Expansion Video Now Available for Distant Worlds

[ASHBERY76]

ORIGINAL: EisenHammer

Most likely this is wishfull thinking, but is the AI for DW as good as or near as good as the AI for HTTR/COTA ?

It will be better at diplomacy,research and expanding a galactic empire one would think.

[EisenHammer]

ORIGINAL: ASHBERY76

ORIGINAL: EisenHammer

Most likely this is wishfull thinking, but is the AI for DW as good as or near as good as the AI for HTTR/COTA ?

It will be better at diplomacy,research and expanding a galactic empire one would think.

LOL...

OK... and don't forget about trade and espionage[:'(]

[Gertjan]

OK a wargame. I don't really like these type of games, they are too operational. I prefer to leave the combat part to the admirals/generals and just tell them how, when and where to attack and run my empire.

[drillerman]

Any chance of releasing the manual as a pdf download. A good marketing ploy!!! May whet some appetites of the fence sitters![:)]

[Sarissofoi]

I agree.
Manual.
This is what Cats want to see.

[ASHBERY76]

What happened to the next vids?

[Erik Rutins]

They were bombarded and all that survived were some screenshots. [;)]

[Wade1000]

Meaning maybe that they used the video making time to instead implement planetary bombardment. Yeah! Fine with me...as many probably know. Heh.

tm.asp?m=2391696 (wish list thread)

[rhohltjr]

ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins

It's tough to compare, to be honest, but I would say that the AI for DW is quite intelligent (as AIs go). The automation is certainly much more than just "passable". It reacts and decides in an intelligent fashion, which makes it much more enjoyable to use.

Erik,

Does diplomacy explain WHY the bugs and rats have gone from "feeling brotherly[&o]" towards you to gathering
on your border ready to glass you out of existance[:@]?

And

Can Pirates be killed off? Can the pirate bases be eliminated? Do the pirate bases return after being destroyed?
Can the pirate base numbers be adjusted in the start up screens? Or text files?

[elliotg]

ORIGINAL: rhohltjr
Does diplomacy explain WHY the bugs and rats have gone from "feeling brotherly[&o]" towards you to gathering
on your border ready to glass you out of existance[:@]?

Yes, in the diplomacy screen it tells you in detail all of the factors that are making another empire like/dislike you, and how much each factor matters.

Can Pirates be killed off? Can the pirate bases be eliminated? Do the pirate bases return after being destroyed?
Can the pirate base numbers be adjusted in the start up screens? Or text files?

Yes, you can wipe out a pirate faction by destroying their base. New pirate factions do appear, but tend to start off further away from established empires.

In the Start and New Game screen you can control the prevalence of pirates - even completely disabling them if you wish.

[Gertjan]

Cool, very good all! I can't wait to play it.

[rhohltjr]

Thanks for answering my questions elliotg. Sometimes on these forums I wonder if everyone has green dotted me. I appreciate your reply. Only a few more days to go till the 23rd. My other questions will be answered then I suspect.