Custom game settings

[MarWin]

How do you set the dificulty level for the AI in a custom game?
The setting next to my civ doesent do anything or does it?

I´d like to play on a standard or large map with all 18civs and on monarch or emperor level. NOT noble on witch i have twice the score of the AI when i get to the middle ages.

[Thedrin]

I'm assuming that if you set yourself to Emporer difficulty that's all that matters.

I only play using custom settings and I only adapt the difficulty level next to my name. I've noticed a large improvement in the change from the AI's abilities on Prince to Monarch.

[Adagio]

It's the setting next to your civ that changes the difficulty for the game. You can't set it for each civ

[CreepyD]

what about in multiplayer? (hotseat at least)
each player can pick a different difficulty... what happens then?

[Nikolai]

One gets a head start I'd imagine. And a lot easier premises.

[eris]

I use the different settings on Multiplayer to do handicapping. One of my kids plays some. The kid gets Settler level and I get Warlord. (I still am not that good.) It makes a very effective handicapping system. The kid is getting away with a lot of mistakes and still keeping up with me. Very nice feature.