Suicidal

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I have finnished the game twice (lost) and the difficulty level is set at suicidal when the screen goes to metaverse to see if I want to put the game up. I can't seem to find the control for difficulty. I have found advantage factor, but I don't think that is the same. To add to this I have noticed that it does'nt matter how many times I restart I never get the advantages the AI players get with regard to Size of planets (20+) usually 2 of these in a system, also the AI player seems to get systems closer to his home system. Finally I do not believe the AI either strarts with the same money or how do the colonise more systems than I do AND research transports and build 5 or 6 to come get me.

I know it is new but can someone answer this before I start thinking I am completly incompitent.

Thanks
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
The advantage factor must be set at suicidal and in those cases it does give the AI more money.
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
What is the computer AI intelligence set at?
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
Just to amswer above I think it is set to suicidal. Thats only because i saw it on the metaverse thing at the end I did'nt set it at that. And I don't know where I can alter it. I think it's been left off the options screen. Unless you can tell me different.

Thank you
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
It's on the first setup screen. Advantage factor. It shows up every time you create a new game.
Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
That is the one I set to cakewalk. and got the above dificult senario. Any way I set all the aliens to stupid and things calmed down greatly. When I finnish and it goes to metaverse screen i will see what level it says.
Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top
Right,
Just finnished game, difficulty level was cakewalk, and i had AI on stupid. and obviosly that was too easy. So the problem seems to be that when average is set (on all) you (I) don't stand a chance. Is there any alteration in game difficulty with AI difficulty. I mean if you set the game to cakrwalk and then set AI to average does the difficulty level change to suicide as I have seen at the end of other games?

Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top
In Beta 1B Average intelligence and cakewalk has the AI doing the exact same stuff as you do resource wise.

I was able to outproduce the AI fairly easily at this level by raising my taxes slightly and increasing spending while focusing on boosting morale.

John Histler beat the AI at a much higher level. I'm not sure what to say except that one can't expect to beat the game on the first day necessarily. ;)