An improved, aggressive AI, which plays all civilizations and all maps except Ceylon. Bases on Big Daddy AI. Works Online if hosted on Expert Difficulty.
AI 11 - The Flycatcher
This AI builds mostly same as AI 10 - Horsemaster.
It is an improvement of the Horsemaster. It trains four unit types at a time. The point of making this AI is to make it more aggressive and support in team games. I also will try to make the lower difficulties a challenge.
AI is an all-rounded AI capable of several modes.
The AI works now alright for 30 Minute Treaty, especially on Age Maps or Jolly Maps.
If you've downloaded this file before, download again and replace the old with the new files.
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AI 12 - The Guardsman:
Update August 26, 2022:
Added transport handling for NR Micronesia and Great Barrier Reef (though the AI can still not play Great Barrier Reef)
Germans AI added special rule for Treaty Games to get more Cards during Treaty
From under 8 minutes, between 8 to 10 minutes, and after 10 minutes.
This is to help AI with Downtown Maps, and other high-resource starts.
+10 Economic Population for Easy Difficulty (80), +10 Population (160) on non-Treaty Games
Update July 17, 2022:
Removed from gWater Maps: Northwest Territory, including Custom Versions.
I did this because AI tried to invade by sea when it should have supported with units by land.
Update July 16, 2022:
Removed from gWater Maps: New England, Plymouth, NR Polynesian Atoll
And also for all custom Versions of New England and Plymouth
I did this because it was causing problems with land combat for the AI.
Added to Transport Maps: NR Bengawan Solo (an Amazonia type map), NR Pulua Seribu (a Caribbean type map), Honest Amazonia, Caribbean, Ceylon
Added to gWaterMaps: Honest Northwest Territory, Honshu
Update May 3, 2022:
Removed from gWater Maps: Indochina, Carolina, Saguenay, Patagonia, Hispaniola, California; Lrg and NR Versions
Removed from gWater Maps: NR Van Dieman's Land
This prevents AI from trying to transport units by boat on these maps.
Added: Hunting New England, Plymouth, Northwest Territory, Honshu
Added: NR Amazonia TP
Update April 12, 2022.
Added Eco Maps to AI map list: Caribbean, Ceylon, Amazonia to transport maps, and Plymouth, New England, Northwest Territory, Honshu to water maps.
Update April 10, 2022.
Easy Difficulty improved:
Easy +5 Villagers in Treaty (80 vils, 85 for Natives)
Easy +5 pop in Treaty (165 pop, 170 for Chinese)
Special Rules for Easy on Treaty with Dutch, French, Japan, China
Easy +25% handicap bonus non treaty (1.0), (0.75), to match with treaty (1.0, 1.15)
Moderate +15% handicap bonus non treaty (1.15), (1.0), to match with treaty (1.15, 1.25)
Update March 31, 2022.
Fixed NR Aysen code: AI will not build walls on this map, but will do regular wall-building on other maps
Update March 30, 2022. Unique Sea Update 4.
Removed Option for AI invading islands on Water Maps:
NR Te Tai Tokerau, NR Easter Island, NR Madagascar, NR Aysen
Special wall handling for NR Aysen added:
AI will not build walls to block off its path to the land
Update March 23, 2022. Unique Sea Update 3.
Removed Option for AI invading islands on Water Maps:
NR Gold Coast, NR Gujurat, NR Te Tai Poutini, NR Tahiti, NR Australia, NR Greenland
Update March 22, 2022. Unique Sea Update 2.
Added Option for AI invading islands on Water Maps:
NR British Isles, NR Easter Islands, NR Madagascar, NR Van Dieman's Land, NR Greenland
Update March 19, 2022. Unique Sea Update.
Added Option for AI invading islands on Water Maps:
Northwest Territory, New England, Plymouth, Honshu. For:
Grand Cmp, Musket, Downtown, Esport, Quest, Tryhard, Jolly,
Age, NR, Impeccable, Ruby, Standard versions of these maps.
Note:
aiSetWaterMap(true);
gWaterMap = true;
Regulates the option to invade islands.
Add any custom water map to this an AI will use ships periodically.
This is different than the total approach used in Caribbean, Amazonia.
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Update March 17, 2022. Sea WOL Update.
