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death_head
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Caledonia, IL, USA
Jul 2000
time: 23:14
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Is there anyway to make the A.I. launch allied co-ordinated attacks? e.g., Miriam takes the beach while Santiago comes in the other way...
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Avenoct
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NC, USA
Apr 2001
time: 00:14
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Ned, you have to admit, you are begging the question about what mods you did make? I'm guessing [-1, 0, 0, 1, 0] for all factions, free former, mines and solar moved back to...IA?
Deathhead, the only way I know to do this consistently is to make a scenario. Play SMACdown 2150 over on the Creation threads. Tokamak shows us just how far one can go in giving the impression (and ouch, a lasting one) of AI superpowers and forethought. Occasionally, but only by coincidence, I've seen the AI launch what looks like a coordinated attack, but I suspect they just agree to attack the same city and their troops arrive about the same time...but it's rare.
-Smack
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Ned
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of Aptos, CA
Oct 1999
time: 21:14
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The Mods:
Factions.txt
Make them pacifist, set their interests to Explore, Build, Discover, and give them a former to start.
- Change first line to end -1, 0, 1, 1, 1
- Add Unit, 1 to the second line
Alphax.txt
Change default terraforming to "force" the AI to build forest at at least its first 10 bases.
Gene Splicing for farms
Industrial Automation for mines
Adaptive Economics for Solar Collectors
Move Genejack Factories to Optical Computers
The AI then builds Genejacks prior to building Tree Farms. This almost always forces an AI "pop." The construction thereafter of Tree Farms, Centauri Preserves and Hybrid Forests then adds to "clean minerals." I find that most of the AI factions then run at 45-50 minerals per base with little or no ED.
Add +1 Police to Fundamentalism and Power
Move Sealurks to Centauri Meditation - the same tech you get Isles of the Deep.
Finally, I operate on maps of 120 x 80. B-drones begin after 10 bases. However, the AI even Zak and Morgan, build around 20-35 bases.
This is it. Note the Sea Foming techs remain unchanged. As a result, SVEN will normally have a buid size advantage.
That's all folks.
As to the "coordinated attack," this is the first time I have seen the AI build up sufficient forces to prevail and then attack. More often than not, they will simply dribble in the troops as they are created. The cute part was coordinating air and sea.
Ned
Last edited by Ned on 26-07-2001 at 11:05
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Avenoct
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NC, USA
Apr 2001
time: 00:14
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Ned, the Genejack addition is brilliant. I think you should give your 'patch' a name and post it over on the creation threads. Since you/we started talking about these kinds of mods I've only played this way and the games are excellent. These new changes sound even better!
Deathhead, try Ned's changes to the factions text files and alpha text. It only takes a few minutes to do and does change the game considerably. If transcend is still tough on you (as it is on me), it'll be even harder, but better yet, you'll see nice AI terraforming, and as in Ned's example, when the AI does attack, it's better equipped. This is b/c it focuses on infrastructure first and has the minerals for good production later, it has better tech b/c the infrastructure and terraforming, and doesn't waste itself in endless units as often.
-Smack
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24-07-2001 19:43
and I don't want to play it on easier difficulties because then it's too easy...
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