Robert Gresham

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Try this... start ten games in a medium sized universe and once the map is uncovered compare your starting position to the computer's. The computer's start will ALMOST ALWAYS be much better. Hence the statement, "the computer doesn't cheat" is a lie, but the statement "the computer gets no bonuses" could still be true in some sense. No, the computer doesn't get more gold or resources, its shield box is just smaller :) No the computer doesn't get more gold or resources, it just autoswaps ever

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[quote]Cut out the trolling already. [/quote] So "trolling is a post asserting something you don't agree with?" You don't know what trolling is. [quote]There are many tactics that rapidly boost the production of an empire including oscillation, heavy taxing, trade boosting, blackmailing, and transport rushing. Just because you fail to use these tactics does not mean that the computer can't either. [quote] Hehe, Ive been playing these types of games since 1978...

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We've all been playing these games for how long? and we still want to believe that there is such a thing as AI in computer games? LOL. OF COURSE IT CHEATS. One of these days someone will quit rehashing the same old 4x algorithm with gussied up graphics and serving it up to us as "advanced AI" hoo-ha! There will be dancing in the streets. And HOW MANY years ago did MOO come out? 8-9 or so? This game is "MOO Lite" and cheats just like they all do and I have played them all. One of these days I