Improved AI? Really?

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Question: In the thread "TOT: Is it worth it?", there's mention that the AI in TOT is much improved. Can anyone tell me how? I don't think I've seen any difference in how the AI runs itself.

I know that a few of the cheats seem to be corrected (I can't get the airfield shield/food bonus to work anymore), but otherwise assumed that TOT was just CivII with better graphics and 3 spinoff games added. Are there any other changes anyone's noticed?

STYOM

(I know, I know, I have both games, I could check myself - but I'm not that observant!)

(edited for typo)


[This message has been edited by Six Thousand Year Old Man (edited August 21, 2000).]

[SixArmedMan]

To be honest with you, I don't really notice a difference in AI behaviour. I still trounce it in every single player game. Maybe some people can quote small differences here and there, but overall, there really isn't any significant difference.

[SandMonkey]

They are just more agressive and make peace with you less. A la MGE. I would hardly call it "much improved".

[Wilson Theodoro]

Well, since I was the one that mentioned the improved AI, I am here to defend my point of view. The ToT AI is better than the original Civ II AI and MGE AI because : diplomacy runs better ( it is less inclined to make dumb things as in MGE ); the computer expands faster and with more eficiency; and the AI can really put up a war against you. After 4 years of civ experience, I felt refreshed when a enemy civilization actually threathened my empire, making me sweat to replenish troops in borders, creating a good, exciting, and rare civ situation.