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Re:Freeciv – open-source Civilization clone by tialaramex on Thursday August 11, 2022 @06:11AM (#32423637)
> cyborg Hitler clones

In this particular case that isn't the concern. Hitler has a single excellent strategic insight at the start of the war (movement wins, "Blitzkrieg"), but one reason the Nazis lose is that his later strategies don't work. Hitler really wanted to do Sealion (German ground invasion of England) after it became apparent Britain under Churchill will not surrender, but it's just not practical and his general staff persuaded him not to smash his face against that particular wall.

Sealion would be like a Civ AI repeatedly moving a just barely sufficient army from the French coast towards England, each time losing some to the water because they don't have good enough boats yet and each time discovering they can't be reinforced because that's too much movement - so the defenders have an advantage, and the advances all fail. The opponent is bloodied, but loses no territory while the AI's best troops are destroyed for no gain.

A Hitler clone, but perhaps not in the way you meant.

Re:Freeciv – open-source Civilization clone by chongli on Thursday August 11, 2022 @06:21AM (#32423685)
The real Hitler wasn’t a cyborg, to my knowledge. If he were, we’d be speaking German right now. Okay, maybe not, but my point was only to use Hitler as an example that the hypothetical strong AI opponents aren’t to be trusted. The cyborg part is what makes them brilliant strategists, having instant access to computing power to simulate battles.
Re:Freeciv – open-source Civilization clone by tialaramex on Thursday August 11, 2022 @09:39AM (#32425372)
In Freeciv you don't have total information right?

With imperfect information luck is a factor. An AI which focuses on luck outcomes might be more interesting to play against actually. Why have 100% chance to take exactly one of five enemy cities when you could have 20% chance for each tried in parallel. Less than 1% of the time you crush the opponent with all five defeats, much more often (but still less than half the time) you get none of them, but it always feels like you're a gambler this way.