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StdAI - Settings?

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: : the StdAI has become really strong and more agressive than in previous versions. : not really : : : any chance to add some difficulti adjustment on behalf of the AI? : The handicap-setting affects only the cost for research : and production, not the behavior of the ai : : Even the best available AI are pretty limited, : it doesn't make sense to cripple them further. : Learn, and improve your play instead :-) : : : charakter adjustment, to put it on more friendly : : declaring war on you - three of your neighbors : : at the same time this can be annoying for beginners. : : I usually build some fast scouts (4-4-350) to explore, : make contact (for trading), and raid unguarded cities. : Then I build barracks (and later the mil.academy) to produce only cheap defenders, e.g. 0-12-200. : These get upgraded when new tech gets available. : Put them in every town, on mountains, hills etc. : to secure your land and stake out an defensible area : for about a dozen cities. : Connect cities with roads, build fortresses at chokepoints. : If someone really bothers me, I build a single big cannon. : : Tech-wise, I go for aquaduct and sewers, to get more population with my cities. : I also research intelligence, flight and rockets, : to get special commands, spyplane, and bombers. : Also, Sun-Tsu and alpine units are useful. : : This is usually enough to survive. Even when the AIs : get a big lead in tech, with trading you can catch up fast. : : I only go on the offense after I know where the needed : special resources are located. : : -HaJo :

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