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Expert AI 5.0
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76561198296230536 25 Feb, 2018 @ 5:57am
Help me find the right balance for gameplay as the U.S.
Hi! I want to paly as the U.S., but the combinations of buff to various nations either end up in the game being too easy, or too hard. The main problem is Japan, because when I give them the hard buff and China only desperate defense, then they steamroll them and it is nearly impossible to defeat them once China capitulated. On the other hand when giving hard bonus to China too, Japan gets steamrolled by China. Also Germany is absolutely überstrong, they´ve have had nearly twice the amount of factories I had as the U.S. in the 1941.
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Kondi  [developer] 27 Feb, 2018 @ 2:56am 
The issue with Japan vs China isn't about the AI or difficulty bonuses really. The game just doesn't work very historically here and trying to fix it this way would be very hard. And even if you find a good balance, the AI sometimes makes horrible mistakes or bugs out which also leads to steamrolling one way or another so it's unlikely you can make it consistent. On top of that, if Japan doesn't win in China, it can barely do anything against USA.

If Japan on Hard is too hard, try without bonuses to Japan or China. Japan should still win but it will be easier. Or try using the vanilla sliders to buff them slightly. Germany is strong no doubt but it's your responsibility to bomb their industry, lend-lease USSR/Allies and anything else you can think of. :)
Last edited by Kondi; 27 Feb, 2018 @ 2:57am
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