"It's not more of a challenge, it's more of a headache. One of the main reasons I don't go much higher than warlord either"
Is it sarcasm? Because the level were everything is equal is Regent. Below this level AI has penalties to production, growth, reserach. I do not know exact numbers (like 20% more costs on warlord, and 50% for chieftan)
About chaeating of AI in genral.
I do not think it is fair to compare far simpler game like chess with Civ. In chess only 64 tiles and 16 pre-determined pieces of 6 types for just 2 sides. Theory of playing chess was actively developed for approx. 150 years. In comparison, Civ exist only like 13-14 years has vastly more complex rules (3 sets radically already), was developed by just one company. Designing CivIV will requre like 3 years and you want "150 years" qualities of this game? Get real!
Is it sarcasm? Because the level were everything is equal is Regent. Below this level AI has penalties to production, growth, reserach. I do not know exact numbers (like 20% more costs on warlord, and 50% for chieftan)
About chaeating of AI in genral.
I do not think it is fair to compare far simpler game like chess with Civ. In chess only 64 tiles and 16 pre-determined pieces of 6 types for just 2 sides. Theory of playing chess was actively developed for approx. 150 years. In comparison, Civ exist only like 13-14 years has vastly more complex rules (3 sets radically already), was developed by just one company. Designing CivIV will requre like 3 years and you want "150 years" qualities of this game? Get real!
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