Balanced AI Research
NOTE: for best results this mod should be used together with its companion mod, Extra Research Slot for Majors.
The current version of the game heavily skews research priorities for the AI towards industry and combat doctrines. Because these areas contain large amount of technologies, the AI quickly falls behind in research of new and upgraded equipment types.
This mod changes the default research priorities, causing the AI to spread its attention between larger number of technologies, with additional tweaks depending on what nation it controls:
* minor nations: research focus limited to basic industry, infantry and artillery; minor focus on light tanks, small planes (fighters, CAS) and ships.
* major nations: no research restrictions; the exact priorities may slightly vary per country, to reflect their ‘historical’ approach and weak/strong points:
-ENG: increased focus on radar and decryption; significant focus on naval and air force, including strategic bombers.
-FRA: balanced approach to all equipment areas; relatively high focus on heavy tanks, compared to most nations.
-GER: strong focus on tanks, including heavy tanks; significant focus on rocketry and jet technology; average focus on navy, with exception of submarines; relatively low interest in strategic bombers.
-ITA: strong focus on navy and air force; lower focus on tanks, especially heavy tanks.
-JAP: strong focus on navy, including carriers and super-heavy battleships; significant focus on air force; reduced interest in heavy tanks and support equipment of infantry.
-SOV: strong focus on tanks, including heavy tanks; significant focus on air force, including strategic bombers; average interest in navy.
-USA: strong focus on navy, including carriers, and air force, including strategic bombers; significant focus on nuclear research; average interest in tanks, focused mostly on medium tanks.
please keep on mind this mod only helps the AI to research new/updated equipment. It doesn’t change anything in the AI production system, which currently has shortcomings that can lead to literally years of delay before some of this equipment (medium and heavy tanks, in particular) actually appear in the field.
Ironman compatible: no
compatibility with other mods: most likely to conflict with mods altering research priorities.
Revisions:
Old revisions of this mod are available below. Click the link to download.
