Lizardmen AI

[Littlenog]

I've been playing quite a few games and I notice the AI really tends to pick Lizardmen ALOT.

On base settings

Difficulty Normal, Opponents 4, Land Size Fair, Power Fair, Minerals Fair, Climate Fair.

It is not uncommon to see two enemy wizards with Lizardmen.  I do not really see them using all of the available races consitantly or maybe I just get unlucky with choice.

This is not a complaint or anything, but has anyone else noticed you fight a lot of Lizardmen?

[Nelphine]

Can you give any rough numbers of how many games you're talking? My guess is just observational bias, but I'd be curious about actual numbers.

[Littlenog]

I actually don't have a game count I would say less than 30 though.

Give or take.

I'll start keeping a record an update as a play more games.

[Seravy]

Probably observational bias - Lizardmen settlers will show up earlier, especially across seas, than other races, due to their movement speed and type.

Also note that Lizardmen are somewhere in the middle of AI settler production preference (don't remember where exactly) - if the AI started with, say, Barbarians, and found a Lizard neutral, they'll spread lizards instead.
This effect would make races near the top appear most though (Elves, High Men) so I suspect it's the movement type and speed.

Do note there are some actual restrictions on the AI race choice - some personalities won't pick races that require an opposite type of playstyle. So actual AI choices might be uneven slightly, but not by that much. (Barbarians and Gnolls won't be picked by peaceful type wizards, and Halflings won't be picked by warmongers)

Your best bet is to hit the "new game" button 50-100 times in a row, use the RVL code to look at the map, and record the starting city races for AI, then you'll have some real data.

[Littlenog]

Thanks for the help.

I love all the work you've put into this Mod btw.