Dearmad

I've won games with FAR less support than what I've shown in the image. And the numbers don't support the overall popular vote I got which was PITIFUL! And Bush was NOT using a smear/spin combi on me at all. None in that game- he used his clout to buy endorsements and such, which shows up in the stats. I think there is a bug with created personalities because I went back and played John Kerry on Tough and TROUNCED Bush ridiculousl

Well, not 0, but... WHY would my support in the states drop so precipitously around turn 20-30. Wou;dn't the VP HELP me? Or are my characteristics being modded behind the scenes too by things that are NOT the interviews (since I only gace one). Anyway- I sincerely hope you can get these stats to be shown in play somehow. Any luck with that key combination for me!?!? The spreadsheet...???

Ok, I'll do that. But one thing- this still doesn't answer is WHY the polls show people thinking I lead them on issues and why this doesn't affect hw they vote... should personal characteristics be listed in like manner if they affect the outcome that strongly? Without this it means a HUGE part of the game is off limits to us as players...

You do have that info on the very screen you choose him/her/ Access to your OWN stats would be handy too. And I'd like to see HOW my stats are changed afterword by shaded boxes or something.

It's not in the game like that. Wait until you see some cameras pop up on the map and then if you want an interview go to it with your candidate. Make sure you go the one meant for YOU.

http://www.applesnake.net/helpmewin.png I LOST this election!?!? I got only 21 electorates!?!?

Anyone care to explain this? ALso... how do you read the issues information in the CANDIDATE INFO screen? The tab other than characteristics with the green/reb blocks and the arrow that points to about midway below them? The top half? The bottom half? The slider? It seems like the "bottom half" isn't used... which would be the current state attitude?

But THIS screenshot is making me really hurt inside, Brad... if it's something internal it NEEDS to be brought out into the open or at least be a stat I can infer. A VP selection or something hurting me THIS bad? BTW: It was not an interview I did GREAT in the oneI had. http://www.applesnake.net/hurting.png

Also, see my other thread, I just posted ANOTHER screen shot that has me wondering...

s'cool. I is just hoping.

Well, possibly inthe other thread Brad is mentioning the picking of our VPs... he says the AI is very good at picking them. Maybe it makes a huge difference... I'll have to try another game. But all the same ADVERTINSING UP THE WHAZOOO (hitting CNTRL-M for $5,000,000 instantly) and I STILL can't gain... that's a little much to believe.

Excellent, let me know the keys and I'll be hitting them. Seriously, if the game is this deep that I'm having thinking problems like this about it, that will rock. I HOPE it's not a bug, just something I need to learn to do.

Oops, meant to say if it's those other non-displayed chatracteristics, mine shouldn't be that bad as I gave a good interview. Unless the press lies!?!?

Well then what is this magical thing, because I'd like to know how to take advantage of it. It's getting sorta spooky how states just start flipping really fast to the enemy.

Where suddenly a previously ignored issue becomes ISSUE #! or much more important than it was due to outside unforseen events.. like the Korea issue is suddenly on everyone's mind on the west coast since the Koreans are sighted suntanning on the beaches, or something... or suddenly the ANWR issue is #1 in NW states since even MORE oil was discovered under there, or- the ECONOMY suddenly heats up, or ABORTION RIGHTS get to the forfront of a bunch of N

Sometimes ( a LOT of times) the AI is in the air going to the ?? in my game AS the ?? pops up...

Mine occurs in freeplay or whatever, so it's not limited to campaign mode. I'm satarting to think it's linked to difficulty level maybe? I mean it's got to be some particular setup we do since not everyone's complaining about this. I am using a custom candidate, are you guys?

Heh... maybe that little old lady story teller is working in EVERY State or something?? I can't be losing that badly! And the other thing is that I was winning NORMAL level games handily awhile ago and then of late- WHAMMO, this happens to me everytime. It's too annoying to play the game like this.

Additional notes and a screenie: NORMAL level of play. I gav eone interview after which the press said I was great! Also this "bug" doesn't happen instantly... things will be going swimmingly and then as the game goes on it's like Bush ahs magical powers or something around turn 20+. It's like a bug that builds on itself or something. Anyway in the image not all m

I posted this image in the carter thread... but I htink it deserves its own thread as a possible bug. What is going in this state... http://www.applesnake.net/whatgives.png

Here's an image of me facing the smae thing in Florida: http://www.applesnake.net/whatgives.png Seems like something's screwed up if you ask me.

Yeah I know about those... that's why the stuff I mentioned is the stuff I'd still like to see because it's not on the map. Also the State-state results coming in with totals showing would be COOL, as sugested ABOVE by FIREBALL. GREAT IDEA!

I've seent this too. It's ahppened to me at Normal and Tough levels. At the last bit of the campaign the other guy just seems to magically turn states where I have like 5 TV adds playing, a TOP level HQ,, radio, newspaper, etc... I'm wondering the people are just saturated with me? It's a strange thing.

You're funny, Brad. This reminds me of GalCiv where there's no level that is: 100% turned on AI. 0% no extra resources to AI. Could you guys consider this time adding in that sort of difficulty level? I like that level as I like to see what the AI can do without having extra whatevers. Such a game balancer you are, Brad, but please consider my request.

Oh I will. I'd just like to know about where things are "fair" so I can divide evaluating the AI vs. the resouces- ie which is killing me more, lack of resources given to the AI or the AI itself. Then I can decide better what sort of game I want to play. Right now tough is truly that for me. Tough. And I take back normal not being a challenge- I got caught with my pants down last night- but I WAS playing a silly game in whi