It's funny, people have been talking about doing stuff like this for so long and finally a company is taking AI seriously. Count me in for not playing against humans - It will also be nice to play against an AI that isn't a human playing 24/7 but claiming to be a newbie.
could we see the drake? i know the whiners will complain about the graphics if they're not done, but those people have been bitching already not realizng they're the reason game companies don't like to show early previews...
I'd say Simarillion, some of Moorcock's novels (especially Skraeling Tree and War of Angels trilogy)...do the Dragonlance Chronicles count as epic?
Looks great!
I'm glad a game studio has clued in (or rather, has continuously been clued in) to the single player market. Also love the serious work you and the rest of your team put into AI as a result. I'm curious - would you be able to use the computer's AI to create a hint system for newbie players? I love 4x games but frankly suck at them. It would cool to see the AI offer hints as to what you should do on your turn and some small explanation. looking very forward to 2010, Gro
Looks good. This is one of those games that I'll be waiting impatiently for....
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