Stop AI Ally taking oil resources

[Rommel]

It is irritating in a skirmish game when your AI allies start stealing all your oil resources. Would be good if this could be curbed - I know they need to gather resources from all over the map, but maybe there could be some system set up where they will not steal resources within x tile radius of ally bases.

[aubergine]

If you're using NullBot AI, it won't take oil resources within a 20 tile radius (IIRC) of your HQ, assuming you built a normal "The Project" style HQ.

[Rommel]

ah cool I didn't realise that

[NoQ]

Actually, it doesn't take oils that are closer to your HQ than to his.

Also, if you allow your AI allies to take your base oil, you are most likely doing something wrong in the sense of strategy. You can't be that slow.

[Rommel]

NOrmally it is not an issue, but with high oil it is, you either devote all your starting trucks to building derricks or you are going to lose a few derricks to your AI Allies.

Try it yourself on a 8v8 map with high oil and see what happens.

[NoQ]

with high oil

Then the real problem is to make them not take more than 40 oils, in general. Also, high oil is not what really matters; the real problem is very densly placed start locations (that is, on Squared you won't have any such problems). Also, Nexus AI plays very poorly on high oil (and i'm not sure if there is an AI that does well on high oil; you need completely different build orders and strategies).

a 8v8 map

Do want! (:

[Rommel]

lol I mean 4v4 map hahaha

[Rommel]

I agree about ai not handling high oil maps, they just can't seem to defend against massed units

[Iluvalar]

I note that rommel complained in another topic that he can't queue more than 10 derricks at time.

I'd say both problems are linked Rommel : Start with a factory to make more trucks and devote AT LEAST 4 trucks to the derrick building. good players often steal a line to the AI because it's actually way too slow. Just train your opening .

[Per]

So stop playing high oil maps, and use a mod to increase oil output instead... Solves your other problem with building derricks, too.

[Rommel]

I note that rommel complained in another topic that he can't queue more than 10 derricks at time.

No I didn't, someone else said that.

[Rommel]

So stop playing high oil maps, and use a mod to increase oil output instead... Solves your other problem with building derricks, too.

I like multiplayer with High oil maps and mods won't work unless everyone else has it installed, correct?

[Iluvalar]

No, you can place the mod in a specific map, you could play the same with only 1 derrick to build that worth 40x. Just need to add a "0" to the power generator function in function.txt and pack it with the appropriate map.