Purifier wrote:Is the starting strategy (hardcoded) linked to the companies at the start of a new game, or is it randomly generated ?

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That is just the list for the current challenge game (#2)

Is the starting strategy (hardcoded) linked to the companies at the start of a new game, or is it randomly generated ?

Hi David

I will try keep an eye out for this.
Just for myself and to help out others that participate in Challenge Game #2

The tech AIs at the beginning of the game are:
Quest Intl
Eyeworks
Treetop
Lightworks
Global Link
Zeta Group

Tech focused AI companies gave the impression that they always struggle to make a profit.

In fact, some of the tech focused AI companies may switch their strategies to Diversified, after running for a number of years.

As a result, those companies that stay tech-focused are viewed as losers, and the player may lose track of those AI companies who have switched their strategies to Diversified.

But if you count the ones that have successfully transformed into a Diversified corporation, tech companies, after all, may not be performing too poorly.

You may observe your games and see if it is otherwise - the tech companies always fail and you rarely see any successful ones. If that's the case, you may send me your saved game via Dropbox and we can discuss ways to improve the surviving abilities of the tech companies.