GrimFear

Mainly the use/placement and attacking of SB. This game is so long that I dont have time to commit 2-3 + hours in one sitting playing, so online is out for me.

any chance the AI will get some love?

We the SOASE AI would like to make a plea to our programers. We desperately require an upgrade to our programming to keep up with our organic competitors. <p class="MsoNor

[quote]There are essentially three major problems with the AI that makes it no challenge and even unfun currently: Doesn't know how to kill a starbase; once I have a suitably powerful choke point up, it's impregnable and the AI is never going to beat it. It will never bypass it, either. This sucks all the challenge out of the game. Doesn't know how to counter bomber swarms or missile barrage; you need capital ships to do this, but the AI picks its capital ships and abili

[quote] I'm not sure why there are soo many posters bashing them[/quote] Im not bashing them, I love them, its just that the AI (hard or unfair) dosent know how to take'm down. I dont know about anybody else but when I attack a fully upgraded SB I bring in 40-50 bombers. I notice that even when the AI uses anti structure ships they move in too close and the SB destroys them. And with the new way u have to set up the longest trade lane, u have to sometime

[quote who="Ryat" reply="1" id="2404212"]why, its such a big gravwell [/quote] only becaue the AI doesnt know how to destroy them. If the AI is fixed so that it can deal with SB then no problem.

[quote who="Beric01" reply="35" id="2401171"]So are there going to be significant AI improvements in Diplomacy? If there were, then I wouldn't even care about the rest of the expansion. I really want good AI. [/quote] I feel the diplomacy addon will fail if it does not as this addon seems to be aimed for those who play against the AI.

Yes I love building multi SB's in the suns grav well, but the AI has a hard time taking out 1 SB let alone 2, and once u have 3 or 4 it can't do anything. 3 nearly fully upgrades TEC SB's destroyed the combined forces of 2 Advent allied AI's last game. (inc dozen of cap's and stacks of their long rang missile ships). I actually panicked an

[quote who="Whiskey144" reply="21" id="2396692"]these AI improvements I think are a must- Make AI use Capital Ultimate Abilities Make AI Build Superweapons Make AI make intelligent economic decisions, attempt to thwart your economic growth, and deal diplomatically efficiently. I would think the last one is the hardest. [/quote] I would also add to the list - make the AI use 40-50 bombers when attacking a fully upgraded SB

Could someone pls tell me where the screenshots for entenchment are saved for xp. I looked for the file that sins used C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Screenshots, but can not find "ironclad games" file, even though I have show hidden files option on. Never mind I found it

I would have thought that the AI needs to be coded so if it attacks a fully upgraded starbase it brings along 50 bombers. Newly built ones can be attacked with a small fleet

I pop in every now and again just to see whats happening, and have just noticed the new balance patch coming soon. Does anyone know if the AI will be getting some love? Or is it just multi player they are consentrating on? I just find that The AI does not know how to attack SB.

Pls fix how the AI attacks Starbases. Love entrenchment but have stopped playing it because of the AI not coded to deal with the SB.

[quote]Maybe the AI will be fixed in how it interacts with starbases?[/quote] Please !!!

[quote who="JSW_Ballz" reply="20" id="2252162"] Quoting GrimFear, reply 19 is the AI vs attacking starbases getting a tweek? Especially when u have 2 or more in a sun I have seen the AI throw lv 7 cap ships in small numbers agaist the starbases. - they die Looking to the OP: Fixed a bug in the AI that caused too few anti-structure ships to be built when preparing to attack enemy starbases. I'm guessing t

is the AI vs attacking starbases getting a tweek? Especially when u have 2 or more in a sun I have seen the AI throw lv 7 cap ships in small numbers agaist the starbases. - they die

I have just noticed that unless u have a star base in each sun of 2 systems your trade line does not extented between the 2 stars. the change has just added an extra layer of tactics!

The TEC starbase has the above option which repairs and replaces the antimatter of friendlies. Does anyone know if it will repair a starbase next to it (ie in the sun u can set up 2-4 star base next to each other)

[quote]if so then you could check the program control on the left side of the zonealarm window, then click on the programs tab at the top of the window and scroll down the list till you see the sins exe and then leftclick on the second questionmark from the left and click on the tick(allow) and repeat for the entrenchment exe close zonealarm control centre and test again[/quote] Thought I would try this just in caes - no go. It's not a big problem as I can shut down ZA before playing,

Harpo, I use zonealarm security suit. I dont play on line, besides It is at start up that it crashes. As for checking the programs tab- I will do that when I'm home. Quick question though, does sins always access the internet on start up?

Just letting u know zonealarm does not like sins. It crashes to black screen + lockup. Ive been scratching my head over this one, downloaded the lastest video drver, uninstalled and reinstalled sins/entrenchment, finally thought to switch off zonealarm - no problem when it is off.

Ok, I have installed lasted video drivers - still no go. What other steps other that uninstalling from impulse do I need to do to fully uninstall this game? Thanks

Since entrenchment beta 3 it crashed to black screen when starting. I have just uninstalled sins/entrenchement and redownloaded them. Neither sins or entrenchment will work. Windows XP ADM 64 X2 Dual core 6000+ 3.01 GHz, 3.25 of ram NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT I have no mods or maps. Any help would be appricated

Well I was able to play this once, but now all I get is a black screen when I start it up now.