Posted October 28, 2020
I'm still coming to grips with CPT2 (I've played other games in the genre before but I'm new to this one) and after finishing the game I decided to install the Apolyton mod as its highly recommended. I've heard that the AI isn't too strong in the base game and is beefed up in Apolyton but it seems like its to an absurd degree. I'm barely able to found a few cities and they've already taken the entire map. Slavers keep stealing my pop way before I can research abolition and they have a ton of improvements on the map. They have a ton of military units, wonders, and have machine gun infantry by 300 A.D.
I know I'm not THE most effective player, but I'm literally on the easiest difficulty and its clear the AI is cheating (I'm aware that the base AI probably also cheats just due to the hardware at the time and complexity of coding AI for a 4X game) to an absurd degree and honestly ruins the point of playing this game for me. What's the fun if I feel like I can't even get out of the ancient era before the AI already has nearly the entire map? I can't possibly build settlers fast enough, let alone the research, improvements, wonder, and the military units.
Am I missing something obvious? Extra config that I can do? A game mechanic that's clearly going over my head that I'm expected to be taking advantage of? Or should I just go back to Vanilla?
I feel like I'm expected to know the mechanics and exploits by heart before playing against this AI and not only am I not there, but I don't even feel like that's a goal of mine.
The build of Apolyton I'm using is a 2011 build as its the only link I've found to it so far.
I know I'm not THE most effective player, but I'm literally on the easiest difficulty and its clear the AI is cheating (I'm aware that the base AI probably also cheats just due to the hardware at the time and complexity of coding AI for a 4X game) to an absurd degree and honestly ruins the point of playing this game for me. What's the fun if I feel like I can't even get out of the ancient era before the AI already has nearly the entire map? I can't possibly build settlers fast enough, let alone the research, improvements, wonder, and the military units.
Am I missing something obvious? Extra config that I can do? A game mechanic that's clearly going over my head that I'm expected to be taking advantage of? Or should I just go back to Vanilla?
I feel like I'm expected to know the mechanics and exploits by heart before playing against this AI and not only am I not there, but I don't even feel like that's a goal of mine.
The build of Apolyton I'm using is a 2011 build as its the only link I've found to it so far.
Post edited October 28, 2020 by VivisectorGames
