What are the differences between the Standard, Moderate and Hard difficulty levels in the Campaign mode?
What about between Easiest, Standard, Moderate, Hard, and Hardest in the Standard/Multiplayer Game (Skirmish) mode?
If the AI changes its behavior or strategy depending on the difficulty level, please include that info.
Also, does the AI “cheat” (by giving itself additional resources, etc.)? If yes, what cheats does it do and at what difficulty level(s) does it cheat?
EDIT: In this answer to my question below, most of the questions have already been answered. That leaves the question, “What are the differences between the Standard, Moderate and Hard difficulty levels in the Campaign mode?” to be answered or expounded upon.
Answer
Distance an enemy unit must be within when the computer player unit looks for a new target:
easiest: LOS (can be modified by sn-easiest-reaction-percentage)
easy: LOS (can be modified by sn-easier-reaction-percentage)
moderate: LOS * 2
hard: LOS * 2
hardest: LOS * 2
Computer players ignore relics on the easiest level.
If a non-exploring computer unit gets attacked, the computer player’s attack delay is modified:
easiest: allow attacking one minute ealier
easy: allow attacking two minutes earlier
moderate: allow attacking immediately
hard: allow attacking immediately
moderate: allow attacking immediately
After a wolf kills a unit, have it gorge itself (not attack again) for:
easiest: 35 seconds
easy: 30 seconds
moderate: 25 seconds
hard: 20 seconds
hardest: 15 seconds
Distance a unit must be within when a wolf looks for a new target:
easiest: LOS * 0.5
easy: LOS * 0.75
moderate: LOS * 2
hard: LOS * 2
hardest: LOS * 2
Source: This Reddit /r/aoe2 post, which refers to the Official Computer Player Strategy Builder Guide (cpsb.doc) in the AOE 2 CD ‘GOODIES’ folder.
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