheats,' if you want to call it that. you can get races that you have not met (but have traded comm signals for) to surrender to you based upon your score. so yeah, the ai can look at your score. however, asside from diplomacy and MEE settings, the AI makes no tactical decisions based on score, as far as i know.

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