Difference Between Game Difficulty and AI Difficulty?

[Sapientia]

Noticed that there are two separate difficulty settings and I'm curious what the difference between them is.

[Slightly Smooshed Sandwich]

I believe that the game difficulty is more tied to number of units, weapons given, and such. The higher it is, the more high class enemies you'll see, weilding high class weapons.

AI Difficulty is more related to the actual enemies themselves, and deals with accuracy, navigation, and senses. Enemies will see and hear from further away, navigate to your position effectively, and eliminate you more quickly.

All of this is speculation, based on my experiences with the game, so take it with a grain of salt.

[Sapientia]

Originally posted by Slightly Smooshed Sandwich:

I believe that the game difficulty is more tied to number of units, weapons given, and such. The higher it is, the more high class enemies you'll see, weilding high class weapons.

AI Difficulty is more related to the actual enemies themselves, and deals with accuracy, navigation, and senses. Enemies will see and hear from further away, navigate to your position effectively, and eliminate you more quickly.

All of this is speculation, based on my experiences with the game, so take it with a grain of salt.

Thanks for your thoughts! What you said sounds most likely to me based on what I have experienced so far in the game as well.