faction ai types

[cvtheoman]

are there any mods that use the different types of faction ai's in descr_strat? by that, i mean that every faction seems to be "balanced smith", instead of "fortified stalin" or "religious mao". anyone know any examples?

[attyla]

if i'm not wrong it decides only about the kind of units recruiting by faction.

[Vegas_Bear]

This was taken from an older post on RTW, believe they still apply-

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balanced - biasses towards growth, taxable income, trade level bonuses (roads), walls and xp bonus buildings

religious - biasses towards growth, loyalty, taxable income, farming, walls and law

trader - biasses towards growth, trade level, trade base, weapon upgrades, games, races and xp bonus buildings

comfortable - biasses towards growth, farming, games, races, xp bonus and happiness

bureaucrat - biasses towards taxable income, growth, pop health, trade, walls, improved bodyguards and law

craftsman - biasses towards walls, races, taxable income, weapon upgrades, xp bonuses, mines, health and growth

sailor - biasses towards sea trade, taxable income, walls, growth, trade

fortified - biasses towards walls, taxable income, growth, loyalty, defenses, bodyguards and law

These biasses are towards building properties, rather than buildings themselves. The game does not know what a "Blacksmith" is, for example, it only knows that it is a building which provides a weapon upgrade, and hence a Craftsman AI would be more likely to build it than another AI personality type.

These are then combined with a troop production personality, as follows:

smith - exactly level

mao - biased towards mass troops, light infantry

genghis - biased towards missile cavalry and light cavalry

stalin - biased towards heavy infantry, mass troops and artillery

napoleon - biased towards a mix of light and heavy infantry, light cavalry

henry - biased towards heavy and light cavalry, missile infantry

caesar - biased towards heavy infantry, light cavalry, siege artillery

Hope this helps,

VB

[cvtheoman]

yes, these are the bits that decide what the ai makes in buildings/troops.

my question is does anyone actual use these? or do most mods just make all factions "balanced smith" like vanilla?

[Gigantus]

A lot of mods use a variety of ai entries. Some of them make more sense for a land locked faction, others for an island faction.

craftsman ghengis rocks as a steppe faction
religious mao is a nasty neighbor in the beginning

[cvtheoman]

thanks, gig. do you know any examples worth looking at, where they use these well?

[Gigantus]

I haven't paid too close attention to the individual AI combinations, those two stuck in my mind because in that set up they worked\behaved well.

It's a matter of guess and try to find a suitable combination for a faction, the topographical set up plays a considerable role.

[cvtheoman]

sorry, i wasn't very clear. i meant do you know any mods that make good use of these, which i might use as an example?

[Gigantus]

I worked on this one and had some decent experiences: Regions & Provinces Mod

[cvtheoman]

thanks again, gig. i tip my hat to your awesome modding knowledge.

[Gigantus]

One is glad to be of service