I was wondering if it's possible for someone to score more than 100K points whenever someone else plays on Sid level in Accelerated Production mode. I understand that we cannot submit any saved games with AP mode in HOF. That level could cause our computers to slow a lot often especially mine. I'm gonna need a bigger, or stronger CPU to be ready to play on any Huge maps.
Sid level in AP mode
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Sir Pleb did an analysis of the scoring potential of games, but with search disabled I can't find it.
Anyway, he discovered that the best games get about 60% of the theoretical "max score". To get 100% you would need to use debug mode to cover the map in 4000BC.
So if we assume that Moonsinger got 60% of the max Sid score, and AP cuts the time needed to reach optimal city placement in half giving you 80% of the max score...
81501 / 0.6 * 0.8 = 108,668
This is only a 33% score increase. And since AP is so unbalanced, there is no way it will really double your growth rate. If you're going to modify the settings, you might as well turn off domination victory for an even bigger score increase.
Anyway, he discovered that the best games get about 60% of the theoretical "max score". To get 100% you would need to use debug mode to cover the map in 4000BC.
So if we assume that Moonsinger got 60% of the max Sid score, and AP cuts the time needed to reach optimal city placement in half giving you 80% of the max score...
81501 / 0.6 * 0.8 = 108,668
This is only a 33% score increase. And since AP is so unbalanced, there is no way it will really double your growth rate. If you're going to modify the settings, you might as well turn off domination victory for an even bigger score increase.
It's somewhat impossible to achieve more than 100 grand even on huge maps with 60% ocean pangea or island maps because of AI builds probably around 500 through 1000 military units thus fortifying their own entire territory as we build them as twice as fast. Chances of combating them even with ICS will somewhat be slim to none as we need more military unit support to kill all 500 to 1000 units in few turns before our rivals advances to an another era to allow ourselves to be outmatched!
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AP would only help up to the point you've hit Domination, and finished your improvements. This happens before the halfway point of a well played game. Around half the scoring (1400-2050AD) is going to be exactly the same between AP and standard. So you'd have to make up the 20k in the first half of the game.
Where AP can make rather large differences is in fastest finish type games.
Where AP can make rather large differences is in fastest finish type games.
I wonder which best civilization would make it's debut in playing Sid level in AP with 60% ocean island maps, Wet and Warm climate, 5 million years old, and minimum AI requirement? I know three people established a new record of scoring thier highest points in a Hall of Fame before, and they always chose any civilization with Agricultural triat. That must been a key for futher expansion, managing to catch up with other SID AIs if possible.
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