Added Transport Handling for Wars of Liberty Water Maps:
NR Falklands Islands, NR Ibalong (Phillipines), NR Galapagos,
NR Azores, NR Balkans, NR New Zealand, NR Archipelago
Added to Fishing Maps for Wars of Liberty Water Maps:
NR Falklands Islands, NR Ibalong (Phillipines), NR Galapagos, NR Marajo, NR Australia, NR Aysen, NR Azores, NR Balkans, NR Gibraltar, NR Gold Coast, NR Gujarat, NR Iberian Peninsula, NR New Zealand, NR Te Tai Tokerau (Northern New Zealand), NR Te Tai Poutini (Southern New Zealand), NR Polynesian Atoll, NR Tahiti, NR Archipelago
Note that if player invades an island, AI teammates will help, I've figured that's its a trigger based on scouting. If AI has a dock and knows about where to attack, it will invade other player's islands.
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Update March 3, 2022. Sea Update.
Added Transport Handling for these water maps on these modes:
Musket, Esport, Downtown, Grand Cmp: Caribbean, Amazonia, Ceylon, Lagoon.
Also for Age: Caribbean, Amazonia, Ceylon, and Impeccable: Caribbean, Amazonia.
Added handling for Islander Pacific Sea (AI will send units across to other islands).
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Musket, Esport, Downtown, Grand Cmp Honshu added to AI script as standard navy map.
Be sure to copy in the new Guardsman AI to get results!
- Version from December 26 kept in Download
Update December 26:
- Added staggering Treaty Saving for Resources in Colonial, Fortress, Industrial Ages aimed toward age up.
- This should prevent AI staying in Fortress Age in Treaty Games and focus on aging up correctly.
- To install from previous install copy the new Guardsman AI version into Data - AI3.
Update December 16: Upgrade of Flycatcher with changes:
- Maintains Shogun and Daimyo for Japan while not training them as regular units
- Special Economic Rules for Treaty for Natives, Ottomans, Japanese, French
- Special Economic Rules for Treaty for British, Spanish, Portuguese
- Imperial Age Rule for Chinese to Build one more War Academy
- Special Economic Rules for Treaty for Chinese, Dutch, Indians, Russians
- Aztecs build less Arrow Knights (0.78 + biasinf instead of 0.80 + biasinf)
- Aztecs use Temple of Coatlicue (Arrow Knights) rather than Temple of Xolotl (Villagers)
- Chinese use Western Reforms and Manchu Combat and have handling for these shipments
- Fortress Age Rule for Chinese to Build two War Academies in this age
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New Flycatcher:
Update October 23:
- New Rule for Germans in Treaty Games added in Hard and Expert for more economic population before 10 minutes (100) and less after 10 minutes (95) as well as room for shipping factories with extra Uhlans in custom matches (80 military pop, 105 after 10 minutes).
- New Rule for British for upgrading Veteran and Guard Grenadiers in Imperial Age.
- New Rule added for researching Legendary Native Warriors and Exalted Native Warriors in situations when desired.
Update October 22:
- Germans train a original values (for a more balanced army).
- New Rule for Germans to always upgrade Prussian Needle Guns and Guard War Wagons in Imperial Age (for Treaty Games).
Update October 20:
- Aztecs train a bit less Arrow Knights and more War Hut Units.
Update October 8:
- AI now uses 0.25 for Offense Bonus and 0.20 for Defense Bonus.
Update October 7:
- AI now less Aggressive in Opportunity Defensive Priorities (0.25 instead of 0.35).
- AI no longer transports military units on Honshu and NR Honshu; this interfered with land gameplay.
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New Flycatcher:
Update September 29:
- AI now uses Fishing Boats correctly as I tested something in the previous version.
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Update September 28:
- AI has more aggressive bonus values and less defensive values: Opportunity Attack increased to 0.3 (0.2), Opportunity Defense given 0.35 bonus for attack (0.15). This should help them focus on attacking armies and saving allies a bit less.
- British AI now uses Infinite Grenadiers Card instead of 3 Rockets.
- Included August 11 Version in the Download
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Update August 11:
- Added staggered resources savings for non-Treaty Games.
- AIs gather for 2 Town Centers in Fortress rather than 1.
- Added Handling for Naval Maps, including 20 Fishing Boat boom on water maps, and Transport Handling for NR Caribbean, NR Ceylon, NR Amazonia, NR Honshu and Island Polynesia. Expect naval invasions!
