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0022279AI War 2Balance IssueNov 25, 2019 10:19 am
Reporterdeo Assigned To 
Severitymajor 
Status newResolutionopen 
Product Version1.010 Extracting Those Archives 
Summary0022279: Dyson and Antagonizers
Descriptionon diff 7+ AI spawns dyson antagonizers, which may appear randomly
combining dyson level, map type and bad luck you may take unreachable antagonizer and dyson lvl 10 (s500) close spawn, which is kinda game breaking
playing on "Snake" map antagonizer may spawn on one of the outer planets, and i found myself exploting saves to get it closer
so it probably need a fix to spawn it somewhere reasonably reachable, may be depending on difficulty
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RocketAssistedPuffin

Nov 25, 2019 8:53 am

reporter   ~0054711

The spawn distance depends on the AIP. Close normally, but gets farther out the higher AIP is. If I recall right, 300+ it can spawn anywhere.

It doesn't depend on the AI Difficulty either. I believe it's Intensity 8 Dyson Sphere that causes it.

deo

Nov 25, 2019 9:13 am

reporter   ~0054712

>Intensity 8 Dyson Sphere that causes it.
oh, ok... thats changes a lot, still looks like a nasty surprise, may be add a note to dyson difficulty about this?

>300+ it can spawn anywhere.
hm, first time it spawned in 2h17min, the chance you'll reach 300+ AIP at that time is quite high

well, for it's a quite strange mechanic, the only solution i see is to avoid dyson lvl 8+, otherwise too gamebreaking

BadgerBadger

Nov 25, 2019 10:12 am

manager   ~0054713

Reaching 300 AIP in 2 hours sounds crazy. I think a significant percentage of games end with the AIP never hitting 300 (certainly my last game the AIP never hit 200).

deo

Nov 25, 2019 10:14 am

reporter   ~0054714

then i'm certainly playing it in a wrong way :D

BadgerBadger

Nov 25, 2019 10:18 am

manager   ~0054715

Last edited: Nov 25, 2019 10:19 am

Not "wrong", just atypical, and balance unfortunately winds up catering to the majority. If you have a particular style you prefer then go for it and set the Dyson intensity lower.

Edit: Also the Snake map in particular is very different and hard to balance, which exacerbates things.

Issue History

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Nov 25, 2019 7:36 am deo New Issue
Nov 25, 2019 8:53 am RocketAssistedPuffin Note Added: 0054711
Nov 25, 2019 9:13 am deo Note Added: 0054712
Nov 25, 2019 10:12 am BadgerBadger Note Added: 0054713
Nov 25, 2019 10:14 am deo Note Added: 0054714
Nov 25, 2019 10:18 am BadgerBadger Note Added: 0054715
Nov 25, 2019 10:19 am BadgerBadger Note Edited: 0054715