So my friends and I have done a few games lately, and it seems like the AI is just broken and I don't ever remember it being this bad.
First we had 4on4/Prince (four on team 1, four on team 2) on Prince...only one AI expanded (pangaea).
Then we had 4on4/King (FFA, no teams)....half the AIs never expanded despite ample room narrowing down it wasn't the team issue.
Then last night we tried 4on8/Deity (ffa, no teams) - I'm next to a Byzantine AI who never expanded once, but built like 20 crap units. She tried to invade me with 10+ archers and a few spearmen/axemen and I had 6+ composite bowmen and a great general. Is this seriously some AI setting of (let's take on the #1 player with a horde of low units?)
What happened to the AI in this game?
I've got 3 new friends playing Civ5 for the first time and this stupid AI is starting to kill some of the fun (they're a bit timid to go full on FFA against me). Any ideas? Is there some setting we're doing wrong (quick, everything else default) or a map we should avoid or play?
Is there a way that I can handicap myself as a veteran so they won't feel so bad in a FFA?
Help!
First we had 4on4/Prince (four on team 1, four on team 2) on Prince...only one AI expanded (pangaea).
Then we had 4on4/King (FFA, no teams)....half the AIs never expanded despite ample room narrowing down it wasn't the team issue.
Then last night we tried 4on8/Deity (ffa, no teams) - I'm next to a Byzantine AI who never expanded once, but built like 20 crap units. She tried to invade me with 10+ archers and a few spearmen/axemen and I had 6+ composite bowmen and a great general. Is this seriously some AI setting of (let's take on the #1 player with a horde of low units?)
What happened to the AI in this game?

Is there a way that I can handicap myself as a veteran so they won't feel so bad in a FFA?
Help!