AI resources advantage

[EmTom]

If I remember correctly Raw production has been reduced in recent patches. I am in the middle of a small map random game against AI and my feeling at the moment is that I'm far behind in equipment. I barely have any resources at all but it seems that AI has a surplus of both raw and oil and huge reserves (it's a testing game without fog of war so I can monitor everything). AI doesn't control more production centers than me so it's bonus has to be essential here.

So a question comes to my mind: has AI advantage in resources production been modified in last patches as well as production of raw and oil centers?

[mgaffn1]

I recall an earlier post where someone mentioned the AI gets bonus oil and ore (can't remember the details). Don't know if this has been changed yet in the various patches - probably not, because not too many people have complained about it. Also, I believe in the editor you can disable this AI "cheat". I usually leave it on, as the AI does need some help against human opponents.

[EmTom]

I agree that AI needs help but in this particular game a strategy to overtake opponents resources and force him to reduce his production of planes and tanks proved useless because of ridiculous reserves AI was able to collect before I managed to start any serious offensive actions. I won the game anyway but I feel the surplus of AIs raw and oil production deprived this game of some interesting possibilities and also of some fun as I was forced to just storm the front till I capture towns needed to collect enough VPs. I was also hammered by AIs much stronger airforce till the very end of the game which would not be a case if the raw prod bonus was smaller.

My conclusions: AI resources bonus is too big. As for advantages AI already has overall production bonus, which I feel is ok. I don't think resources bonus should be turned off completely, but I would decrease it a little bit just to make raw/oil centers more important for both human and AI player. The way it works now in random games against AI it is only important for human player to get more raw/oil centers if he needs to use more in his own production.

I am also curious whether resources bonus is dependent on AI level (higher on AI+/AI++). Does anyone know that?