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AI Start Up Level Bonuses/Penalties

By Tazilon

A quick look at AI starting levels and income bonuses.

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23 Aug, 2021 @ 5:19pm

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INCOME BONUSES FOR AI

Because the consensus view in the discussions seems to be that "Baron" is the "normal" level for AI opponents, I thought I would post this information from the CoE5 manual to show people what penalties or bonuses AI factions get for their resource income at various levels of difficulties.

Turns out, JESTER (the default) is the "Normal" level of difficulty with no penalty or bonus to resource production.

In other words, at JESTER level, the AI has the same rate of resource production as you do.

Yes, a short "guide", but I think valuable info for many, especially those new to the franchise.

~Taz

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Jkiller 20 Feb @ 11:52am

illwinter should create an API, where people can write bots.

Ragnaman 30 Jun, 2022 @ 1:01pm

No difference in AI ?

MrPicklesAndTea 28 May, 2022 @ 9:19am

I think it's fine that the AI difficulty is income-based rather than AI based. I don't think people appreciate just how much stuff happens all at once. It may be because my graphics card melted recently and I got a potato one for two monitors, but larger game's end turns takes a hot minute. If the AI were better, I imagine it'd take even longer to end turn.

The Grand Mugwump 8 Oct, 2021 @ 6:39pm

Higher difficulties at Count or above also drastically increase the size of their starting army.

FirestormXL 10 Sep, 2021 @ 12:12am

THANK YOU!!! I hate income bonuses = difficulty settings rather than them making smarter decisions.

SamTheSparrow 1 Sep, 2021 @ 2:55am

This explains a lot, thanks!

Shedletsky 28 Aug, 2021 @ 12:24am

That's pretty funny how Illwinter wants me to feel bad about playing against "Jester AI" but really they should feel bad since their non-cheating AI can only play at "Jester" level.

Korriban 27 Aug, 2021 @ 5:57pm

Explains so much, thank you for this!

Whopper 25 Aug, 2021 @ 2:52pm

I was feeling that count is a fair game... so I guess I am at count lvl... I feel that certain factions could use the help but like enchanter and others like quetzal need to be 2-3 levels behind.

Nogi Everfree 23 Aug, 2021 @ 11:06pm

Oof...
Seems the AI is more A than I~

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