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9 years ago I've seen this behaviour myself and look into it.Original comment by t.mahlm...@gmail.com on 11 Jan 2012 at 1:34
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9 years ago This happens with several cards, including Bishop and Chapel, among others.Original comment by August.D...@gmail.com on 12 Jan 2012 at 7:34
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9 years ago Sarah based AIs shouldn’t actually trash when they have less then three
copper.
What's the actual desired behaviour here? Personally, I don't chapel-trash
anything else besides estates and copper, and maybe some duplicate action cards
later; especially chapels.Original comment by t.mahlm...@gmail.com on 12 Jan 2012 at 8:26
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9 years ago The question "What is the desired behavior?" is actually enormously complicated
and depends on multiple factors which change with and within every possible
iteration of supply piles.
I would suggest the desired behavior (for immediate implementation) would be:
1. Trash Estates
2. Trash Coppers only when they are outnumbered in one's deck by other treasure
cards
3. Trash action cards that give curses when there are no curses left and those
cards have no other use (such as Sea Hag)
Perhaps in future updates, attempts to address more complicated decisions
regarding trashing and upgrading action cards could be implemented. One
important question to address would be when to Apprentice, Remodel, Chapel, or
Develop, etc., other copies of the same cards. This decision would be based on:
1. Whether advantageous plays still remain (such as Estates to be converted to
Silvers, whether any Curses remain in one's deck (or in the supply, to
potentially be added to one's deck)), and
2. How close the end of the game is.
In the endgame the goal of strengthening one's deck is supplanted by acquiring
VP's (and thereby weakening one's deck). So the decision to convert action
cards into treasure or VP's is based not only on the current effectiveness of
the card as it relates to what's now in one's deck (and potentially opponent's
decks, if they have purchased many defense cards), but also on the stage of the
game; which is determined by the number of Provinces (and Colonies) remaining
and/or the number of cards left in the 3 shortest supply piles. This would
necessitate the AI recognizing an "endgame" state that alters its priorities.
Once the Endgame state was met, it might begin Remodeling Militias into
Duchy's, for example.
Furthermore, the AI might, in the Endgame state, calculate the outcome in VP's
of different decisions. For example, in the hand (Remodel, Copper, Silver,
Gold, Platinum) one scores 7 VP's by Remodeling Copper into Estate and buying
Province, 9 VP's by Remodeling Silver into Duchy and buying a Province, 10 VP's
by buying Colony and Upgrading nothing, 12 VP's by Remodeling Gold into
Province and buying a Province, and 13 VP's by Remodeling the Platinum into a
Colony and buying a Duchy.
An AI that could assess those possible plays and make the best decision would
be truly extraordinary.
Original comment by armandga...@gmail.com on 12 Jan 2012 at 10:01
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9 years ago Don't forget on the top of the above lists: thrash Curse. I know it is obvious,
but nobody mentioned it before.Original comment by buralien on 2 Feb 2012 at 9:16
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9 years ago Issue 200 has been merged into this issue.Original comment by August.D...@gmail.com on 21 Feb 2012 at 9:51
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9 years ago Issue 323 has been merged into this issue.Original comment by August.D...@gmail.com on 4 Apr 2012 at 9:18
Original issue reported on code.google.com by
armandga...@gmail.comon 11 Jan 2012 at 3:25