Ultimate Abilities

What have you seen the AI do?

from Sins Forums

Ok, so I was just curious as to what ultimate cap abilities you have seen the AI do? All the ones I have seen have been Cruel or Unfair (haven't tried Vicious yet lol) but since buying diplomacy I have seen more and more. Ill put down the ones I have seen and if any can vouch for another I would be pretty interested.

So, I'll break it down by race.

TEC:

By far the most common user of ultimates. Not because they are any smarter however, I reckon its just to do with how simple some of their ultimates are.

Kol (Finest Hour) - Yes. Pretty common because I think its pretty simple.
Sova (Rapid Manufacturing) - Uhm I think I have seen this once or twice.
Akkan (Armistice) - Yes! Agh yes seen this loads of times, pain in the ass.
Dunov (Flux Field) - Nope. I reckon this is more common than I think but I have never seen it yet.
Marza (Missile Barrage) - Nope. Would make the game a fair big harder, but I have never seen it...

Vasari:

I have seen some of their ultimates but it is less common.

Kortul (Volatile Nanites) - Yes! And it dam well hurts...
Skirantra (Replicate Forces) -  Nope... I think this may be too hard for the AI
Egggg lol (Drain Planet) - Nope. Im pretty sure this is way too complex for AI 
Antorak (Stabilize Phase Space) - Nope. Again probably out of the AI's league
Vulkorus (swap hull thingy, cant remember) - Yes... not ever quite at the right times but the AI uses it.

Advent:

By far the rarest. If anyone has seen more than I then I would love to know.

Radiance (Cleansing Brilliance) - Nope, but would probably be wasted if I saw it.
Halycon (Anima Tempest) - Uhh Im not sure. This would probably be the most likely to be seen tho.
Progenitor (Resurrection) - lol no... never expected this one.
Rapture (Domintion) - Nope. Could be possible but never seen it. 
Revelation (Provoke Hysteria) - Nope. Would be a shock if I did see it, especially on a fortified terran haha but no.


Anyone got any more?  

strategy
3,189 views 6 replies
Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

i have seen ais use domination against each other many times

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

Lol that would be entertaining. Were they stealing support ships? or just anything?

TouchTasks - Access tasks with ease on Windows touchscreens.
Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

With Sins 1.191/Entrenchment 1.051/Diplomacy 1.011, the AI does use some ultimate abilities on capitals. Mind you, it usually just uses the ability whenever possible, so it's rarely the best use of the ability. Example, I've seen an enemy Rapture Dominate one of my light carriers, the next (and last) Domination it got to use was on a light frigate. So, the selection seems to be whatever appeared first/is in range/is closest.

I've seen the AI use Domination, Volatile Nanites, Stabilize Phase Space, and Disintegration. I haven't played against a TEC AI enough recently to see them use ultimate abilities (usually, other AIs kill them and/or they all random to mostly Vasari/Advent).

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

they were stealing ships of all types, they had a lot of caps including raptures

i also got hit by missile barrage once

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

Missile barrage?? I am impressed. 

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

I've seen Missile Barrage before as well, it was a rather funny game because my brother and I were losing, but we still laboured on, destroying fleet after fleet (we were playing 2v4) and trying to survive. Then the Marza walks into his fleet and uses Missile Barrage and we give up shortly after. Lol :D

I think one reason the AI doesn't use these ultimates often is because they don't get to level 6. The AI doesn't conserve its capital ships very well, and especially if you are attacking them they die a lot. Result is you see level 2-4 AI capital ships often, but anything above that is rare.