Ai Improve?

posted on September 1st, 2005, 4:05 am

I've been playing against the computer for a long time now at hard settings (ai needs almost no resources, builds instantly blabla) and i found out something interesting... The log showed that the computer almost always used only about 10% of its resources but all of its crew - 100%, therefore its fleet is always limited by how fast it can grow ("reproduce") crew...
ALL the AI players also almost always send their fleets simultaneously... Not really smart, once one gets used to it... And the computers faster ships get across the maps much more quickly leaving them to be easy targets... The AI doesnt use cloak often enough...
Also it usually builds its defence really stup*** (not smart:)


As i want the game to be harder i was wondering how to make the ai more mean, more efficient...

As i'm tired of making maps, i'd love another challenge...
Any poiters, suggestions, tutorial on AI maybe?

Is there at least a possibility to make AI build more stations?


Thanks!


Have fun!

posted on September 1st, 2005, 10:55 am

Yep, we completely reworked the AI for v3 and will add additional new AI features in v4 and later to make it a real challange even for experienced players

posted on September 1st, 2005, 12:06 pm

Or play vs actual people, they usually give you more of a run for your money.

posted on September 1st, 2005, 12:26 pm

Or play vs actual people, they usually give you more of a run for your money.

Unless its me

posted on September 1st, 2005, 1:09 pm

Hehe, yep, playing against humans is usually the most entertaining way of playing Fleet Operations

posted on September 1st, 2005, 1:37 pm

how do we play against humans then, the online multiplayer thing ingame is still armada 2 not FO, won't let me have a game with anyone

posted on September 1st, 2005, 1:47 pm

sorry you on about gamespy? we you can't join other armada2 games, however if you set up a game with another fo player then you will get an fo game or you can direct ip it.

posted on September 1st, 2005, 2:07 pm

yeah gamespy thats integrated into FO multiplayer, in the room its all armada 2 players, i've posted messages "anybody got FO?" etc etc etc no luck

posted on September 1st, 2005, 2:57 pm

not surprised tbh, you will need to organise games with people.

posted on September 1st, 2005, 3:23 pm

alright, i'll post summt on here when i can arsed playing, is there no dedicated server planned for FO?

posted on September 1st, 2005, 3:27 pm

dedicated server?! you know how much they are? and at the most the highest number i have seen playing fo at one time is about 4 and that was a tournament!!!

posted on September 1st, 2005, 3:28 pm

lol! alright we'll stick with the direct ips and gameplay

[DOCa Cola]

posted on September 1st, 2005, 6:39 pm

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as a future component i have an fleet operations server browser planned that ip exchanges will be past

posted on September 1st, 2005, 7:57 pm

my cpu enemies usually just build a few ships and loadup on turrets, and they don't attack me at all. unless i do me vs a team of two vs another computer or more.

posted on September 1st, 2005, 8:13 pm

try going up against every other race with them all on one side. its tricky getting on ur feet.