Scripting questions

**BozosLiveHere** · 07-11-2007, 13:29

Originally Posted by bovi

Yes, by deleting the section of EBBS_Script.txt that concerns the 4tpy.

That's not enough, the traits will be all messed up if he does that.

**bovi** · 07-11-2007, 13:40

**mcantu** · 07-11-2007, 15:02

I too strongly dislike 4tpy. I believe it severely unbalances AI behavior and results in the Black Death and Grey Death and the endless AI superstacks (even with the money/merc mods), that we are all familiar with

**bovi** · 07-11-2007, 15:14

How exactly can you attribute an inbalance in AI behaviour to the fact that there are 4 seasons?

**mcantu** · 07-11-2007, 15:23

They have double the opportunity to expand and add troops while movement rates are the same as they were for 2tpy.

In my current Getai campaign (VH/M), the Selucids already have all of Asia Minor and its only 246

**bovi** · 07-11-2007, 15:42

They do exactly the same stuff in a given number of turns whether those turns represent half or a fourth as many years. The stacks have nothing to do with that part of the script, they come from the assistance given to the AI.

**mcantu** · 07-11-2007, 16:30

But the AI now has twice as many turns in which to act. It could be that the AI is behaving as if it still has half any turns in which move/attack/recruit. Increased build times help but recruitment is still 1 turn for most units.

Its been along time since I played a 2tpy mod and I cant remember if the endless stacks and the Black/Gray Deaths were problems there too. Those things do seem to happen in most of the 4tpy mods I've played.

It just doesnt seem realistic for a faction to steamroll through all the of the Middle East and Asia Minor in 34 years (136 turns) and drain all of its cities population to under 1000 to build up its stacks.

What are the commands that affect IA growth and behavior (Fortified Ceasar, etc)?