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iceskating-pro Sep 7, 2020 @ 4:29pm
What setting does the AI leave their island to attack ?
We like to play multiplayer against AI. We like the Island map but don't know what difficulty setting to use so they attack us on our islands. Also do they expand to other islands to gather?
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Cryptic Sep 7, 2020 @ 5:23pm 
We don't know. Sorry. Gotta just try them
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Adventurer Sep 7, 2020 @ 5:32pm 
Originally posted by Corrosion:
We don't know. Sorry. Gotta just try them

Just how many are you, Corrosion?
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Pev Sep 8, 2020 @ 3:40am 
i'm afraid island is not a suitable play for the AI. I have pay attention to Extreme AI played on islands map, and they went stallmate and only transport 20-40 units to enemy islands that easily slaughtered by enemy castles, warships, and armies. It's a stalemate in the end. with no one looks like winning
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TheDiaper Sep 8, 2020 @ 3:54am 
Maybe try some other AIs
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Blegh Sep 8, 2020 @ 7:55am 
Originally posted by Pev:
i'm afraid island is not a suitable play for the AI. I have pay attention to Extreme AI played on islands map, and they went stallmate and only transport 20-40 units to enemy islands that easily slaughtered by enemy castles, warships, and armies. It's a stalemate in the end. with no one looks like winning
how many people do you see sending an entire army on their ships? Just to be slaughtered by demos and fire ships
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iceskating-pro Sep 8, 2020 @ 7:59am 
Thank you for the information. Is the Extreme setting the only setting that the AI transports units to enemy islands?

Does the AI ever gather resources (wood, stone or gold) from other islands?

Thanks again. I like this game but only have a limited amount of time to play. So any help is appreciated.
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TheDiaper Sep 8, 2020 @ 8:44am 
DE AI sucks in general, and sucks harder on water maps
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Retrolicious Sep 8, 2020 @ 8:46am 
What about trying to play against human AI ? They might even figure out how to build transport ships. :steammocking:
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iceskating-pro Sep 8, 2020 @ 9:41am 
Thank you Pev for the info on the Extreme setting.

Was hoping that a lower setting would work. I guess that only a few play the Island map against a Computer Player ( AI ). :steamsad:

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mickeyjim2 Sep 9, 2020 @ 5:00am 
I have found that the AI will send transport ships on moderate, but they are really dumb about it. They don't change course if they come under attack from coastal defences and they don't even send escorts with their transports so in practice they always get picked off long before they land. If I'm honest I don't think the AI is smart enough to do naval games, regardless of the difficulty setting.
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Pev Sep 9, 2020 @ 5:29am 
Yesterday, i tried to proof my argument on what i found by understanding the AI's behavior on islands map. In the extreme difficulty, mid games looking interesting by naval battle and several tries on enemy transport ship to disembark to enemies territory. But in the long run when out of resources (no wood, gold, and stone), so many villager's idle and it looks like AI can't figure out what's next. It seems the developer didn't put so much attention on islands map whether trying to expand the territory on foreign land to gather, i found interesting facts that villagers does disembark on transport ships in enemy territory but did nothing. one AI can be eliminated by another AI, but the problem is they cannot fight back since the resources on "his" territory already depleted. Hereby, that's what i called it's looks like a stalemate on the long run.

Hereby i attached several screenshots to prove my arguments.

https://postimg.cc/jWbhBX21
https://postimg.cc/CZ7bXpWZ
https://postimg.cc/HVbcFCMp
https://postimg.cc/94grym6B

In conclusion, it would be more interesting if Island map play against players rather than AI.
That's what i found on Extreme New AI difficulty. Cheers.
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Redwood Sep 9, 2020 @ 6:04am 
One day we will get our water games made right. The developers will sleep well that night.
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Blegh Sep 9, 2020 @ 6:50am 
Originally posted by Redwood:
One day we will get our water games made right. The developers will sleep well that night.
was the rhyme intended?
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Redwood Sep 9, 2020 @ 7:00am 
Originally posted by bwcamp:
Originally posted by Redwood:
One day we will get our water games made right. The developers will sleep well that night.
was the rhyme intended?
No, but it happens to me a lot.
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iceskating-pro Sep 9, 2020 @ 10:45am 
Thanks mickeyjim2 for info on moderate.
Thanks Pev for what you found on the Extreme.

This is very helpful.:winter2019happydog:

I was able to put in some game time on moderate and confirmed that:

"They don't change course if they come under attack from coastal defences and they don't even send escorts with their transports" mickeyjim2

"only transport 20-40 units to enemy islands that easily slaughtered by enemy castles, warships, and armies" Pev

I did not play on Extreme yet. Wow I so they don't gather resources (wood, stone or gold) from other islands
" i found interesting facts that villagers does disembark on transport ships in enemy territory but did nothing" Pev

Thanks Redwood for the rhyme ever think of writing cards for people. Maybe you have a new calling.

I agree that it seems the developer didn't put so much attention on islands map so they did not make AI smart enough to do naval games. You would think with so many years of game development they could make a well rounded one. I hope to put in more game time.

Big Thanks Everyone
Last edited by iceskating-pro; Sep 9, 2020 @ 10:54am
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