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**Aloriel** · December 16, 2005, 12:31

I had noticed that the AI was getting some advantages even on the easiest levels. One that bugs me is that they start with extra warriors on Noble and Prince. Before I was even able to build a second warrior (as the first thing I built), my starting warrior got close enough to a capitol city to see that they already had two warriors protecting it, and a third that was out exploring. This was probably turn 15 or so.

**Badtz Maru** · December 16, 2005, 12:39

I wasn't sure how to remove that, too...there ares settings for ExtraDefensiveUnits and ExtraWorkerUnits (or something like that, I'm at work and don't have access to the file), but on Noble they were all set to 0. From what I've heard, even on easier than Noble settings the AI starts with either two warriors or a warrior and a scout, so they never have to choose between exploring and defending their capital. Maybe that's in another file that applies to all difficulty settings.

One thing I found interesting that I mentioned in passing was teh number of 'free wins' vs. barbarians. I'm ASSUMING this means that the first few times barbarians attack, you will win automatically, though maybe it just means you get free extra hits in during the multiple phases of the combat round, not sure. Knowing you have this is pretty exploitable, you could level up your scout by making sure it is the unit that uses up all your free wins.

**Badtz Maru** · December 17, 2005, 12:24

Here's what I have for my 'Settler' difficulty now. I've played two games with it so far, seems tech growth is slowed down for both players and AI. I'm really starting to like this difficulty setting, it's between Noble and Warlord in difficulty level after you get into the Medieval period, but the start is really hairy when you are put on fair footing with barbarians.

Edited out because I don't know how to make the XML show up right in a post...I tried using the CODE tag around it, didn't work.

Edited again because I made a sloppy workaround. I replaced the < symbol with @, and the > symbol with *. Do a find and replace to put the original symbols back in, and replace the Settler setting in the CIV4HandicapIndo.xml file with the result, and you can try it out.

Edited again because I followed a suggestion below and replaced the symbols with { and }.

Edited again, finally got it right.

PHP Code:


