Recent content by allsirgarnet

Hello. First off, can I thank all concerned for a great Mod, its lots of fun to play! :goodjob: I have a question on the map options/setup. I often choose the custom map, Erebus, Erebus starting positions, end of winter, marathon, noble difficulty for a fun exploring game. In my...

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Handicaps... A handicap, as for example in horse racing, is a stated specific penalty that a competitor carries. The penalty is specifically defined before the competition so that those taking part, betting or just watching know exactly how the competition or race is being influenced or...

On the subject of AI... I've sometimes considered that one of the problems with AI in games is the nature of AI itself, in regard of the programmers who create it. Now as I see it in simple terms AI is used to allow or create (in Civ for example) enemy computer players, and it dictates or...

All my info is based on statements made by programmers who actually worked on the game(s). As to a mystical trump card once again my point is missed, in that in my experience of playing the game it is often made worse by the cheating. Unlike many my world doesnt either revolve totally around...

Infact we are all right... Civ 4... Animal/Barbarian combat bonuses No Unit support Better Unit upgrades No Inflation No War Weariness Correct as I stated. Warlords... AI Bonus Unit Supply - 10% (Deity) to 50% (Settler) Unit Upgrades - 5% (Deity) to 45% (Settler)...

frustrated players lose a game and decide that the AIs had to cheat because they lost to them If you read carefully my original post, you'll see its theme is not winning or losing, but instead that my enjoyment of the game was spoilt by the AI cheating. 125+ turns of the same thing happening...

its allways cute when someone find a beaten-to-death argument Accepted wisdom about whats true... a question for you. How many planets are there in the solar system today, as opposed to a few years ago? As to the one person, Dave Mark was quoting from Soren Johnson who actually created...

Hold up... YOU are the one who is questioning the accuracy of my source and not me. Specifically from... http://intrinsicalgorithm.com/IAonAI/2008/02/gdc-2008-soren-johnsons-lecture-on-civ.html ...Dave Mark says... But Noble has other cheats e.g. Animal/Barbarian combat bonuses...

So the source... Dave Mark ...is in error or wrong then in what he says? If so, would you care to post on the gamedev forum and tell him so? ASG

I'm old enough and wise enough mate not to trust self professed so called experts, because experienve has shown me they are often proved wrong by subsequent events or developments. ;) As to my statements, the quotes i gave come from the source stated above. Regards ASG

Primary Sources... Dave Mark http://www.intrinsicalgorithm.com http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=484347 http://intrinsicalgorithm.com/IAonAI/2008/02/gdc-2008-soren-johnsons-lecture-on-civ.html Regards ASG

An Expert... A person who thinks they know everything about something, but who infact knows virtually nothing about everything. (Hint... this could be you) ;) ASG Flaming - warned

Further quote, a preamble to the above article (taken itself from a programmers seminar/talk)... Session Description Artificial intelligence performs a crucial role for any strategy game, providing a compelling opponent for solo play. While many of the challenges of AI development are...

Hello Please do not dismiss my statements unthinkingly. The source for my comments was Soren Johnson in an article he wrote on the problems of designing good Algorithms for AI's, and specifically his work for Firaxis. Specifically... Information Cheats - Both in maps, resource...