New LP AI War! Come watch me get stomped!

[JaviLQ]

Hi everyone!

I am a new player to the game, anxious to learn the intricacies of this complex and deep game. I am also a fan of watching Let's Plays, so I decided to tackle two birds with one stone. I have begun to record a Let's Play AI war as I go through and learn the game. I have done the tutorial, and started a few games, but I have begun a new one recording it and commentating. I have done this both for entertainment purposes as well as to help myself learn the game from the viewer's inputs. So far, I have a brief introduction to the game and part 1 posted, with part 2 uploading right now. Please note that I am pretty new to the game, and so I WILL make mistakes and will most likely lose this game, but that is part of the fun no?

Any comments and advice would be greately appreciated, I already learnt and (I think) improved from the intro video to Part 1 and 2.

Thanks!

Playlist
Intro
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5

[keith.lamothe]

I traditionally follow AIW LPs with great interest

[x4000]

Very nice!  I've done some "mid game tours" that were basically a scaled-down sort of LP.  And the most popular one was definitely one where the AI trashed my team, so people tend to enjoy that apparently.

[JaviLQ]

Thanks for the encouragement, hopefully people will enjoy watching it as much as they enjoyed watching your team get trashed

I gotta admit, one of the things that really draw me to this game is the amount of activity by the devs on this forum, as well as by the amount of support you guys give to your game, so for that, a thank you is in order. Thanks!

Hopefully I'll be able to get some more playing time tonight so I can get some more recording done!

EDIT: Part 2 is up

[x4000]

Thanks in return!

[Zair]

I'm starting to watch!

You mentioned the toggle for revealing the Random AI Types ingame - here it is (full-size link) selected on the fourth tab of game setup. You have to scroll down in the list of AI Modifiers to find it.

[JaviLQ]

Thanks zair!

So that is where it is...just didn't think to look in there I guess. Don't think I can change it for my current game, oh well....

I've recorded a little more tonight, should be able to post it by tomorrow morning hopefully.

[Mánagarmr]

Awesome! I've been meaning to make an LP of AI War for a long time, but just haven't been able to get the format down. It's such a long-scoped game it doesn't really work well for traditional minute-by-minute Let's Plays.

[keith.lamothe]

I think it would be better suited to a screenshot LP perhaps with videos of interesting fights, but a pure video one is cool to try

[keith.lamothe]

So that is where it is...just didn't think to look in there I guess. Don't think I can change it for my current game, oh well....

There's a cheat for it: "better than trelawney" (without quotes)

[JaviLQ]

Well so far I have been recording all the gameplay so not sure how long that will work out for. Since I have not really been too far in any game (except the tutorial), perhaps I just didn't realize that there might be times ahead where it would get boring for the viewer, we shall see. Perhaps a style that some people that make LPs of Dwarf Fortress would be better suited? ie "this is what I am going to do and planning, be back when something interesting happens" I'm up for any advice as I continue this.

And thanks for the advice on the cheat, will give it a try once I load it up again!

[Mánagarmr]

That's pretty much the version I'm going for in my Dwarf Fortress LPs. In the beginning, when it was still a tutorial of sorts, I recorded every keystroke and told people exactly what I'm doing and why. But as the game progressed I cut out 1-2 hours of gameplay and made regular updates of what had happened and recorded major events.

[JaviLQ]

I've posted up to Part 4 now, with part 5 uploading right now (6 videos including the intro). I will start editing the main post with links to the playlist as well as individual videos.

BTW, if this isn't the correct place for this thread, can I move it or one of the moderators has to do it?

[x4000]

Moved it to the AARs section!

[JaviLQ]

Thanks!