(2015-01-20, 05:16 PM)quick brown fox link Wrote:I actually can't pinpoint why the extremely buffed stats of the enemy bother me so much; maybe because I don't like the feeling that such +stats are "unobtainable" by the human player. Part of the charm of Brigandine is it engulfs all the countries within its own mechanics; an AI enemy country also battles it out with another AI enemy country similar to how the human player fights one, and what the player can obtain can also be obtained by the AI, which BGE improves upon by the enemy AI being able to also send knights to quests.
I agree with the general sentiment expressed here, its not exactly "fair" the way the AI is boosted. Least of all that there is no cap on how strong their knights can eventually become. If the AI gains levels faster instead, there are clear limits on what the AI can achieve and these limits are ones the player themselves can realistically reach on their own effort. Keep in mind that the grand battle patch, though, is completely optional. The game as it stands features several unique scenarios that reshuffle the six-nation gameplay that we take for granted, and may provide that bit of extra challenge you're itching for without risking the rough-edges of a fanmade hardmode hack.
Personally, I'm interested in exploring the unused addresses for certain values like monsters, items, quests, and knight slots for hidden goodies. Mayhaps there is an unused "experience potion" that is exactly what we're looking for. I doubt it though; when the original devs realized that they couldn't fit their game on a single disc anymore, they must have done a second-pass of the data and cleaned up anything that was taking up unwarranted space, especially since the two discs are basically dupes of each other with a few details changed.