<HandicapInfo>

            <Type>HANDICAP_SETTLER</Type>

            <Description>TXT_KEY_HANDICAP_SETTLER</Description>

            <Help>TXT_KEY_HANDICAP_SETTLER_HELP</Help>

            <iFreeWinsVsBarbs>0</iFreeWinsVsBarbs>

            <iAnimalAttackProb>75</iAnimalAttackProb>

            <iStartingLocPercent>10</iStartingLocPercent>

            <iGold>0</iGold>

            <iFreeUnits>0</iFreeUnits>

            <iUnitCostPercent>100</iUnitCostPercent>

            <iResearchPercent>100</iResearchPercent>

            <iDistanceMaintenancePercent>100</iDistanceMaintenancePercent>

            <iNumCitiesMaintenancePercent>100</iNumCitiesMaintenancePercent>

            <iMaxNumCitiesMaintenance>5</iMaxNumCitiesMaintenance>

            <iCivicUpkeepPercent>100</iCivicUpkeepPercent>

            <iInflationPercent>100</iInflationPercent>

            <iHealthBonus>3</iHealthBonus>

            <iHappyBonus>5</iHappyBonus>

            <iAttitudeChange>0</iAttitudeChange>

            <iNoTechTradeModifier>70</iNoTechTradeModifier>

            <iTechTradeKnownModifier>0</iTechTradeKnownModifier>

            <iUnownedTilesPerGameAnimal>50</iUnownedTilesPerGameAnimal>

            <iUnownedTilesPerBarbarianUnit>60</iUnownedTilesPerBarbarianUnit>

            <iUnownedWaterTilesPerBarbarianUnit>2000</iUnownedWaterTilesPerBarbarianUnit>

            <iUnownedTilesPerBarbarianCity>130</iUnownedTilesPerBarbarianCity>

            <iBarbarianCreationTurnsElapsed>35</iBarbarianCreationTurnsElapsed>

            <iBarbarianCityCreationTurnsElapsed>40</iBarbarianCityCreationTurnsElapsed>

            <iBarbarianCityCreationProb>6</iBarbarianCityCreationProb>

            <iAnimalBonus>0</iAnimalBonus>

            <iBarbarianBonus>0</iBarbarianBonus>

            <iAIAnimalBonus>0</iAIAnimalBonus>

            <iAIBarbarianBonus>0</iAIBarbarianBonus>

            <iStartingDefenseUnits>0</iStartingDefenseUnits>

            <iStartingWorkerUnits>0</iStartingWorkerUnits>

            <iStartingExploreUnits>0</iStartingExploreUnits>

            <iAIStartingUnitMultiplier>0</iAIStartingUnitMultiplier>

            <iAIStartingDefenseUnits>0</iAIStartingDefenseUnits>

            <iAIStartingWorkerUnits>0</iAIStartingWorkerUnits>

            <iAIStartingExploreUnits>0</iAIStartingExploreUnits>

            <iBarbarianDefenders>2</iBarbarianDefenders>

            <iAIDeclareWarProb>100</iAIDeclareWarProb>

            <iAIWorkRateModifier>0</iAIWorkRateModifier>

            <iAIGrowthPercent>100</iAIGrowthPercent>

            <iAITrainPercent>100</iAITrainPercent>

            <iAIWorldTrainPercent>100</iAIWorldTrainPercent>

            <iAIConstructPercent>100</iAIConstructPercent>

            <iAIWorldConstructPercent>100</iAIWorldConstructPercent>

            <iAICreatePercent>100</iAICreatePercent>

            <iAIWorldCreatePercent>100</iAIWorldCreatePercent>

            <iAICivicUpkeepPercent>100</iAICivicUpkeepPercent>

            <iAIUnitCostPercent>100</iAIUnitCostPercent>

            <iAIUnitSupplyPercent>100</iAIUnitSupplyPercent>

            <iAIUnitUpgradePercent>100</iAIUnitUpgradePercent>

            <iAIInflationPercent>100</iAIInflationPercent>

            <iAIWarWearinessPercent>100</iAIWarWearinessPercent>

            <iAIPerEraModifier>0</iAIPerEraModifier>

            <Goodies>

                <GoodyType>GOODY_MAP</GoodyType>

                <GoodyType>GOODY_MAP</GoodyType>

                <GoodyType>GOODY_SETTLER</GoodyType>

                <GoodyType>GOODY_SETTLER</GoodyType>

                <GoodyType>GOODY_WARRIOR</GoodyType>

                <GoodyType>GOODY_WARRIOR</GoodyType>

                <GoodyType>GOODY_SCOUT</GoodyType>

                <GoodyType>GOODY_WORKER</GoodyType>

                <GoodyType>GOODY_WORKER</GoodyType>

                <GoodyType>GOODY_EXPERIENCE</GoodyType>

                <GoodyType>GOODY_EXPERIENCE</GoodyType>

                <GoodyType>GOODY_HEALING</GoodyType>

                <GoodyType>GOODY_TECH</GoodyType>

                <GoodyType>GOODY_TECH</GoodyType>

                <GoodyType>GOODY_TECH</GoodyType>

                <GoodyType>GOODY_TECH</GoodyType>

                <GoodyType>GOODY_BARBARIANS_WEAK</GoodyType>

                <GoodyType>GOODY_BARBARIANS_WEAK</GoodyType>

                <GoodyType>GOODY_BARBARIANS_WEAK</GoodyType>

                <GoodyType>GOODY_BARBARIANS_STRONG</GoodyType>

            </Goodies>

            <FreeTechs>

                <FreeTech>

                    <TechType>TECH_THE_WHEEL</TechType>

                    <bFreeTech>1</bFreeTech>

                </FreeTech>

                <FreeTech>

                    <TechType>TECH_AGRICULTURE</TechType>

                    <bFreeTech>1</bFreeTech>

                </FreeTech>

                <FreeTech>

                    <TechType>TECH_MINING</TechType>

                    <bFreeTech>1</bFreeTech>

                </FreeTech>

            </FreeTechs>

            <AIFreeTechs/>

        </HandicapInfo>

**Tiberius** · December 17, 2005, 13:44

[SIZE=1] Originally posted by Badtz Maru Edited out because I don't know how to make the XML show up right in a post...I tried using the CODE tag around it, didn't work.

Edited again because I made a sloppy workaround. I replaced the < symbol with @, and the > symbol with *. Do a find and replace to put the original symbols back in, and replace the Settler setting in the CIV4HandicapIndo.xml file with the result, and you can try it out.

Thanks for the info. It is definitely interesting. I believe I will try to adjust the settings as well.
I think that you may try to post this in the general or strategy forum as well for a debate.

As for the > and < symbols, I replace them with {}, so it looks almost like the original

With @ and * it is not so intuitive to read it.

Code:

{HandicapInfo}
{Type}HANDICAP_SETTLER{/Type}
{Description}TXT_KEY_HANDICAP_SETTLER{/Description}

**Bhruic** · December 17, 2005, 18:24

Use

Code:

[php]

It displays the < > properly.

Bh

**Badtz Maru** · December 20, 2005, 11:37

Has anyone tried this 'mod' yet? Any impressions? Have I missed any AI bonuses? I think I may have made goodie huts too good, but I wanted to make scouts more of an advantage by making the consequences of getting a hostile hut worse and the benefits of a good one better.

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