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  2. [Multiplayer Lobby] - Autohost Bot

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    Posted

    Everything derived from 0 A.D. is open source. :) I can provide a diff if requested, but currently the code is experimental, rather messy (and a hackjob) :P

    Note that this won't allow you to host if you couldn't before. It merely allows one that can host to provide a service of hosting without human interaction by the host.

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  7. [Multiplayer Lobby] - Autohost Bot

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    Just as a little fun project, I've created an Autohost user in the Alpha 18 lobby which, as the name implies, provides a public hosted server. (Aimed at those who cannot host themselves).

    Currently, functionality is rather limited:

    - Set to 2v2 currently (cannot change). Currently 1v1. EDIT (20150824): It can be whatever you want! :D
    - Allows you to choose civ via the @civ command in chat.
    - Allows you to start the game once everyone is ready with @start.
    - EDIT (20150823): Allows you to select your team with @team.

    - EDIT (20150824): Allows you to select slot with @setplayer

    - EDIT (20150824): Allows you to set yourself as spectator with @spectate

    - EDIT (20150824): Allows you to change the number of players on the map with @numplayers

    - EDIT (20151017): Allows you to change map with @selectmap

    - EDIT (20151017): Allows you to change type filter with @maptype

    - EDIT (20151017): Allows you to change map size with @mapsize

    - EDIT (20151017): Allows you to view maplist with @listmaps
    - Generic @help command.
    - Autohost will automatically rehost a new game if either the game has ended or all players leave.

    It's still very experimental and I may (or may not :P) add more features.

    Testing would be greatly appreciated!

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  8. [Gameplay] Alpha 18 Balance Feedback

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    Some suggestions committed to SVN (see first post).

    • Ranged unit damage nerf (lesser nerf for skirmishers). Landed in r16759.
    • Mauryan Champion Swordsman damage nerf. Landed in r16760.
    • Decrease Crush Armor for female citizens. Landed in r16757.
    • Decrease HP of female citizens. Landed in r16757.
    • Decrease peacock HP. Landed in r16757.
    • Reduce phasing costs and phasing time. Landed in r16758.
    • Increase fortress cost and build time. Landed in r16760.

    Other Alpha 18 issues can be continued in this thread, but discussion about these changes should migrate to thread for SVN testing feedback.

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  11. [Gameplay] Alpha 18 Balance Feedback

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    Posted · Edited by scythetwirler

    This thread is for collecting feedback on Alpha 18 Release balance and gameplay. I will try to update this post with the most common/prominent/verified responses.

    Approved for SVN:

    • Ranged unit damage nerf (lesser nerf for skirmishers). Landed in r16759.
    • Mauryan Champion Swordsman damage nerf. Landed in r16760.
    • Decrease Crush Armor for female citizens. Landed in r16757.
    • Decrease HP of female citizens. Landed in r16757.
    • Decrease peacock HP. Landed in r16757.
    • Reduce phasing costs and phasing time. Landed in r16758.
    • Increase fortress cost and build time. Landed in r16760.
    • Nerf garrisoned ships. Landed in r16776.
    • Buff Melee cavalry (most likely HP) Landed in r16775.

    Ideas for Discussion:

    • Nerf Archer walkspeed.
    • Decrease overall game time.
    • Decreasing female citizen train time
    • Catapults: Underpowered or overpowered?
    • Buff sword cavalry damage against buildings
    • Numerical balance between female citizens and citizen soldiers

    A separate thread will be created in due time (for tidiness) for feedback on the SVN balance.

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  15. A18:about Balance of rangeds and autofocus

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    Yeah, they seem a little bit weak against archers in massive battles. I'm thinking of nerfing ranged damage (archers, slingers, and skirmishers) a bit (15%-20%) next alpha.

    For the moment though, skirmishers will be tricky to play; they'll get the advantage if the sneak up upon archers and they have a better eco functionality. Their performance is decent early game.

    We'll see. It may be a double-edged sword.

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  17. A18:about Balance of rangeds and autofocus

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    You can't deal with archers with skirmishers in 1archers-per-1skirmishers battles, that's a fact. In scythe's mind , you should throw the melees in( to basically suck fire on them) while your skirmishers flank the archers. But what if enemy has melees to?....back to square one i fear.

    In that case, you can just have the skirmishers target the melee (which they are quite good at).

  19. Suggestions for 0 A.D.

    in Gameplay Discussion

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    Hey guys, I realized one thing with my latest game (I put the video on the youtube topic), about gaia's elephants.

    They just destroy spear-man cavalry (if you don't micro your cavalry while hunting) and I think that it makes maps (with elephants) not very balance for every civilization.

    For example in my game there were many elephants but I was playing Romans so on phase 1 no range cavalry. I never had any trouble while hunting elephants before but I didn't realize that it has always been with range cavalry.

    Elephants are an amazing source of food and a civilization starting with range cavalry will imo really have an advantage over a civ like Romans on a map like that.

    Aren't the elephants doing to much damage to spear-man cavalry? Or is it on purpose to give some advantage/disadvantage to civs on different maps?

    Unless I'm mistaken, elephants (and other passive-aggressive gaia animals) will focus solely on the first unit that attacked it, which means you can attack the elephant with one unit and then micro that single unit around in circles while the rest of your hunters kill the elephant.

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  21. Alpha 18 Balancing Branch

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    All of this was already thought about and decided, but then it was throw away in last alpha instead of tweaked. Because javalin cavalry were OP 2 alphas ago did not make the whole counter scheme bad. 10 years of thought and energy into this problem was discard because of why? Never answered.

    The whole system was convoluted and required new players to memorize an extremely complex web. Some of the counters were also puzzling (archers countering cavalry spearmen but getting countered by cavalry swordsmen, skirmishers countering cavalry archers but not cavalry skirmishers, cavalry archers and spearmen countering each other, etc.) Some civilizations simply hard countered other civilizations (e.g. swordsmen countered the majority of the starting greek and gaul roster, archers countering the majority of the starting roman and iberian roster, etc.)

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  23. Alpha 18 Balancing Branch

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    Spearmen weren't killing cavalry well enough; counter was increased to 3x in r16313.

    Not much as I haven't played the game enough recently.

    In my musings I'd imagined the spear cavalry to be a cheaper, lighter and faster version of swords cavalry. The spear as a weapon seems to excel in taking out fragile targets (ranged infantry or harvesters).

    Scythe should have his word to say ^^

    Spear cavalry currently have very bursty damage. Over time, their damage output is approximately the same as sword cavalry.

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