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**Fidel** · October 31, 2001, 05:18

odd. other people report that the AI is building and amassing like crazy....

**Akaoz** · October 31, 2001, 05:22

Well, it may have. It just never attacked me. There was a period around the Middle Ages where the AI demanded a few things. Mostly maps and some tribute, but after I gave it what it wanted it left me alone.

The English did wipe out the Germans though. And that must have been done with a large army, because it happened real fast.

-Alech

**Fidel** · October 31, 2001, 05:28

whoa, i am really puzzled.
i dunno if you read other threads, but people have been reporting massed AI attacks and almost human-like tactics....

**Akaoz** · October 31, 2001, 05:35

Like I said, I was never really at war. (Except for a few hundred years with a civ on the other side of the planet.) I newer saw the AI in action.

All I can say is that it appears it doesn't attack for no reason. At least not if you’re not way ahead of it.

-Alech

**Fidel** · October 31, 2001, 05:37

what kind of victory was it? how many cities did you have? did it expand quickly?

**samsmithnz** · October 31, 2001, 05:43

It's probably becasue most players tend to not give in to demands, "We will not be held ransom by terrorism!".

**player1** · October 31, 2001, 05:44

What is exactly the effect of corthouse (in civ2 was -50% corruption)?

**Sarxis** · October 31, 2001, 06:40

Originally posted by Akaoz
Like I said, I was never really at war. (Except for a few hundred years with a civ on the other side of the planet.) I newer saw the AI in action.

All I can say is that it appears it doesn't attack for no reason. At least not if you’re not way ahead of it.

-Alech

Yes. I noticed that the AI was leaving me alone until I started getting valuable (owning strategic resources, increased culture, etc.).

But the AI can be pretty easy to deal with, IF you give it what it demands from you.

But all the same, the AI will just turn against you really fast if it wants to, and then it WILL amass an army against you.

Heck, I have seen AI units withdraw from an area, and come back with reinforcements!

**Fidel** · October 31, 2001, 06:42

Originally posted by Anunikoba

Yes. I noticed that the AI was leaving me alone until I started getting valuable (owning strategic resources, increased culture, etc.).

But the AI can be pretty easy to deal with, IF you give it what it demands from you.

But all the same, the AI will just turn against you really fast if it wants to, and then it WILL amass an army against you.

Heck, I have seen AI units withdraw from an area, and come back with reinforcements!

plz post massive attacks

**Akaoz** · October 31, 2001, 13:20

Originally posted by LaRusso
what kind of victory was it? how many cities did you have? did it expand quickly?

I won a diplomatic victory. Almost by chance. My empire was basically India and China with a few settlements in Australia. After that expanding, even under a democracy, was just too much of a pain. Corruption was killing my outlying settlements.

Also when the English (Africa and Middle East) attacked Germany (Europe and western Russia), they wiped out all the cities except the ones with wonders in them.

I considered going to war against the English for a long time, but we were technologically equal and the corruption would have made the cities useless anyway...

I think a global Empire on a huge map, will be very hard...

-Alech

**Juggernaut** · October 31, 2001, 13:31

when the English (Africa and Middle East)

Hmm, reading peoples reports and the weird locations of the civs almost make me think there is no constant starting locations for the civs. Or are you guys just randomizing the starting locations?

**LarryM** · October 31, 2001, 13:43

Originally posted by Akaoz
Like I said, I was never really at war. (Except for a few hundred years with a civ on the other side of the planet.) I newer saw the AI in action.

All I can say is that it appears it doesn't attack for no reason. At least not if you’re not way ahead of it.

-Alech

I'm guesing that the problem is that you had only 8 civs on a huge map. The more crowded conditions on a standard map (or - and I'm guessing here - on a huge map with 16 civs) seem to promote more agressive behavior on the part of the AI. MUCH more agressive.

**Jason Beaudoin** · October 31, 2001, 13:55

Ya... I'm not buying your conclusions either. I've played the game, and it is far from easy and far from boring. I'm getting my ass kicked.

I think you might want to try playing on a normal sized map with the regular 8 civilizations. Once you've done that, report back.

BTW, could it be that you have downloaded a old version of the game? I'm noticing that you're from Europe, so I imagine you have a pirated version.

**hexagonian** · October 31, 2001, 14:14

Questions...

When did you have contact with other civs - and how did you stack up against them in ranking during the course of the game? (were you running ahead of them early, or did it take you a long time to start running ahead?)

If you were running into them in the early game, then I would expect them to be more aggressive - and also if you were behind them in ranking at the time.

Playing with more civs will probably do the trick to get a harder game.

One other question - Are all of the civs staying competitive - or are there a few who lag behind early on?

Hey, I'm a king!!

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