“But we’re OK with that, because if you opt into that difficulty, if you want to opt into making the AI better at beating you, go right ahead.”īackground: Isgreen’s careful to point out that Age 4 uses “machine learning” to train its “AI.” In this case, they mean they use machine learning to train the game’s computer opponent. “We use machine learning in training the AI right now, but we want to take that even further.ĭown the road, not at launch, we’ll probably look into having a merciless AI that keeps learning the more people play against it, to the point that it’ll be unbeatable,” Isgreen said. Per Walker’s article:Īge 4 already used machine learning to train its AI, but after the game launches this October, the developers will probably add this harder difficulty mode that will just continually learn from whatever the current meta is.
Kotaku’s Alex Walker recently interviewed Microsoft Studios’ creative director, Adam Isgreen, to discuss the game’s AI. It’s being developed by Relic and published by Xbox Game Studios. Up front: an upcoming real-time strategy game titled Age of Empires 4 is set to release on Xbox Game Pass at the end of October. Of course, that doesn’t really make it any less scary.
