@maudlin27 , great job with this AI. I like to make 1v1 style maps and when I play test I throw in an AI opponent. I've only used it a few times so far but it acts the more like a human opponent than any other AI I've tried. It even chased my com down with T1 arty after a battle had left it <1000hp and got the kill as I was trying to get under water

I used to use Sorian AIx adaptive with 1.7 or 1.8x but M27x absolutely destroyed me with those settings. It bombed all of my engineers within a few minutes.

Anyway, great job. I won't be going back to Sorian AI.

Not really balance, just weird ideas.

Cybran shields block other players' vision of shielded area unless other player has unit within shielded area.

UEF T3 "hypersonic" tac missile. 2x range, 2x speed, requires two hits from TMD to defeat.

Aeon ACU advanced sensor upgrade gives mini eye of Rhianne style quantum optics.

Seraphim sniper bots can target air units.

You can copy and paste that file from another map into your new map directory and just rename the file to match your map name.

it should look something like this.

local ScenarioUtils = import('/lua/sim/ScenarioUtilities.lua')
local ScenarioFramework = import('/lua/ScenarioFramework.lua')

function OnPopulate()
    ScenarioUtils.InitializeArmies()
    ScenarioFramework.SetPlayableArea('AREA_1' , false)
end

function OnStart(scenario)
end

I had an idea. In addition to the existing ranked ladders there would be a 1v1 ranked ladder but with only one map. At the end of the month the highest rated player gets a shiney Supreme Commander of <map> avatar. Then the ladder is reset and a new map is selected.

Revive mode. Quantum gateway can rebuild a defeated teammate's ACU.

I like the idea of using the drones for Intel/counter Intel instead of building. Radar and jamming is a perfect fit for UEF. Not sure about invulnerable though.

If unit skins are too much work how about custom weapon or shield colors for a few select units? Imagine monkeylord with black maser or Seraphim pink shields.

For the purpose of greater unit diversity, buff sub sonar and remove sub vision completely.

Discuss.

Most wins could play highest rated best of one at the end of each cycle. Would still favor the better player but no getting around that without a handicap.

I hear casters say things like "that unit paid for itself" or "that was probably not cost effective". I often wonder that myself about certain unit investments.

It could be nice to add an icon below the units killed skull that appears when the cost of units killed exceeds the cost to build the unit. A progress bar like veterancy would be another option.

I had an idea. In addition to the existing ranked ladders there would be a 1v1 ranked ladder but with only one map. At the end of the month the highest rated player gets a shiney Supreme Commander of <map> avatar. Then the ladder is reset and a new map is selected.

Why not extend that to everything that is reclaimable?

If unit skins are too much work how about custom weapon or shield colors for a few select units? Imagine monkeylord with black maser or Seraphim pink shields.

Vision after crash for Aeon is on theme with Eye of Rhianne but @FtXCommando makes a good point that it's not directly useful to the unit. Could be useful if you weren't sure you actually killed what you thought you did though.

A weak ion storm with vision would be interesting. Would have to adjust bomb damage to compensate for the ion storm damage.

Just diversity ideas in response to the post before.

Sera strats should drop ion storms. Or, leave ion storms when they die.

Which map maker? You need vanilla sup com for the gpg editor.