- Portuguese now research Econmedia Manor from Church card.
- British AI now always builds 2 Additional Town Centers.
- Maritime Maps also handled in AI script.
- Added Genitours card for the Portuguese
- Island Polynesia added to Fishing Maps
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- Update August 9: Improved German AI, Added new cards and handling for these cards. I did this after testing and trying out what I thought would be best.
- Changed Germans: Uhlans to 0.95, War Wagons to 0.79, enabled Mercenaries for Germans, 0.5 Bias Cav, 1.0 Native Bias for Germans (This means German AI can now do many more things and build a balanced army every game and beat other AIs).
- Removed Market from Europeans in Industrial and Asians in Imperial, priority 25 from 55.
- Changed 6 Infinite Grenadiers to Improved Grenades Card for British
- Changed 8 Richelieu's Regiment to Thoroughbreds Card for French
- Changed 6 Spahi to Irregulars for Ottomans
- Added Military Reforms for Dutch
- Added Siege Discipline for Iroquois
These Cards should appear in AI Decks in games with Homecity Level 100 or above.
- Version from July 27 included in Download
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- Update July 27: Chinese no longer tries to build Light Infantry, only Banner Armies. Aztec AI trains more Jaguar Prowl Knights and less Coyote Runners.
- Update July 19: Aztecs Unit Priorities redefined. I have given Aztecs a Civ Bias of 0.5 BiasInf and 0.5 BiasCav (which also works for Light Infantry), and in addition extra Priorities for the Knight Units first, then War Hut Units second. This means that they will constantly train units while they have resources for them.
- All AIs can now make use of Light Infantry, not just Aztecs.
- AIs now use 10-20 units in training queue rather than 10-25.
- Update July 18: Aztecs train old priorities with General Units. AI uses 1 Building training as I found it bugged up the code previously. I had two values before: 10-25 units with 2 Buildings and 10-20 units with 1 Building. I now corrected this to 10-25 units with 1 Building for both of them.
- AI uses 85 Military Units in Industrial and 100 in Imperial (up from 80 Industrial, 110 Imperial; original was 70 Industrial, 90 Imperial).
- Aztec AI on account of less units in Imperial now again spawns Skull Knights when there is military population available; Sioux AI should also spawn Dog Soldiers.
- German AI trains more Skirmishers.
- Indians, Chinese, Japanese now have secondary and tertiary btOffenseDefense increased to 0.45 (up from 0.35); the normal value remains 0.50. This should prevent them from camping in their bases until very late game (1 hour).
- Version from July 3rd included in download
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- Update 3 July 2021: 2 Building Unit Training once again.
- Update 2 July 2021: Military Units trained from 1 Building instead of 2 at a time, like in AI 9 - Big Daddy.
- Included Original Flycatcher in Download.
- Update 1 July 2021: Extra Market built in Imperial Age by Asians rather than Industrial; this should help Wonder Age ups to Imperial. It is still built in Industrial by Europeans and Natives.
- Update 5 May 2021: Original Flycatcher uploaded because of encountering online issues.
- Update 27 April 2021: French AI trains original values.
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Things Different in AI:
- Rice Paddies can be build 5 distance (down from 8). Asians try to get an additional Rice Paddy in Imperial (up to 5).
- Maximum Army Unit count increased to 80 for Industrial (70) and 110 for Imperial (90).
- German AI trains more Dopplesoldners, Uhlans, less War Wagons and less Mercenaries, same amount of Skirmishers
- Japanese AI no longer tries to train Arsonists or Flaming Arrow Artillery (Arsonists are not classified as Mercenaries).
- AIs for Ottoman, Dutch, British, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Russians, have been made more aggressive (0.45, 0.50, 0.55)
- Turtle Up Rule increased to +0.8 so that Civs can eventually receive increased OffenseDefense while still being able to build walls and towers (up from +0.6).
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Basically:
British AI: Trains Dragoons, Grenadiers, Musketeers, and some Hussars.
French AI: Trains Cuirassiers, Dragoons, Skirmshers, Musketeers, some Halberdiers and Hussars
Spanish AI: Trains Lancers, Dragoons, Rodeleros, Musketeers, Skirmishers, and Hussars
Ottoman AI: Trains Hussars, Cavalry Archers, Janissaries, and some Abus Guns.
