GPT Ain't got none

[Sid Monster]

On the easier levels (Warlord ) the AI NEVER trades anything with GPT. They accept my GPT but they wont dare pay over time. Why?

P.S My reputation is clean.

P.S.S Playing Conquest 1.22

 

[Ginger_Ale]

The reason is quite simple: they don't have any to spare.

The AI likes a big military, and that drains a lot of their gold per turn. Also, on lower levels (Regent and below), the AI does not have lots of workers, and doesn't expand as quickly, therefore it has less terrain, and more unimproved terrain with no roads for commerce. Once you get into the Middle/Industrial Ages, they'll have some size 12 cities, a good amount of roads, and will start to be giving gpt.

Note: I play Emperor and in the Industrial Ages, some civs have +200 gpt - if I trade a new tech around, I can get *lots* of gpt. The higher the level, the more cities, more workers, more everything = more gold.

 

[Sid Monster]

Thanks alot

 

[Xerol]

Part of it is a shift in AI tactics. The AIs, from my experience, always micromanage their tech slider so that in general they have a net gain of 0 GPT. This changes on the EXACT TURN they reach the IA, and start saving cash. I'm not sure exactly why this happens, other than it does. They also tend to save more on lower levels than higher ones.

 

[Tomoyo]

I think that the change to Republic/Democracy is what makes AIs have gpt. They need marketplaces too.

 

[Smellincoffee]

In my experience, the AI doesn't start to offer GPT until late medieval- I play on regent/monarch. I think this is a result of better goverments and their cities having marketplaces and banks.

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

In my current Warlord game, I've been getting good gpt all game for my techs (I've been the first to get most, and I've even somehow gotten 2 SGL's despite not being Scientific) even from civs in MA or IA.

 

[Sid Monster]

In my experience, the AI doesn't start to offer GPT until late medieval-

Guess I'm just impatient since I just entered the Medieval age.

 

[Xerol]

It's just a hard-programmed decision. Not much you can do about it(at least I didn't see anything about it in the editor). If you want to get more out of your deals, gift them a small sum prior to making the trade and then get it back by trading a tech.

 

[Turner]

You could 'encourage' the AI to have more cities and whatnot in earlier levels by playing with less civs. This would give them the benefit of more land.