How does difficulty work exactly

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When moving from easy to normal to hard, what changes? Does the AI simply become smarter and more aggressive or do they get some sort of bonuses - like cheaper ships, or faster research, or shorter build times, etc.? Maybe AI's units get more health and damage? Anything like that going on?
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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
I was wondering the same thing.
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
I'd like to know too, since the one hard AI (with 9 other normal AI) on my large SP map was the first one to be wiped out.
Galactic Civilizations IV
Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
No it just uses more subroutines, and tries to be smarter. Also there are AI personalities, so your experience may vary!
Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top
No it just uses more subroutines, and tries to be smarter. Also there are AI personalities, so your experience may vary!
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Well AI personalities are a separate issue.

I guess then I can probably assume that the AI doesn't get any "flat" bonuses, though I wish somebody could give a somewhat more definitive answer :)
Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top
The devs have confirmed that the AI does not get any flat bonuses to resources or production.