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[The Fifth Horseman]

I'd say after establishing a third colony.

[wakeup]

love that game! there a lot of alikes but this one is a really good one, evon tho it is old... chamancies or how ever they are spelled ftw!

Good game at first but as mentioned by everyone else, crap AI. First time i played it lost my best colonies to comp but was able to easily win them back even though computer should have beaten me easily from that position, after that it quickly became apparent that my victory was an inevitability but would involve a long drawn out process of building, travelling through star lanes etc. So I could not be bothered to carry on playing. But it has got great ideas, kind of wish someone would do a remake or something.

[Eagle of Fire]

You are absolutely right Cocochops.

I always said that Ascendancy is a great game for the strategy game newbie.

And the antagonist patch doesn't change a thing.

[laiocfar]

In some way, it is good that Ascendacy lacks of a competent AI who can hold his ground until end of game: The lack of auto-management will result in a huge micromanagement problem if AI can put a serious fight.

[Eagle of Fire]

Why do you say until end of game?

As far as I am concerned, the AI can't hold his ground at all, coma. If they can't stand a chace early game when they colonize like crazy, why would they stand a better chance in late game when I already conquered more than half the galaxy?

I have played this game since if came out years ago and still love it, especially with the enhanced AI engine. I do have an issue with the game on the newer hardware. The planetary grid disappears much like a cloaked planet but I can still see my buildings just not the colored grid markers for undeveloped squares. Has anyone else had this issue and how do I get around it?

[The Fifth Horseman]

Try running the game in DOSBox.

Tried that with same results.

[Eagle of Fire]

Colonize non black planets?