Bloodlust?

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Here's a dumb question.

Does the 'Bloodlust' flag have any apparent effect on AI strategy? Make them more aggressive, for instance?

I seldom play with the option set... but my cynical side still expects the AI to steal Space Flight/Plastics/SuperConductor automatically in 'Bloodlust', for all the good that'd do.

[-Jrabbit]

No, actually it's a good question.

But when playing bloodlust, the game should never get to the point where those techs are available...

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
No, actually it's a good question.

But when playing bloodlust, the game should never get to the point where those techs are available...

Ahhh, usually I'd agree. But ToT gigamaps seem to be another story for me. If I don't work hard on exploring or getting MPE, early conquest is near impossible.

And besides... even if the answer serves no practical purpose, I suppose any question that hasn't already been answered in Civ2 is a good one.

[Old n Slow]

Let's put it to the test.

See the other thread, O sole Mio...

[-Jrabbit]

Originally posted by Six Thousand Year Old Man

And besides... even if the answer serves no practical purpose, I suppose any question that hasn't already been answered in Civ2 is a good one.

That's why I said it was a good question...

[rah]

I would guess not.
Extra programming.

[Old n Slow]

I'm trying to think that last game where I was in that situation (about six month ago I reckon.) -- The ending turns saw all the countires of the world in Fundy -- where Carthage was about three times my size & we both had all of the interesting techs (Manhatten wasn't constructed except for the points near the very end.) -- Howies ruled, & stealth didn't have sufficient punch vs the vet jeeps running around.

[rah]

If you start building a space craft, they come after you anyway, so I don't see any difference.

And it's time's like that where I'm happy they're lucky to have muskets.

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit


That's why I said it was a good question...

Sorry, didn't mean to sound argumentative. I was just musing that I've seen almost all other questions asked and answered here, already.

Normally I don't play bloodlust, but I'm getting tired of having to go capital-city-hunting in the late stages of conquest games.

And I suspect rah is right... lazy programmers!!

[rah]

But, everyone claims the MGE version has a more aggressive AI, so maybe there is a bloodlust flag that they just leave on in MGE.

[-Jrabbit]

I've often wondered about that...

[duke o' york]

I'm not entirely certain that the AI are more agressive in MGE - I reckon that it depends upon conditions of play more often than not - butMGE certainly throws more barbs at you on Raging Hordes than either Classic or the PS version.

PS - Nice plug OnS .

[rah]

Diplomacy (i.e. raping the AI demanding tribute) is more difficult in MGE.

[DaveV]

rah - not more difficult, just different. The AI in MGE will declare war rather than cough up tribute sometimes, but then they'll pay everything they own for peace a turn or two later. Same net results, in my experience.

[rah]

Not quite. Using Oedo years, I used to drop out of Democracy every now and then, (whenever AI treasuries got fat) and demand and get it.
In MGE they'd declare war and then at the next contact point (you'd be back in democracy) your senate would go behind your back and accept the peace treaty denying you the tribute.