AI Balancing Mini-Mod

[mlp071]

Hi guys.

I'm having trouble getting your latest version of this mod from Rapidshare. Could you make it available from another server as well?

Thanks!

Sorry for waiting, i was out of town Here is additional download link for version 1.1:

RP:

http://www.axifile.com/?2313209


Balanced:

http://www.axifile.com/?9364432


Challenge:

http://www.axifile.com/?9452527

[HFox]

What date is this update please?

[mlp071]

What date is this update please?

It's just different site for downloading Versions 1.1 that you can also find on top of the post.

Most updated version is always in first post

[JMRC]

Sorry for waiting, i was out of town Here is link for Balanced version 1.1:

http://www.axifile.com/?9364432

I will try to setup other 2 versions by the end of the day

Thanks!

[Pius Curus]

Hi,

I have some questions. Now I am playing SPQR on H/H with Balanced Mod 1.1. Now is the year 255 and I have whole Italy before Padus and whole Sicily. But I think it was a little easy for me...

But my questions are:

A)
1. Should I try to reinstal Balanced Mod 1.1. by Challenge Mod 1.1.? I would like to know if the EB will be worked well with this Challenge Mod 1.1. after rewriting filesof the Balanced Mod 1.1.
or
2. Should I rather start again new SPQR chapaing on H/H with Challenge Mod 1.1.
What is better? I hope it would be better only rewrite Ballanced Mod by Challenge Mod because I dont want do start new campain again.
or
3. Should I wait till the enemies became more stronger to make the game more challenge for me?

What shall I do to have more fun - more battles, what decision should I make? Point 1, 2 or 3, could you give me advice, pls? I hope in point 1 or 3.

B)
And my last question is if I find the Challenge Mod to hard for me after playing several years, could I only rewrite the files of Challenge Mod by Balanced mod and cotinue in the game, will be the game that again easier?

[mlp071]

Hi,

I have some questions. Now I am playing SPQR on H/H with Balanced Mod 1.1. Now is the year 255 and I have whole Italy before Padus and whole Sicily. But I think it was a little easy for me...

But my questions are:

A)
1. Should I try to reinstal Balanced Mod 1.1. by Challenge Mod 1.1.? I would like to know if the EB will be worked well with this Challenge Mod 1.1. after rewriting filesof the Balanced Mod 1.1.
or
2. Should I rather start again new SPQR chapaing on H/H with Challenge Mod 1.1.
What is better? I hope it would be better only rewrite Ballanced Mod by Challenge Mod because I dont want do start new campain again.
or
3. Should I wait till the enemies became more stronger to make the game more challenge for me?

What shall I do to have more fun - more battles, what decision should I make? Point 1, 2 or 3, could you give me advice, pls? I hope in point 1 or 3.

B)
And my last question is if I find the Challenge Mod to hard for me after playing several years, could I only rewrite the files of Challenge Mod by Balanced mod and cotinue in the game, will be the game that again easier?

You can switch back and forth , but don't forget to delete map.rwm file each time that you make change.

You only need to overwrite EBBS script, since mercenary file is same for both versions.

After that give AI some time so it can built up with new money.

[Patriote]

What was too easy? battles? then I advise you to try fighting using the unrestricted general camera view. It does some time to adapt but it makes battles much more challenging (and realistic! loosing your general, either dead or fled, is actually desastrous because you can no longer move your camera!)

I also play SQPR on H/H using a couple of unofficial mods although I control all of Italy, Sicily and the Po valley except for Mediolanum (should be under my control soon ) but I have suffer a couple of defeats (one of 4000 troops and 2 family members while trying to assault Syracuse... ) and another one facing a rebel gallic army including a little too much "Naked Fanatics... they are unbelievably strong

Anyways, just my 2 cents in trying helping you having more fun playing EB

[Pius Curus]

@mlp071

Thank you very much for your advice:)

@patriot
Uff, with the restricted general camera is the game play very hard, I know. But I like to see the battle from the above, you know. Maybe I try to play with restricted general camera again...I will see.

Wow, great defeat at Syracuse you had!!! I think you had to cry.
I have to say, that now I dont like the nudists since I have met the naked fanatics in EB for the firs time:)

[Patriote]

I play with the general camera indeed but I unchecked the optiong "restricted camera" so this way you are allowed to move the camera a little bit aound your general's unit, adjust the height some too and turnit on a 360o degree view, making the battles just a little bit easier

About the 4000 killed defeat, I mostly cursed myself for my impetuosity and lack of consideration for battle deployement (and AI behavior) I loose family members or they run off the map more often now because I have the bad habit of getting stuck in fights too early in battles or get caught while trying to outflank to enemy I have to correct that
However, one reason about some many casualties was that having the strategy of using 2 armies to besiege powerful enemy cities, such as Syracuse, well my plan was for the AI controlled army to breach the enemy's gate while I was assaulting the walls with 4 sieges towers and 2 sap points to squeeze the enemy holding the main gateway between our forces.

What happened instead was that my AI ally simply left his battery ram where it was and had all his units ran under the walls to reach my sieges towers as soon as they had reach the walls... so a lot dead and no pincer attack.
Also, my general fled the battlefield after long and bloody fights inside the city, so I was stuck at the border of the map, being unable to interfere at all and simply hoping for my troops to win the battle but to no avail