Lightknight said:
Try the Master of mana mod for Civ4
Its an amazingly deep game and the creator has written an extremely good AI.
How can it possibly have good AI ? They mashed together twice as much random shit as FFH did, and none of it is even documented ! There are way, way too many options, its simply impossible to expect an AI that can actually use them with any degree of competentness.
What does documentation have to do with AI? Thats right. Nothing.
What does many options have to do with AI? Thats right. Nothing.
The game is written around the AI. Things that the AI can't handle get changed/removed. You would be surprised at what the AI can do with the magic system. Also uses equipment etc. (I'm not an expert at the game or anything but the AI does seem to do a damn good job with spells and crap.. pretty cool)
Is it stellar? No. No AI is. But it is by far the best Civ4 mod AI and *possibly* the best 4x AI I've encountered. Thats pushing it though.
FFH AI was so ass that i never even played it. This guy actually knows what hes doing.
There are 2 things though:
1) Some nations play so radically different the AI may not even choose them. It's only a few but is pretty gay and i hope it gets changed
2) No naval AI yet.. But really this is just because the vanilla naval AI is worthless anyways. Next version is supposed to have it
(edit: Also the AI can make some dumb tactical decisions.. typical of any AI.. Isn't an excuse though. I'd like to see the AI not attack cities with hunters
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Still not a perfect AI but def better then most (yes thats not saying much). It will beat an intermediate player on a fairly low setting. (prince/monarch)
felicity said:
Civ4's AI is shit. Seriously no 4x has good AI. Not GalCiv, Dom3, MoM, HoMM, AoW, AC... etc. NONE.
If you want good AI look for card games like RftG as someone mentioned, or chess-like SRPG like Vantage Master. You will be surprised.
The Civ4 AI is completely moddible. It isnt the same AI as in vanilla Civ4, which is shit.
I'm the one who mentioned rftg and it will whip your fucking ass. At least if you suck as much as i do. I heard that a good player will win only about 1/3 times against it.
Btw your older thread about good AI's is actually what made me join. I too have been looking for a long ass time for good strat games with non cheating AI's. Right now i have to play games and make up some LARP shit to explain the crap AI :-/
And i cant get into vantage master sadly