AI priority build/research

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Hi is there any way to tell the AI which ships to build and in which order etc as well as which researches are important. It seems that while playing they make some strange choices. Such as not reinforcing starbases so that i can massacre there's easily (they also seem to not do well with defenses and other upgrades)

 

When i played Dawn of War you were able to tell the computer via a script thing what it should be doing in terms of initial buildings etc.

 

any help much appreciated

 

 

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

yes, you can tell. check the gameplay.constants! about the 480th line. there are the ai types, and below them are the priorities. just raise the tactical and the upgradestarbase weight. and/or change the others as you wish.

neterw

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

neterw

 

Thats a greaat start but is there a way to prioritise specific ships say guardians over illuminators or Rapture over revelation?

 

Thanks again

Galactic Civilizations IV
Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

I never met such lines in the gameinfo folder, and I think there is no way to say which specific ships to build (by specify which ships to build, I mean specify the frigateRoleType the AI should build). I never saw a whole AI code, but I'm sure that is so complex, with many variables and with many if-then causality, this is propably hundred, unless thousand lines and commands.

So, I think that's why I never met with exact ships or roletypes commands for the AI in the gameinfo folder. And maybe that's why there isn't big buzz in this post. I'm sorry that I can't help, the AI is the developers' business... it's beyond us :P

I hope I'm wrong and someone will corret me, I have problem with the AI's choices too, as in all strategic games.

Thank God for the multiplayer games! O:)

neterw

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

as i asaid DOW did it well in that there was an option to specify initial build plans and then you could manipulate what the ai saw  was as the strengths/weaknesses of each race's ships against the others so for exaple. if you built more capitals they would focus on anti capital ships as they knew what the best options was.

 

not to worry was only an idea. as i find the AI can not handle even on the top difficulty the end game as i can outfleet them especially if i play advent as my fleet gets a lot harder due to the rapture domination tactic. they then run at every encounter.

 

I did see a line called priority in the reasrch files but not sure what the parameters are or what it does.

 

thanks again for your help.

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

The priority for the ai is also determined by which of the profiles its set for.  Defender would build up the starbases.  An economicist or researcher wouldn't.