Quote Originally Posted by Zett View Post
FAQ says: The AI gets some assistance. The not perfect solution is that the AI factions are getting financial help via script, if their treasury is under a certain amount of mnai. "You have brain, and the AI has money."

So, yes the AI cheats

And please read the FAQ first
Ehm, sorry, I read it a month or more ago and I though there were no answers to my questions, my mistake. But hey, at least I am not asking about the government system! :-))
Quote Originally Posted by Zett View Post
Build up your economy, build ports and mines for example.
Cicero says: Endless money forms the sinews of war.
Heh, yeah, easy to say, bu to have some extra cash (at least as Armenia) in the beginning means to disband every single unit, which is....not exactly temtping, let's say.


Quote Originally Posted by Zett View Post
IIRC the AI cities get via script +200 men if it recruits a unit. That means if they recruit elite troops which have a size of 120 men (on huge size) their cities grow faster then normal, if they recruit some skirmischers (240 men on huge size) the city loses only 40 men per unit.
Ah, great. Well, not so great, because that means they will spam armies of thousands, but I guess that is the part where the "you have a brain, the Ai has money/numbers" comes in (again ;-) ).



Quote Originally Posted by Zett View Post
The amount of money you get from mines changes from region (city) to region (city), so check the income scroll of the city, that number is true.
Ok, thanks a lot.