AI Researching at Much Slower Rate Than Me

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I have played about 10 games under Beta 4...typically large map with 4 or 5 AI's.  In every game, I quickly generate MUCH more research than all the Ai's...in the most recent game, by turn 250 when I "retire" (to check progress)  I am in the middle of the pack in Income, Mana, and Might, with slightly higher population - and with a Research score of 200 versus a Research score of less than 20 for each of the AI players. Looking at the Research Graph, I start to gain Research at a much faster rate than the AI's right from turn 1, and the gap steadily accelerates.  And as I said, this occurs in every game.

I am using a custom soveirgn and faction, but neither has any traits that provide or multiply research in an yway.

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

The AI doesn't prioritize research, and when they do they tend to go for the magic tree from what I have seen.

 

I watched a 400 turn AI vs AI game, I never saw anyone go above 3 units per squad. 

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

What difficulty? I find it fine on hard.

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top

It depends entirely on the difficulty. On lower difficulties (beginner, easy), the AI tends to be quite handicapped, but if you move on to hard or challenging, it picks up quickly (that is my experience at least).

 

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

Play on Expert, you'll be behind in research soon enough.

 

Reply #6 from Elemental Forums Top

Yeah my experience is on challenging where the AI doesn't cheat (supposedly... it certainly seems to cheat in small ways at least)

Reply #7 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting elutheral, reply 2
Some of the problems in beta 4 make it hard to play FE.

 

Do you mean specifically the AI's researching?  Because this is a beta, and I'd expect to see AI issues like these at this point.  Doesn't make the game difficult to play.  You can handicap yourself as others have suggested, or choose a map size and race that give a decided advantage to the AI.  Try playing Pardien on a small or medium map on hard.  See how long you last. ;)

Reply #8 from Elemental Forums Top

Like Umbral said the AI goes for magic a lot.  Another thing I notice is they seem to beeline and try to build Ereog's Tower first. 

Reply #9 from Elemental Forums Top


As the OP.....all the games i saw this research disparity ni were set on Cahallenging (all AI's challenging)

Reply #10 from Elemental Forums Top

If you check the log for the next version they have fixed this issue. Was a bug I think.