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The AI is certainly getting an unfair deal every time I play.
For example, in my latest game I'm a few turns into the game and I just researched Universal Translator.
So I talk to the Torians and in order to get "Defense Theory", I have to give them "Communications Theory", "Universal Translator" AND... over 600 in BC to get the deal "green". That's more than half of my treasury to even a deal that is already very lopsided in their favor!
If I try to do a "yellow" deal and offer them both techs without the cash, they decline and say 'and this is a good deal HOW?'
Exactly how does this represent the AI playing without an unfair advantage? A fair deal would be Communications Theory for Defense Theory straight up, or maybe with a slight cash difference if either tech was more or less favored by the AI.
~SDC~
For example, in my latest game I'm a few turns into the game and I just researched Universal Translator.
So I talk to the Torians and in order to get "Defense Theory", I have to give them "Communications Theory", "Universal Translator" AND... over 600 in BC to get the deal "green". That's more than half of my treasury to even a deal that is already very lopsided in their favor!
If I try to do a "yellow" deal and offer them both techs without the cash, they decline and say 'and this is a good deal HOW?'
Exactly how does this represent the AI playing without an unfair advantage? A fair deal would be Communications Theory for Defense Theory straight up, or maybe with a slight cash difference if either tech was more or less favored by the AI.
~SDC~