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    • 30/01/2019 at 7:18 am #7881
      Aydin
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      I’m playing some 2v1 games with my friends, and wanted the community’s input on what they think is the best AI in the game?

      In my experience the US AI is the most effective, with the British a decent second. Waffen and especially Wehrmacht AI seem to be lacking. Soviet AI I am less sure on (fewer games) but it seems to be pretty solid.

      Additionally, in mixed AI + Human vs Human games, I find it performs FAR better in open maps (think plains) than it does in urban or linear maps. In linear maps it tends to charge in a bit too much.

      What are your thoughts? Also we’re always playing VP, but if better on conquest mode would love to try that.

      P.S. didn’t post in the AI section since this isn’t a bug report

    • 30/01/2019 at 9:33 am #7882
      Olhausen
      Keymaster

      Hi Aydin: Starbuck our AI Coder works hard for the 3.3.1 patch to do the AI better. I am agree with you about the AI performance. In my point of view the best one is the AEF with the best phasing in my point of view. I tried it in the version 3.3.1 and it is really good.

      Personally I want a few things for the others AI:

      1. General: The tanks cames in a good timing in the AEF factions. I think the others factions should be tweak in the same way.
      2. Also the building restriction for the call in works really good for the AEF and should be similar for the others ones to avoid constant spam when the HQ is destroyed.
      3. Soviet AI is the most anoying one. Mostly because the soviet heavy tanks are dooms machines and the AI spam them too much. I think tanks like IS-2/ISU-150/ISU-122 should be limited for the AI, delay them all and increase the arrive times for them after AI lose them

      We are traveling in the correct way, I am sure in time the Wikinger AI will be really nice to play.

       

    • 30/01/2019 at 4:14 pm #7889
      Aydin
      Participant

      Thanks Olhausen. Definitely the AI is better than it was 6 months ago!

      so roughly, you would say US / SOV > UK > German? How does the Wehrmacht compare to the Waffen in your view?

       

      Also, I have generally done VP games. Do you find it is better in conquest mode? / are there types of maps better suited? (Again I find ‘narrow’ maps to make the AI worse)

    • 30/01/2019 at 8:47 pm #7892
      MeatShieldNZ
      Keymaster

      Best maps for A.I is a bit of trial and error:

      A lot of community maps are excellent but some do not allow for A.I pathfinding which means the A.I will get stuck in some places. This can also cause severe lag.

      Relic maps are well balanced and have good pathfinding but there arent that many of them.

      I would look at some of the highly rated map makers in the Mod Workshop and go from there.

      Try to avoid maps that spawn weapons at the start, they will not be modded to Wikinger values and only give vanilla damage.

       

    • 30/01/2019 at 9:03 pm #7893
      Aydin
      Participant

      Ah didn’t know Relic maps were still good. My hunch was that the increased range meant that the map geometry might not be as balanced compared to vanilla.

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