Post by dompedroii on Jul 31, 2007 11:47:05 GMT -5
I think we need to add new depths to diplomacy and make the AI more "aware" of the importance of diplomacy and the need to cultivate good diplomatic relations with other players. In particular, I'd like to expand the attitude factors and give more opportunities for direct and immediate means to improve relations, and I would like to improve trade deals... in particular, I would like a peace treaty with a badly beaten AI to be better leverage for other concessions. Right now they'll hardly give up anything for a peace treaty even if they're getting stomped.
I think we also need to work on the AI's management skills. Combat has been dramatically improved by inclusion of Better AI in BtS, but the AI still needs work on how and why it gets into wars and it's pre-war preparations as well as its general peacetime management of its economy.