EEEvil Empire has arrived...and brought friends :)

[Alpha Kodiak]

I'm about to start a new test game with a couple of AIs that I am working on. I will include the EEEvil Empire and let you know how it does once I get going.

[Rollo]

I have used the Vaxin in two of my test games. They did really well in one game (1st) and had a bad starting position in the other (no systems to expand plus a black hole next door).

Deathstalker, Alpha Kodiak, if you still have room for one more race in your tests, could you please also put the Space Vikings AI in and let me know how they do?

Thanks,
Rollo

[Deathstalker]

Thanks Alpha, any advice/suggestions you have would be quite welcome! The Rage has been a long time favorite to test against! (and play against!)


Rollo, havn't tried your AI out yet, but I think I just might ....was thinking of resurrecting the old 'AI tournament' that someone (don't remember who) had Last year. Put 20 AI's in a system and see what happens after a few hundred turns....(Already know a definite 10 I will include....)

[Alpha Kodiak]

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Originally posted by Rollo:
I have used the Vaxin in two of my test games. They did really well in one game (1st) and had a bad starting position in the other (no systems to expand plus a black hole next door).

Deathstalker, Alpha Kodiak, if you still have room for one more race in your tests, could you please also put the Space Vikings AI in and let me know how they do?

Thanks,
Rollo

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Will do! Now if I can just get some time to get a game going.

[Deathstalker]

Just in case anyone else was actually reading..

Final turn (due to AI tweaking and other stuff)

Turn 78 standings.

me 4th (42ships/14planets/1082units/3base/108tech)

Vaxin 8th (14/4/236/1/87)
Xi'Chung 6th (37/16/363/0/101)
EEEvil Empire 5th (14/9/1055/2/134)
Addisian 10th (10/3/37/0/105)
Red Gauntlets 7th (21/20/608/1/112)
SW-Empire-1, 3rd (33/19/511/4/112)
Aquilaeian 1st (71 ships!!!/36 planets!!!/1107 Units!!!/11 bases!!!/107tech) THE WINNER (unless the game changed drasticly)
Torons 11th (10/8/110/1/103)
Zorian 2nd (31/15/825/12/104)
Orks 9th (16/4/602/2/85)
Dragons AI 12th massive need of tweaks!!
(0ships/2planets/17units/0/65tech)

Well, off to tweak some more.....And then another test game (this time with an AI I am working on for Atrocities..... )..

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[Rollo]

I have started a new game with some of the newer AI:

Game setup: Medium Mid-Life (modded Version without black holes), Low Tech start (low cost), 5 good planets, Intel OFF, 20000 starting resources, 500ships/3000units. 2000 point empires. The AI has high difficulty and a medium bonus.

turn 10 standings:

me 5th: 27 tech/10 planets/0 units/14 ships/bases 0
Vikings 8th: 49/10/517/18/0
EEEvil 2nd: 47/12/424/15/3
Orks 3rd: 45/10/243/20/4
Aquilaeian 4th: 44/13/517/12/2
Vaxin 1st: 44/13/36/21/2
Minbari 6th: 41/17/17/14/3
Cephalopeia 7th: 37/12/45/19/0

I have made contact with the EEEvil and the Vaxin. Both are murderous towards me and the Vaxin have just declared war.

other wars: Vikings @war with EEEvil and Orks; Aquilaeian @war with Cephalopeia

Rollo

[Rollo]

turn 20 standings:
me 6th: 40 tech/12 planets/0 units/26 ships/0 bases
Vikings 7th: 72/12/1098/26/2
EEEvil 2nd: 73/12/1139/25/3
Orks 4th: 68/13/1219/26/5
Aquilaeian 3rd: 71/14/784/25/2
Vaxin 1st: 65/20/258/31/2
Minbari 5th: 61/28/21/24/4
Cephalopeia 8th: 56/21/66/22/0

politics:
me: contact with Vikings, EEEvil, Vaxin, Minbari; war with Vaxin; T&R with Minbari (I don't propose treaties to the AI, but will accept their offers)
Vikings: war with EEEvil, Orks; trade with Minbari
Orks: military alliance with Aquilaeian
Aquilaeian: war with Cephalopeia
Vaxin: military alliance with Minbari

Rollo

[Rollo]

turn 30 standings:

me 4th: 65 tech / 16 planets / 0 units / 36 ships / 0 bases
Vikings 8th: 83/14/1549/19/2
EEEvil 3rd: 95/13/1112/30/3
Orks 1st: 79/17/1339/57/7
Aquilaeian 5th: 81/19/709/21/3
Vaxin 2nd: 80/30/344/43/3
Minbari 6th: 75/32/21/26/4
Cephalopeia 7th: 78/22/355/26/0

politics:
me: war with Vaxin; T&R with Minbari and Vikings
Vikings: war with EEEvil and Orks; trade with Aquilaeian; partnership with Minbari
Orks: trade with Cephalopeia; military alliance with Aquilaeian
Aquilaeian: war with Cephalopeia
Vaxin: trade with Cephalopeia; partnership with Minbari
Minbari: trade with Cephalopeia

Rollo

[Deathstalker]

Cool...keep me updated, any suggestions on how they 'should' act/ship strength etc are welcome....


(...trying too keep my mind busy on this sad day.....)

[Rollo]

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Originally posted by Deathstalker:
Cool...keep me updated, any suggestions on how they 'should' act/ship strength etc are welcome....

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Not quite sure what you mean. You want me to make comments/suggestions concerning the EEEvil?

anyway, turn 40 standings: I have also included fleet data now

me 7th: 77 tech / 17 planets / 0 units / 21 ships / 0 bases
Vikings 5th: 110/21/1964/24/2 ; 2 fleets sizes 5 and 2
EEEvil 6th: 103/12/1336/24/1 ; 1 fleet: 12
Orks 2nd: 100/22/1673/66/7 ; 5 fleets: 6/3/1/1/1
Aquilaeian 3rd: 101/26/759/29/3 ; 2 fleets: 8/3
Vaxin 1st: 96/43/269/51/4 ; 4 fleets: 8/5/1/1
Minbari 4th: 93/42/21/26/6 ; 1 fleet: 10
Cephalopeia 8th: 94/29/897/18/0 ; 3 fleets: 5/2/1

politics:
me: war with Vaxin, T&R with Vikings and Minbari; EEEvil is still murderous and there has been some fighting, but they haven't declared war, yet
Vikings: war with EEEvil & Orks, MA with Aquilaeian, partner with Minbari
Orks: war with Aquilaeian, T&R with Cephalopeia
Vaxin: partner with Minbari, T&R with Cephalopeia

Rollo