What the heck is wrong with the AI in multiplayer? Help!

[sanddemon]

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!

 

[hamilroonie]

the ai is good for just learning, that's it

ai cheats

multiplayer is the only way to go

 

[wapamingo]

the ai is good for just learning, that's it

ai cheats

multiplayer is the only way to go

You are not helping.

I have the same issue. MP AI is just no good.

AFAIK there is no solution.

Supposedly they have patched it to be same as SP AI but it did not change anything since day 1 of this game. The city state AI is better than MP AI, its so sad.

Hopefully someone in the community can fix it now that the dll files are supposedly released. Until then, hot seat?

 

[Nouco]

I play MP with 8 AI and 1 friend and that goes pretty fine on Immortal.
We lose sometimes against the AI(Siam going for diplomatic victory)
Or an run away AI having another continent while we fight each other. And loosing on science.
I still want to play without simultaneous turns.

And a handicap can be to settle 10 turns after the rest. Or put yourself on Deity and the rest on prince(you will get less bonuses).