by AwarE » 04 Apr 2016, 03:47
Hello Sparkitus,
I play with a partner or on a team against the AI most of the time and it can be as challenging as your skillz require.
To have a really good game against AI you need to change some settings.
Play:
Use the FAF beta. The AI should now be fixed and able to reclaim resources.
In lobby 'Options' set:
Map : any map with TeamPlay_AI in its name. These have a full set of FA markers. Search the FAF Vault for 'TeamPlay'
Read the instructions in the map description to know the AIx start positions.
Set 'Victory Condition' to 'Annihilation' so that it does not matter if the AI loses its ACU. If any Human player loses his ACU the match is lost and although you can continue your game time length can not be counted as a 'Map Record' time for all AI units killed.
Set 'Civilians' to NONE
Set 'NO Rush' timer to OFF(default)
Set 'Pre-built base' to OFF(default)
Set AIx Omni to ON(default)
Set Both AIx Multipliers @ 1.2 - this is a good starting level for an average player. The AIx performs much better compared to the non-AIx and you can crank up the multipliers above 1.2(average<1000), lets say up to 1.7(expert 1000+) as you learn the map.
Mods:
There is a mod that makes for a better game called 'Anti-Nuke Price' that reduces the cost and buildtime of anti-nuke weapons by 10x. As you increase the AIx multipliers this mod becomes more and more essiental.
Do not use 2x resource mod. This is for total newbies and weakens the AI.
In lobby:
Add two Sorian Turtle AIx (if three AI include Sorian Air AIx.) Don't use adaptive AI it is stupid ...this AI has a bad habit of rushing with its ACU and being caught in 'no-mans-land'.
Make sure the AIx is in the correct start position. (see map description)
Team all AIs so they don't fight eachother.
Best factions for AI on most maps are Aeon and Seraphim combo.
In Game:
Once game has started go to Allies 'sharing' and share resources. The AIs will also share with it's team.
Map built-in Restrictions
Many of my maps have builtin restrictions like NO LRC, Nukes, Sat, Para. (Long Range Cannons, Nukes, Satellites, Paragon.
You can not change this and it causes the game to be Non-Ranked, as it should be. The main reason the restrictions are there is to make players turtle less and attack with air/ground/naval units instead of nukes or LRC. The idea is to prevent a one unit type easy kill, your attack will need to be multi-pronged or it will not hold up against the AIx.
Some reasons for restrictions are:
- The AI navy has no Nuke defense.
- There is NO way to turn OFF only 'Experimental Air'
- The Shields have been weakened since Sorian wrote his AI, making it vulnerable to LRC, an easy kill on a small map 10x10.
Its all about having fun ...the 1st time you play a map the AI may seem impossible to beat. The 2nd time you play the same setup it will be much easier because you know what's coming.
roj
