Trav'ling Canuck
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I want to better understand:
Benchmark Objectives / Methodology
To benchmark AI victory times, I will not pursue any victory conditions myself (modified post game 2: I will pursue a Science victory up until the last Space Race project but not complete it). I will not actively attempt to hamper an AI victory. I'll record AI victory time, type of victory, and who was leading in other victory conditions at the time.
To benchmark AI aggressiveness impact, I'll maintain a modest military that should be smaller than neighbouring AI forces and I will not try to cultivate good relations (but I will accept overtures of friendship from the AI). Post-Game 2 I also take steps to make it look like I am closing in on a victory by building a Spaceport and running early Space Race projects. I'll record in general terms the aggressive actions taken by the AI, and then summarize each on the following Impact scale, where each successive level has roughly twice the impact on the player's pursuit of victory:
None (0): AI's action had no impact on the player
Very Low (1): AI's damage was limited to plundering trade routes or pillaging improvements or buildings or a post Classical era Builder or forced a partial shift to a military economy or neutralizing a governor
Low (2): AI killed military unit(s) or a Classical era Builder but did not require a general shift to a military economy for more than 5 turns to deal with or Spy stole gold or a Great Work
Modest (4): AI did not take any cities but pillaged a non-Spaceport district(s) or an Ancient era Builder or post Classical Settler or forced a shift to a general military economy for more than 5 turns
High (8): AI took one or more cities that were subsequently recovered or captured a Classical era Settler that could not be recovered or pillaged a Spaceport district
Very High (16): AI took one or more cities that could not be recovered before accepting peace or captured an Ancient era Settler that could not be recovered
Test Game "Rules"
Subject to some flexibility in game to better achieve the overall benchmarking objectives in the context of the specific game, I'll follow the following rules during the test games:
Test Game Summary Results
All test games posted are played using R&F and all DLCs with the latest patch as of the date of the post. Beginning Test Game 12, this includes the July 2018 patch. These games combined with prior game results as the July 2018 patch purports to deal only with cross-platform support, with no indication than any AI changes were made.
Results as of test game 15:
AI Victory Times
Earliest Observed Victory: 280
Avg. Observed Victory Turn: 318
% Science Victories: 93%
% Cultural Victories: 7%
AI Aggressiveness Impact
Player Eliminated %: 7%
Avg. Aggression Impact: 13.5
Max Aggression Impact: 22
Avg. Aggression Events: 6
Max Aggression Events: 17
If Wars, Avg. Events: 2.5
Max Wars: 4
If Aggressive Spies, Avg. Events: 5.4
Max Aggressive Spy Events: 15
Emergencies
Avg Emergencies Participated in by AI: 3.8
% that Succeeded: 32%
City States
Avg T of 1st death: 21
Avg Surviving at T50 8.6
Avg Surviving at T100 7
Avg Surviving Game 4
Wonders
- How quickly the AI can win; and,
- How willing / effective the AI can be at interfering with the human player's plans if the player does not put some effort into diplomacy.
Benchmark Objectives / Methodology
To benchmark AI victory times, I will not pursue any victory conditions myself (modified post game 2: I will pursue a Science victory up until the last Space Race project but not complete it). I will not actively attempt to hamper an AI victory. I'll record AI victory time, type of victory, and who was leading in other victory conditions at the time.
To benchmark AI aggressiveness impact, I'll maintain a modest military that should be smaller than neighbouring AI forces and I will not try to cultivate good relations (but I will accept overtures of friendship from the AI). Post-Game 2 I also take steps to make it look like I am closing in on a victory by building a Spaceport and running early Space Race projects. I'll record in general terms the aggressive actions taken by the AI, and then summarize each on the following Impact scale, where each successive level has roughly twice the impact on the player's pursuit of victory:
None (0): AI's action had no impact on the player
Very Low (1): AI's damage was limited to plundering trade routes or pillaging improvements or buildings or a post Classical era Builder or forced a partial shift to a military economy or neutralizing a governor
Low (2): AI killed military unit(s) or a Classical era Builder but did not require a general shift to a military economy for more than 5 turns to deal with or Spy stole gold or a Great Work
Modest (4): AI did not take any cities but pillaged a non-Spaceport district(s) or an Ancient era Builder or post Classical Settler or forced a shift to a general military economy for more than 5 turns
High (8): AI took one or more cities that were subsequently recovered or captured a Classical era Settler that could not be recovered or pillaged a Spaceport district
Very High (16): AI took one or more cities that could not be recovered before accepting peace or captured an Ancient era Settler that could not be recovered
Test Game "Rules"
Subject to some flexibility in game to better achieve the overall benchmarking objectives in the context of the specific game, I'll follow the following rules during the test games:
Spoiler :
Test Game Summary Results
All test games posted are played using R&F and all DLCs with the latest patch as of the date of the post. Beginning Test Game 12, this includes the July 2018 patch. These games combined with prior game results as the July 2018 patch purports to deal only with cross-platform support, with no indication than any AI changes were made.
Results as of test game 15:
AI Victory Times
Earliest Observed Victory: 280
Avg. Observed Victory Turn: 318
% Science Victories: 93%
% Cultural Victories: 7%
AI Aggressiveness Impact
Player Eliminated %: 7%
Avg. Aggression Impact: 13.5
Max Aggression Impact: 22
Avg. Aggression Events: 6
Max Aggression Events: 17
If Wars, Avg. Events: 2.5
Max Wars: 4
If Aggressive Spies, Avg. Events: 5.4
Max Aggressive Spy Events: 15
Emergencies
Avg Emergencies Participated in by AI: 3.8
% that Succeeded: 32%
City States
Avg T of 1st death: 21
Avg Surviving at T50 8.6
Avg Surviving at T100 7
Avg Surviving Game 4
Wonders
Spoiler :
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) Debrief: Pericles didn't get my capital, but for a couple of turns it seemed he would. The Stone of Scone, the Craftsmenship inspiration, and a Woods are the cost of buying/chopping in enough of an army to hold out (barely). At the end of the war, it would have been easy to push on and take his city 5 tiles from my capital, but I accept peace instead. Footnote: T140 Pericles' neighbouring city is captured by Robert as part of Pericle's failed Emergency War over Muscat. T145 it goes Free City, T150 I capture it. I can't find the Stone of Scone but I take The Canterbury Tales and reassign the border tiles to my capital, then return it to Pericles. Shouldn't have done this, as it boosted my relationship with Pericles.
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