Dutch AI: Trains always Hussars, Halberdiers, Ruyters, Skirmishers and Pikemen.
Russian AI: Trains Ranged Infantry, Cossacks, Cavalry Archers, and some Halberdiers.
Portuguese AI: Trains Musketeers, Cassadors, Dragoons, Halberdiers, and some Hussars.
German AI: Trains Dopplesoldners, Uhlans, War Wagons, and some Skirmishers.
Iroquois AI: Trains Aenna, Tomahawks, Forest Prowlers, Mantlets, Kanya Horsemen, and ships units from the Homecity.
Aztec AI: Trains Eagle Knights, Jaguar Prowl Knights, Macehualtins, Coyote Runners, Puma Spearmen, Arrow Knights
Sioux AI: Trains Axe Riders, Rifle Riders always, Bow Riders, Wakina Rifles and some War Clubs.
Indian AI: Trains Flail Elephants, Gurkha, Sepoys, Sowars, Zamburacks and Howdah.
Chinese AI: Trains Territorial Armies and Forbidden Armies.
Japanese AI: Trains Samurai, Naginata Riders and Ashigaru and ships Units from the Homecity.
Easy up to 0.75 (now 1.0) and 150 Population with 70-80 Villager Population.
Moderate up to 1.00 (now 1.15) and 185 Population with 85-90 Villager Population.
Hard up to 1.25 and 200-220 Population with 90-95 Villager Population.
Expert stays at 1.5 and 200-220 Population with 90-95 Villager Population.
All Factories, second and third (if available) produce Heavy Cannons, Rockets, or Great Bombards.
Made by murdilator, aka Justus_Pacificia
Backup included of original AI Files, all needed to install is copy and paste in:
Program Files (86x), Microsoft Games, Steam, steam apps, common, Age of Empires III, bin, AI3
Then it should work next time you play skirmish or play separately online vs computer!
Both players need it installed for LAN Play or Comp Stomps online!
What people have said about the AI:
"It is Good, it plays like a real person."
"It is a good write."
"This long" (of game. It was a 2v2, 56 minute game).
What people have said about the ai on online Comp Stomps:
"Definitely an improvement over the original. It seemed smarter than before."
"Den var bra" - "It was good"
"It seemed stronger than normal"
A rating today on NR Deccan (custom map mode) about the AI:
"It is crazy...Love it"
NR Maps to be played with the AI:
Aoe3.heavengames.com
Another good mention of the AI:
"Better than a noob!"
"AI is pretty smart."
This AI now handles more maps well, especially water maps as it can fish boom effectively. I recommend TR30 with the AI on regular maps or TR20 on my custom maps.
Here is a screenshot video of the AI in previous versions in action on some of my maps hosted online:
The AI 12 - Guardsman is an upgrade of the Flycatcher that has special rules for Treaty Resource Saving and tries to consistently get to Industrial Age by 20 minutes and Imperial Age by 30 minutes.
Again the AI Bot is not 100% a player, but more closer to a 75% player on its highest difficulties. It tries to build its civilization's best units and its unique units, and use the civilization's best cards.
Use Handicap to have a very good game.
Have 50% Handicap Bonus for Players, and 50% for Computer Players.
This will help the AI age properly and give more resources out of the trees, berries, mines, fish, and hunted animals.
I recommend this for online treaty games with AI allies and opponents, even though it doesn't give XP. I suggest Handicap Bonus for regular maps, that are not custom maps.
This will work out well for 20 minute treaty, or 30 minute treaty and even 40 minute treaty. The Player will be able to get to Imperial Age under 20 minutes with the bonus, and giving this bonus to other human players in the game will make a fun match for all to play!
On custom maps I recommend only giving players Handicap Bonus, and letting the AI build regularly, especially if players start with high resources.
Here is another video describing the Guardsman AI:
In a rare bug with Russian AI on Hard, or Japanese AI on Expert where it won't build units after an update, switch difficulty, play a game for two minutes, then switch back to refresh it.
I recently had an online game where Japan didn't build units after Treaty ended; this was the only AI I didn't play against after July 17 update. I tested it on Hard, then Expert on Single player (just switching difficulty), and AI trained units as regular. To remember to refresh your AI script after installing an update (that is switch difficulty, then back to what you want to play with)!