Iconian AI in 1.96

When did they get sociable?

In my last two metaverse games I saw something I never remembered seeing in DA.  The Iconians managed to get all the races besides me allied with them while I was fighting two or three empires at a time.  What happened to the DA Iconians, the speed bump race that took all the planets I can't colonize and then get overran by a couple of AIs that are consolidating their territory only to surrender to one of the other good races or occassionally me?  I used to only hafta worry about the Torians, Korath, Altarians, Drath, and maybe the Drengin or the Yor.

 

When did they get smart?  For that matter, I thought the conventional wisdom was that the Iconians were the weakest side.  What is the AI doing to get them to do so well?

 

Or is it just two really good starting spots in a row?

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Reply #1 Top

Play the new beta - all the AIs have been ramped up.  I had to dial back to tough - they all put up a decent fight.

Reply #2 Top

The Iconians have some nice planetary improvements..as well as one sickly powerful navy.  Now it's just the Korx that are a speed bump.