Does the AI get smarter in Hard and Very Hard?

**remoraptor** · February 02, 2009, 01:14 AM

I've recently played a campaign in small unit size, medium/hard difficulty and would like to try the next levels of difficulties so long as the AI improves on both battle and campaign.

Could anyone here enlighten us on what actually changes in the game when you advance in difficulty in both the battle and campaign maps. Also what are the pros and cons of the unit sizes? Any info would be greatly appreciated...

**aznflea** · February 02, 2009, 02:02 AM

they dont get smarter they just get stronger and angrier against you. unit sizes on huge has the slowest development because when youre recruiting for 240 men instead of 60, your population grows at a slower pace and thus cant reach the higher tiers as fast.

on camapaign difficulty, you get less money, ai gets 5000(?) bonus per turn, ai favours alliances against you on hard, on VH AI gets 10k and if you share a border you are attacked.

on battle, the ai just gets tougher.

i recomend campaign hard and battle very hard for optimum fun to difficulty ratio

**Mediteran** · February 02, 2009, 02:50 AM

in battle the ai gets bonuses, it doesnt get smarter

**hastati lord** · February 02, 2009, 02:23 PM

nope they dont get smarter just outrageous amounts of units and the units have increased attack

**Scutarii** · February 02, 2009, 06:41 PM

Not smarter, just money bonuses on the campaign map (plus they get really pissed off at the player) and stat bonuses on the battle map (+4 morale and attack on H, +7 on VH).

**darthbane7** · February 02, 2009, 08:03 PM

Yup. The AI is almost as stupid on E as it is on VH (well, maybe). The only hard part about VH difficulty is the campaign, as the AI gets SOOO many economic bonuses and is much harder, diplomatically.