populations on EB map

**khelvan** · 07-26-2005, 20:41

Sorry, I believe that the AI will be competitive at all unit sizes. I'll be able to talk a bit more about this later as we refine some things.

**RandyKapp** · 07-26-2005, 21:11

Its not just an issue with the AI, it somewhat restricts the players military size too. Especialy if your a faction with giant unit sizes (pike levies and warbands are like 240 men =/)

**khelvan** · 07-26-2005, 21:34

Well, I don't necessarily see that as a bad thing. It makes it more challenging for the player, does it not?

**RandyKapp** · 07-26-2005, 21:45

Suppose so, its just been difficult sustaining my massive blitz armies while leveling up settlements in my current seleucid campain despite the massive amount of territory.

**Greek_fire19** · 07-26-2005, 23:34

I'm pretty sure that making it difficult for you to sustain your 'massive blitz armies' is one of the ways EB hopes to make the game more competitive

**RandyKapp** · 07-26-2005, 23:41

Yar i know, i just like devistation on a mass scale in vanilla

**Oaty** · 08-01-2005, 09:16

Just curious, if it's a lot harder for the A.I. to bankrupt itself with BI. Mainly because the A.I. will just keep buying troops and have no foresight of cash reserves. Just about all but 2 factions have reserves after the beginning of the game, preventing them from economical development.

Just a suggestion on what I'm trying now is low end troops and missiles have 4 year train time. middle class troops have a 1-2 year train time and the elites take 2 years.

I figured this would help stop the A.I. from depleting it's small towns, plus it will take a lot longer for the A.I. to bankrupt itself under this method. And if they do go bankrupt, its more likely because they have higher end troops.