Rankings...

[Sire Patroclus]

Hi guys ,
I played TTDLX for so many years, but I still can't understand one thing..
I just built a train that is picking wood from the same Forest as one of my competitors, we have the same train and same station, but he gets more ranking and more goods.. Why ???

thanks to all.

[orudge]

The AI gets extra points for being the computer, in effect. See The Semi-FAQ for information on this.

[phil]

orudge (17-01-2002 17:11):
The AI gets extra points for being the computer, in effect. See The Semi-FAQ for information on this.

Err guys. Ever clicked on a town then clicked the middle tab then advertised a campaign to get more goods. That's all the computer does. What this about extra points? You can also build a statue of yourself or buy exclusive rights etc.

[orudge]

No, the AI does get some extra station points for, in effect, being the AI.

From this page:

<I>Computer player bonus</I>. Companies managed by the
Artificial Intelligence receive additional points based on their
"intelligence" level as configured in the difficulty settings:
<P>
<TABLE>
<TR><TH BGCOLOR="000000"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF" SIZE=2> Points </TH>
<TH BGCOLOR="000000"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF" SIZE=2> Intelligence level </TR>
<TR><TD><FONT SIZE=2>63</FONT></TD><TD><FONT SIZE=2>"High"</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD BGCOLOR="#EEEEFF"><FONT SIZE=2>31</FONT></TD><TD BGCOLOR="#EEEEFF"><FONT SIZE=2>Medium</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD><FONT SIZE=2>0</FONT></TD><TD><FONT SIZE=2>Low</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE>
<P>The computer really does cheat...</P>

[valhar2000]

If the computer did not cheat, it would be laughably easy to beat it.