Ze Brain Storming Thread for A.E.P.

[PB-DK]

Wellcome to Ze Brain Storming Thread for the A.E.P. where every input is welcome and every oppinion will be heard...

ill start off with the Chinese ai, i think it could use atleast one(or two) more ai file to help the chinese fight the japs particulary after nanking (or before it gets surrounded)

so even if you dont know how to mod ai files, please give your inputs to help us ai modders create some great ai files

 

[Lothos]

Already did this in Super AI Bundle they have 4 AI files.

 

[PB-DK]

cool enough, good reason to include them in the aep...

 

[Lothos]

1 AI file for peace with Communist China
1 AI file for peace with Sinkiang
1 AI file for peace with Sinkian and China and at war with Japan
1 AI file to relax his counter attacks if Japan is AI controlled
1 AI file for Chinese Civil War

 

[Mithel]

Unfortunately I find the idea of a joint AI development effort to be fairly hopeless because the AI files really need to be independent for each mod.

What I think is most useful perhaps is more discussion of how to use the various AI variables to best effect. And some documentation of what the variables actually do. Perhaps some brainstorming on using additional AI files for specific countries to accomplish certain goals.

For example the comment that the Chinese could use more AI files. Ok why? What would a second or third AI file do differently that enhances them? Lothos's list is an excellent example, although it doesn't go into any detail as to what changes are made at least it gives some indication of what a new AI file will help handle better.

 

[PB-DK]

Lothos's suggestions are great and mithel so are your suggestions!

but the main reason im trying to get this to be a joint venture is simply that i dont have the time or energy right now to do all of the ai's myself as i have exams comming up and i intend to work like hell to scounge up cash for a trip to Japan... but regardless... i intend to finish this project even if i have to do it all by my lonesome :wacko:

so lets discuss which countries could use more ai files...

 

[Tamerlan]

Lothos's suggestions are great and mithel so are your suggestions!

but the main reason im trying to get this to be a joint venture is simply that i dont have the time or energy right now to do all of the ai's myself as i have exams comming up and i intend to work like hell to scounge up cash for a trip to Japan... but regardless... i intend to finish this project even if i have to do it all by my lonesome :wacko:

so lets discuss which countries could use more ai files...

I am still on it... For the multi AI files, be careful, it can mess things easily and you need to be careful with events switching.

There are 2 reasons for multi AI files:
1. It can allow to concentrate the action of a country on a special front. It is better for instance that the US invade four beaches in Italy at the same time rather than 1 in Africa, 1 in France, 1 in Italy and 1 in Japan... Because each opponent will be less busy. However, BE CAREFUL... The possibilities of loopholes is huge and you need to check each combination of events, an that becomes quickly exponential :wacko: .
2. You could make some really alternative AI. For instance Germany could fortifiy its border with the SOV, forget about it but make a huge sub warfare (OR focus on strat bombing) and try to attack the UK. Such an AI needs an entire policy lead since 1936. Another alternative would be to have an entire US focus on Japan/an entire US focus on Europe/a huge land army/a huge strat bomber fleets (etc). In terms of replayability it would be very good.

 

[Lothos]

To each their own design style.