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Are you asking for Vanilla or AGCEEP?
For AGCEEP, it's the lowest aggression level. Should be noted somewhere in the readme too.
Probably it's the same for Vanilla, but just if you reload after every 10-20 years. I think a game as Inka can be quite easy even on furious when you never reload and that way Spain AI sleeps all the time
For AGCEEP, it's the lowest aggression level. Should be noted somewhere in the readme too.
Probably it's the same for Vanilla, but just if you reload after every 10-20 years. I think a game as Inka can be quite easy even on furious when you never reload and that way Spain AI sleeps all the time
General Guisan said:Are you asking for Vanilla or AGCEEP?
For AGCEEP, it's the lowest aggression level. Should be noted somewhere in the readme too.
Probably it's the same for Vanilla, but just if you reload after every 10-20 years. I think a game as Inka can be quite easy even on furious when you never reload and that way Spain AI sleeps all the time
You think it's the lowest level? I think the nations of Europe were pretty aggressive in this period
KölscheJung said:
True, but they weren't as violent as a game playing with "normal". Using "weakling"(?) is more historical, you can e.g prevent the Great White Blob from forming sometimes.
I agree, and an additional benefit is that when they finally go to war, this is not a mere skirmish, since they've got time to buid their strengh.
OTOH, I still play in agressive or furious to get a more "active" start in the campaign. But I generally don't bother playing later than mid 1500's in this case.
OTOH, I still play in agressive or furious to get a more "active" start in the campaign. But I generally don't bother playing later than mid 1500's in this case.
Nil-The-Frogg said:
I like playing on normal to prevent nations overextending themsleves in wars.
I always play on normall or higher, mainly because the game is too much of a pushover otherwise.
Although when the Ai agressivness is on coward, they seem to have better judgment on WHEN to declare war, and exploit oppurtunities more often at the right moment. They are usually much more conniving.
Although when the Ai agressivness is on coward, they seem to have better judgment on WHEN to declare war, and exploit oppurtunities more often at the right moment. They are usually much more conniving.
Honestly not sure, Marshall. Most modders say the lower difficulty settings are more historical and helps them set up their game better.
I don't really disagree. Sometimes the AIs tend to get weird about their wars, especially once the colonial wars start. There's something called... hm, not sure what it's called :rofl: But it's effectively AI suicide. A country like England in North America will say.... DoW Cherokee. Fight ineffectively. End the war, then immediately DoW Lenape. Fight ineffectively. Then DoW Iroquois.
I remember one game where the English ate the Creek....the Creek successfully revolted away with England's tech levels, destroyed their Indian brothers due to the tech gap and thanks to this did a good job of kicking England and Spain out of North America. As I was playing France, I found it hilarious! (And stayed out of their way :X)
I usually play normal 'cause I WANT the AI getting in wars...not to weaken them, but to keep the game moving. It gets dull for me if everyone just sits there and stares for a few decades. On the other hand, for a fairly good historical game I'd go...hm....weakling (Level 2). I think the AI goes back to sleep if it's on coward (Level 1) for too long. :g: If you do go to level 2, then a 'house rule' or two to keep yourself from exploiting the AI while it's busy (such as 'must have CB') might help you be more historical as well. Hm, maybe I'll try that. I'll let you know!
It's definitely not 4 or 5 (Furious and something.) Some players think it makes for challenging game play. Personally I say 'normal' for a challenge: While the AI isn't so eager to go to war, that's a good thing. At Level 4 and 5 the AI badly overextends itself. It forms very uneven lumps that it can't adequately protect and often loses to rebels (thanks to war exhaustion cuz they're constantly fighting). They don't do well tech wise 'cause they're investing so heavily in military. The AI doesn't have the judgement you do and know when to lie low for awhile, not really...
I don't really disagree. Sometimes the AIs tend to get weird about their wars, especially once the colonial wars start. There's something called... hm, not sure what it's called :rofl: But it's effectively AI suicide. A country like England in North America will say.... DoW Cherokee. Fight ineffectively. End the war, then immediately DoW Lenape. Fight ineffectively. Then DoW Iroquois.
I remember one game where the English ate the Creek....the Creek successfully revolted away with England's tech levels, destroyed their Indian brothers due to the tech gap and thanks to this did a good job of kicking England and Spain out of North America. As I was playing France, I found it hilarious! (And stayed out of their way :X)
I usually play normal 'cause I WANT the AI getting in wars...not to weaken them, but to keep the game moving. It gets dull for me if everyone just sits there and stares for a few decades. On the other hand, for a fairly good historical game I'd go...hm....weakling (Level 2). I think the AI goes back to sleep if it's on coward (Level 1) for too long. :g: If you do go to level 2, then a 'house rule' or two to keep yourself from exploiting the AI while it's busy (such as 'must have CB') might help you be more historical as well. Hm, maybe I'll try that. I'll let you know!
It's definitely not 4 or 5 (Furious and something.) Some players think it makes for challenging game play. Personally I say 'normal' for a challenge: While the AI isn't so eager to go to war, that's a good thing. At Level 4 and 5 the AI badly overextends itself. It forms very uneven lumps that it can't adequately protect and often loses to rebels (thanks to war exhaustion cuz they're constantly fighting). They don't do well tech wise 'cause they're investing so heavily in military. The AI doesn't have the judgement you do and know when to lie low for awhile, not really...