AI pisses me off!

posted on June 9th, 2009, 5:38 am

I had huge plans for my base... THAT IS UNTIL THE ALLIED AI TOOK UP BUILD SPACE!!!  AHH!  I was in a corner of a map, sticking my buildings close, keeping them as far from the enemy as possible.  Then one of my stupid allies builds a mining facility in a space I had reserved for an Eraudi type yard!!! Gah!

Could you make it so we have a personal bubble that we don't want popped?  Like I own this rock or something?  Because now I'm out of space for my Eraudi!!!

posted on June 9th, 2009, 5:39 am

Lol, The AI klingon like to steal your reasourses.  All I can say is it gives you an excuse to expand your base and defenses.

posted on June 9th, 2009, 5:40 am

I've destroyed allied bases before for encroaching on my territory.

You can manually order your units to attack even an allied unit by highlighting the unit when you have your fleet selected, and pressing "A".

If it's an AI, it will probably try to rebuild, but if you put something there yourself they won't be able to on a small map.

If it's a human player you'll get yelled at, a lot, lol.

posted on June 9th, 2009, 5:43 am

Whenever that happens to me i take my defense fleet and blow the snot out of any structures my allies build in my base and then i proceed to attack all their construction ships near me...LOL. But yeah the Klingons send wave after wave after wave of like 2-3 construction ships at once....it is most annoying...

posted on June 9th, 2009, 6:01 am

Lol, I'll try that.

posted on June 9th, 2009, 10:06 am

Farshot-

I usually return the favour and build around their mines too, sometimes (I only do this against the AI) I even go as far as building a shipyard too.

It means a) I've got somewhere to send a second wave from if my first defense fleet gets attacked, b)if I keep that construction ship around the allied base and somehow I lose (I usually play 2v3 against the AI, and I'm in the "two" so it happens fairly regularly) I've got somewhere to rebuild from.

Also, most of the time the AI goes for your AI ally before it goes for you, so it helps with defense I suppose.

[Exodus]

posted on June 9th, 2009, 7:53 pm

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You're right, it is damn annoying. Routinely destroying them seems to be the only solution really...

I keep missing certain features common in a couple of other RTSs I've played (I can't remember which...), such as being able to start out in the same place or more importantly (the option of) shared team resources.

That would remove the problem - then you and your allies could share mining stations as well as shipyards!

posted on June 9th, 2009, 8:28 pm

I had huge plans for my base... THAT IS UNTIL THE ALLIED AI TOOK UP BUILD SPACE!!!  AHH!  I was in a corner of a map, sticking my buildings close, keeping them as far from the enemy as possible.  Then one of my stupid allies builds a mining facility in a space I had reserved for an Eraudi type yard!!! Gah!

Could you make it so we have a personal bubble that we don't want popped?  Like I own this rock or something?  Because now I'm out of space for my Eraudi!!!

yeah. lol.. that's annoying. But u know what, I just go back and take his moons as well. tit for tat. lol

keeps my resources flowing, and his as well .