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wingedcatgirl
MOD
(Holding A Herring)
2025-10-28 14:04:55
I guess it could be A.I. Breaker; there's no rule that it has to be intentional or desirable, after all. It just has to be predictable.
Edited by wingedcatgirl Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.
Expack3
(4 Score & 7 Years Ago)

In the Civilization IV mod Caveman2Cosmos, there's a special kind of map called a "Space Map". This is, depending on size, an extra-long or extra-tall map which extends the normal playfield to include 11 additional different terrain types corresponding to various different areas of space, whether they be real (the surface of other planets, our Sun, etc.), hypothetical (what lies beyond our observable universe), and fictional (hyperspace). As players progress through the game's ages, they will eventually research technologies allowing them to explore and, eventually, colonize these terrain types, along with developing military units capable of operating on these terrain types.
However, despite the attempts of various developers of the mod, the game's AI is unable to do anything on these terrain types, meaning they're restricted to the "Earth" terrain type and, thus, unable to keep up with the player.
I'm thinking this situation is best covered by Artificial Stupidity, but I'm unsure and would appreciate any suggestions on more suitable tropes.