AI Faction Ranking, Strongest to Weakest Options

[Alpha Sinister]

Hi, I have been playing ROTR since 2014 but only recently decided to join the forums. I love how this mod completely overhauls C&C Generals making it into a different game entirely, coupled with Mizo's smarter AI 1.87 update, playing PvE skirmish has never been so fun (yet frustrating at the same time).

So as the title suggests, I like to pit each faction against another in a map. Observing how Hard Army AIs behaviors when fighting 1 vs 1. After doing many 1 vs 1 battles in various maps, seeing which factions win the most, the ranking from strongest to weakest AIs are:

1. USA
With the new AI script, the USA spamming is just everybody's worst nightmare. Their units are supposed to be expensive and powerful but the AI just builds tons of nighthawks and bombs the enemies AA & dozers without worrying about funds at all. Combined with their deadly airstrike GPs, USA really pawns everything as Hard Army in Skirmish. USA just keep winning even when I try making it 2 vs 1.

2. Russia
This faction is what I'd like to call late game punisher. Sure Russia might look weak at the beginning, but as the game progresses, they just wreak havoc anything that stands on their way with massive tanks, choppers, and artillery. Russia snowballs hard if they are not immediately defeated. They could've been no.1 if not for the stupid target priority that makes Black Bear just ignores any threats on its way focusing on enemies defenses, destroyed without even firing a single round.

3. GLA
GLA is the opposite of Russia, it's an early game punisher. Fast, cheap, upgrade-able units that rules the game at the start, but falls short midway through and doesn't pose much threat in late game. Their most valuable units are the BM-21 Grads, Ural Trucks, and Angry Mobs (I've seen a bunch of angry mobs destroying more than half of Russian base). The Anthrax Bomb GP is an overkill, since it kills all ground units and denies any new building constructions for like 1-2 in game-minutes. Without those I doubt GLA could stand a chance winning against other factions.

4. China
I still have no idea how China would be weaker than I expected. They're supposed to be the new superpower in ZH but in ROTR?. I feel like China is lacking something even though it looks so strong. Or is it because the AI keeps spamming units that don't even attack? I don't know, maybe anyone can tell me? is it because of using chinese products so the quality of units are horrible? nonetheless, China AI doesn't seem to be doing so well in skirmish. Not only they are the biggest lag contributor, but also they often produce units without even using them!

5. ECA
I'm not even surprised. No matter how strong ECA's defenses are, it can still be breached by artillery. Also, the AI seem to not be doing the defense formations right (AA & mortar in the front, ground defense in the back). With weak offensive units, I'm not sure how ECA could win against other factions without the use of GPs and SWs. But I think it mostly lays at fault with how the AI couldn't use ECA in the right way.


I ranked them based on the number of times winning and the method of defeating enemies. If any of you has something I forgot to mention or plain disagree with this list, feel free to reply.

[Mizo]

Well it is definitely possible with a higher cash start, although alot of save and reloads will be involved, it's not easy at all and is quiet challenging.

I was supposed to release an updated version last weekend, but then I had work, and my wife complained that the new Easy AI defends itself too well for casual players to enjoy so am back in the srawing board here.
( Doesn't help that I can only code it in the Weekends due to work)
I can tell you now that China received significant indirectly thanks to the new attack system I set up. They ahould be able to give a nice challenge

This post has been edited by Mizo: 21 Jan 2018, 13:07

[rey]

and my wife complained that the new Easy AI defends itself too well for casual players to enjoy so am back in the srawing board here.

send her out grateful Thanks, as she's the Main Mysterious Tester!