Greetings! I'm interested in creating my own AI for SE4. Do anyone have some information (guides perhaps?) about AI modding? Though, txt-files are more or less understandable, because there are good descriptions of (almost) all variables in them. But some summarisation would be good. If there isn't any of these, how could one test the AI in the field? I mean, if I want to spectate 1 vs 1 AI battle, what should I do? Maybe, there is some "spectator mode"? Or I just can run a civ and activate all ministers, ...

Can anyone tell me what the boni are for AI settings low to high? Also where to find them in the data files if they are accessible? I looked but cannot find them. I tried a few starts with bonus and good homeworld and found them spamming ships like crazy and overpowering me in research which is kind of good but its a bit much especially when I switch to DevNull mod and use the setting to make them all attack me! I guess its my own fault but I just wonder what boosts they are getting and whether I can re...

I was into this game hardcore close to 20 years ago. I ran the PBW website for multiplayer games until it died. Haven't really been around much for a long time though I do occasionally check out the "other" publishers discussion forum just to see if anything is happening. I just picked up the game on sale on Steam and tried it out. Boy it really brings back the memories. I think I may actually want to start playing again some. So anyway, if there are any old-timers still hanging out give a shout. Geoschm...

As the title says, I'm curious to what exactly is the trigger. I most games it is kills, so am I to guess it is no different here?

Just cause I got frustrated with the fact that my massive fleet of 9 destroyers and 7 planet bombing destroyers lost attacking the enemy's recently colonized and relatively undefended planet. Based off v2.0 because I can't find v2.1. I found the changelog to v2.1, so I'll just edit it all in. This will probably happen tonight. I rebalanced PBWs/WPs (Planet based weapons/Weapons Platforms) in Atrocity's star trek mod and gave anti-fighter/satellite capability to regular lasers. PBW mounts in the co...