Recent content by SwannyTiger

It doesn't have to be a complicated learning algorithm, just simple rules. Things like: "Player attacks with X% of his units in a stack" where it learns what X is through experience. The AI could use this to organise its defence, as well as to make tactical manoeuvres (suppose X = 90%, then a...

I think the Civ AI could only ever be a bag of tricks. Chess is quite simple from a "programming AI" perspective - there are only a maximum of 16 pieces, each turn involves only one move of one piece, there are only 6 types of pieces, and the result is that programmes simply crunch vast numbers...

I like that idea. It could carry its own opportunity cost by being an "improvement" but not providing any production from the tile nor access to resources directly. This way one could culturally own the tile, but would then have to build improvements over the outpost (and stop the accrual of...

I'll add my twopence - fantastic work from Zappara, and even greater kudos for continuing to improve and develop the mod and take onboard people's suggestions! It's added massively to my enjoyment of Civ 4; I'm not sure I could go back and play the original version now. Gotta be at least one...

Surely the problem with adding lots of corporations, with many overlapping resources, is that they'll compete and you'll essentially be unable to use more than about 3 of them?

Beyond the Sword contains all the gameplay features from Warlords, but not all the scenarios. So unless you specifically want the Warlords scenarios, you should get the BtS expansion!

Nemo - try Rise Of Mankind by zappara. When you capture the city of a Civ that has techs you don't have, you will receive a research bonus towards that tech. It's a fantastic mod for many other reasons as well! Btw, first post here - hello everyone. Have lurked for a few months; time to get...