a galaxy setting to try

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Dilvish
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a galaxy setting to try

#1 Post by Dilvish »

In testing out changes to the AI lately, I've tried a couple games with low planets, low monsters and medium everything else, and a stars:empires ratio of about 50:1 (I've been doing 500 stars and 10 AIs). The top AI has been keeping up with me for longer than usual it seems. I don't know how much that might be improvements to the AI, versus interesting settings, but just thought I'd mention it here for you guys to try out.
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Re: a galaxy setting to try

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50:1 is a lot higher than I normally risk—I've been trying low starlanes medium planets for a bit (partially because low planets means few natives to test recent changes with), I shall give that a go, might be playable without lag as well. I have noticed on low starlanes low planets that some AIs get very stuck and just stop expanding when they run out of places they've seen,maybe medium starlanes reduces that effect a bit.

Curious, what's your preferred galaxy layout? I find elliptical incredibly dull every time I play, ideally clusters and irregular are most interesting, but again AIs can just freeze up in them too often.
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Re: a galaxy setting to try

#3 Post by Dilvish »

MatGB wrote:50:1 is a lot higher than I normally risk—...,maybe medium starlanes reduces that effect a bit.
Yeah, it's the low planets that I figure makes it ok to go up to 50:1 on systems (I think the total number of planets is still less than 25:1 on systems with medium planets), and I do think the medium starlanes is better than low/low. With low/low it's just too much emphasis on supply and outposts; the AI has some ability to deal with that but low/low is pretty tough for it.
Curious, what's your preferred galaxy layout? I find elliptical incredibly dull every time I play, ideally clusters and irregular are most interesting, but again AIs can just freeze up in them too often.
I agree, and often wind up playing Ring or Irregular. The AI has a bit more supply oriented research code than it did a couple months ago & should be able to handle cluster & irregular better than it did before (though maybe not up to low/low for them).
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