Giving AI General's Unlimited Range to compensate for the combat AI's inability

[Marshall Thomas]

I've read a few threads about giving the AI a combat bonus to compensate for it's dis-advantage against human players and the following idea occurred to me:

Recently I noticed that a great general's range (which is 2 hexes by default) is changeable in the Global Defines XML file. If it was set to a very high number (like 20 or 30), then the AI would always have a 20% bonus to combat if it had a great general anywhere.

and if the player would only use great generals to start golden ages or build ciditels, then the AI would always have a 20% combat bonus against the player.

Lately, I've been thinking that my use of general's was pretty "gamey" anyway. I'd move my general around during different stages of an attack so that my general would give his bonus to all my units whenever they'd attack. In addition to this, the AI isn't very good at using it's generals properly to receive the 20% bonus.

So often I'd have a 20% bonus against the AI because of it's poor use of generals, or I'd at least have evened out general bonuses when the AI's general was in range. If the AI had had a 20% bonus over me in all those battles, things would have been much more challenging for sure.

Perhaps the best way is to restrict the player from using his general in combat, without giving the AI generals unlimited range.

What do you think? Thanks in advance.

 

[ShahJahanII]

I've read a few threads about giving the AI a combat bonus to compensate for it's dis-advantage against human players and the following idea occurred to me:

Recently I noticed that a great general's range (which is 2 hexes by default) is changeable in the Global Defines XML file. If it was set to a very high number (like 20 or 30), then the AI would always have a 20% bonus to combat if it had a great general anywhere.

and if the player would only use great generals to start golden ages or build ciditels, then the AI would always have a 20% combat bonus against the player.

Lately, I've been thinking that my use of general's was pretty "gamey" anyway. I'd move my general around during different stages of an attack so that my general would give his bonus to all my units whenever they'd attack. In addition to this, the AI isn't very good at using it's generals properly to receive the 20% bonus.

So often I'd have a 20% bonus against the AI because of it's poor use of generals, or I'd at least have evened out general bonuses when the AI's general was in range. If the AI had had a 20% bonus over me in all those battles, things would have been much more challenging for sure.

Maybe giving the AI's general unlimited range alone (without restricting the player to not use his general in combat) is a better solution that both giving the AI's general's unlimited range and forcing the player to not use his general in combat. Or perhaps the best way is to restrict the player from using his general in combat, but don't give the AI generals unlimited range.

What do you think? Thanks in advance.

Maybe on higher levels yes.

Or you could make a mod that does this automatically.

 

[Marshall Thomas]

Maybe on higher levels yes.

Or you could make a mod that does this automatically.

The only modding it takes to do this is to change the the general's range from 2 to a much higher number in the Global Defines XML file. It's easier than installing a mod.

 

[ShahJahanII]

The only modding it takes to do this is to change the the general's range from 2 to a much higher number in the Global Defines XML file. It's easier than installing a mod.

I mean you make a mod that when enabled allows you to select the generals range or something like that...

 

[nokmirt]

I mean you make a mod that when enabled allows you to select the generals range or something like that...

Why bother there are enough mods to enable before playing. One less would be a godsend.

 

[TW_Honorius]

but the AI seems to always have a GG when I fight it, and it does a poor job at protecting it, so its easily killed. What difficulty level are you playing?

 

[Marshall Thomas]

but the AI seems to always have a GG when I fight it, and it does a poor job at protecting it, so its easily killed. What difficulty level are you playing?

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