gold farming tips

from Demigod Forums

I got the game over the weekend and have been playing skirmishes with the AI on highest difficulty trying to learn how to play (normal is way too easy). I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, but I'm always rediculously behind on gold compared to AI opponents. At the end of a game I look over at the gold column and everyone else has between 1.5x and 2x of what I have. Even with comparable kills, assists and grunts. Is there something I'm missing here that allows the AI to rack up so much gold during a game? I know you get gold per grunt you do 25% damage to, but it seems like I can't get enough gold even when I use AoE spells like Rain of Ice to wipe out entire waves of creeps. 

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Reply #1 from Demigod Forums Top

Yes there's something you're missing.  It's called ai hax.

Reply #2 from Demigod Forums Top

If I'm not mistaken, on Nightmare difficulty the game actually gives greater benefits to the AI - allowing them to essentially cheat - to make the game more difficult to human players. I only play on Nightmare, and find that it merely draws the game out longer rather than making it more difficult if you play correctly.

I believe they receive more gold, experience and health regeneration - I don't have any hard cold facts, just something I've observered during my time with the game.

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Reply #3 from Demigod Forums Top

One thing you can do is to buy the first citadel upgrade in that line ASAP.

Cap and hold their goldmine flag(s). This is tough, but if you can do it, you'll win the game.

Reply #4 from Demigod Forums Top

Yes Hard and Nightmare AI's cheat. They certainly get bonus gold and experience. I dont know about health regen. This is because it is incredibly difficult to make a "good" AI for this game that wont "rape" all human players. So they have 2 AI's. Both are pretty much exactly the same. The only difference being easy AI rarely use teleports so they are easier to kill without stuns.

They could have programmed a better AI but can you imagineplaying against computer oponents who make all the right chopices and do all the right things with all the right timing? It would be brutal.

So as far as Ive noticed this is the difference:

Easy: Basic AI, no/very little teleports.

Normal: Same Basic AI, just uses teleports more so they dont give up kills as easily.

Hard: Same as normal with 1.5x gold and XP

Nightmare: Same as normal but with 2x gold and xp.

As far as I can see nightmare is only playable if you can really rake in the kills. If you are playing a defensive or support demigod or one who does not focus on killing other DG's, nightmare is VERY difficult. The computer outlevels and out equips you VERY quickly, unless they spend a lot of time dead.

Hardshould be all you need in order to get your practice in. The AI gets enough extra gold to pay for as many teleport scrolls as they need and if you are playing well they wont outlevel you. If you are being outleveled on hard, you are most likely doing something wrong.