25-02-2005 23:50									#1
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Hey guys, I recently started playing an AU game at the suggestion of Theseus. I started with AU101 and I feel like it's definitely helped me develop my skills. The only real problem I noticed was that since it was created prior to the expansions it seems to have the original game rules & AI. From what I recall, the AI gets much more competent & aggressive in PTW and C3C. Was my success an illusion? How much of an undertaking would it be to redevelop the earlier AUs to reflect all the changes to the game?

	26-02-2005 03:38									#2
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The AU courses aren't like college.

There's no need to start with AU101, you can jump right in on the current one.

I think all AU 5XX courses use Conquests.

	26-02-2005 06:14									#3
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Welcome to the AU.

	26-02-2005 07:09									#4
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Welcome aboard!!

Back in the old days, , before AU, and when Civ3 first came out, I think I spent the first six months without actually completing a game... partially 'cause the end-game was kinda broken, but also in that it was my own way of learning... why play the end if I screwed up the beginning?

So, like jon says, don;t worry about the course order, but, on the other hand, you might have some fun playing the older games through mid-game, and cross-checking your results against some of the great players we have (and have had) here.... perhaps even posting some of your thoughts/questions, and giving some of us a reminder of days/turns past.

	26-02-2005 21:22									#5
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I'm also right now actually doing a lot of abandoning SP games, a lot more than I did initally, but I'm trying to test features in my mod [I used the AU mod as the baseline]. (I'd place details here except that would be a major thread jack)

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	26-02-2005 23:57									#6
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From what im reading this mod has made Civ3 a much better game. I have Civ3 as well as Play The World add on. But have yet to pick up Conquest
Didnt care to much for the diplomacy and felt that the AI ganged up to fast on human player.
I know that this can be tweaked along with Conquest new settings . But how good is the diplomacy in this mod?

	27-02-2005 00:32									#7
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AI gangs up on anyone, human or AI considered weak. There is no "declare war on human" clause in the AI logic.

Conquests does indeed have a switch on startup to on the margins adjust the AI attitudes.

The AU Mod changed some agressiveness setting for specific races, to give more approative for the races civ traights.

quote: Originally posted by Protra3211 From what im reading this mod has made Civ3 a much better game. I have Civ3 as well as Play The World add on. But have yet to pick up Conquest Didnt care to much for the diplomacy and felt that the AI ganged up to fast on human player. I know that this can be tweaked along with Conquest new settings . But how good is the diplomacy in this mod?

	02-03-2005 15:27									#8
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Welcome to our 'band of brothers', well, and 'sisters'...