<s>
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fleet	I-Application
Command	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real	O
time	O
strategy	O
computer	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
independent	O
developer	O
Arcen	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Arcen	O
Games	O
website	O
and	O
Impulse	B-Application
on	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
before	O
getting	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
on	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2009	O
that	O
coincided	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
version	O
2.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
blends	O
the	O
4X	B-Application
,	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
,	O
and	O
traditional	O
RTS	O
genre	O
to	O
create	O
something	O
that	O
was	O
hailed	O
as	O
unique	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
steep	O
learning	O
curve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
go	O
up	O
against	O
two	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
opponents	O
that	O
are	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
home	O
planets	O
of	O
both	O
AI	B-Application
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
lauded	O
by	O
reviewers	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
fresh	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
RTS	O
genre	O
and	O
bringing	O
something	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
table	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
learning	O
curve	O
and	O
lackluster	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
represented	O
a	O
significant	O
challenge	O
and	O
reacted	O
to	O
the	O
actions	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
titled	O
The	O
Zenith	O
Remnant	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2010	O
that	O
adds	O
new	O
factions	O
,	O
AI	B-Application
types	O
,	O
ships	O
and	O
new	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
6.0	O
was	O
released	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Ancient	O
Shadows	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
2	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
pits	O
human	O
players	O
against	O
AI	B-Application
opponents	O
that	O
control	O
vastly	O
superior	O
fleets	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
two	O
opposing	O
AI	B-Application
's	O
home	O
command	O
stations	O
without	O
losing	O
yours	O
(	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
the	O
humans	O
will	O
not	O
lose	O
until	O
all	O
human	O
home	O
command	O
stations	O
have	O
been	O
lost	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
chess	B-Application
,	O
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
generally	O
thought	O
of	O
in	O
the	O
three	O
stages	O
of	O
opening	O
,	O
middlegame	O
,	O
and	O
endgame	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
involve	O
different	O
player	O
and	O
AI	B-Application
interactions	O
and	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
starts	O
out	O
with	O
the	O
human	O
player(s )	O
each	O
controlling	O
one	O
system	O
(	O
though	O
they	O
may	O
choose	O
to	O
start	O
with	O
more	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
controlling	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AI	B-Application
operates	O
using	O
something	O
called	O
AI	B-Application
Progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mechanic	O
works	O
as	O
an	O
indicator	O
of	O
how	O
aware	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
is	O
of	O
the	O
leftover	O
human	O
remnants	O
in	O
the	O
galaxy	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
to	O
balance	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
if	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
simply	O
attacked	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
everything	O
it	O
had	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
it	O
would	O
win	O
every	O
time	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
players	O
complete	O
objectives	O
and	O
capture	O
systems	O
,	O
this	O
value	O
goes	O
up	O
,	O
increasing	O
the	O
volume	O
of	O
reinforcements	O
and	O
attack	O
forces	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
gets	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
a	O
few	O
mechanics	O
such	O
as	O
Data	O
Centers	O
and	O
the	O
newly	O
introduced	O
AI	B-Application
Superterminals	O
that	O
lower	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
Progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
primary	O
factors	O
when	O
considering	O
whether	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
planet	O
is	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
progress	O
;	O
taking	O
planets	O
raises	O
it	O
and	O
taking	O
too	O
many	O
will	O
cause	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
be	O
overrun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
supports	O
dynamic	O
cooperation	O
where	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
together	O
and	O
drop	O
in	O
and	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
uses	O
strong	O
disincentives	O
to	O
micromanage	O
units	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
help	O
players	O
manage	O
such	O
a	O
large	O
empire	O
without	O
getting	O
bogged	O
down	O
in	O
details	O
,	O
being	O
more	O
important	O
to	O
choose	O
planets	O
wisely	O
and	O
balance	O
forces	O
than	O
to	O
control	O
said	O
forces	O
exact	O
behavior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
instead	O
chooses	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
grand	O
strategy	O
game	O
,	O
putting	O
more	O
focus	O
into	O
critical	O
thinking	O
and	O
proper	O
decision	O
making	O
than	O
into	O
"	O
clicking	O
fast	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
quote	O
from	O
the	O
developer	O
,	O
Chris	O
Park	O
,	O
"	O
 '	O
There	O
are	O
a	O
ton	O
of	O
RTS	O
games	O
out	O
there	O
that	O
are	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
...	O
The	O
key	O
weakness	O
that	O
they	O
almost	O
all	O
share	O
,	O
in	O
my	O
opinion	O
,	O
is	O
AI	B-Application
that	O
falls	O
apart	O
in	O
advanced	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
developed	O
using	O
"	O
Emergent	O
AI	B-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
differs	O
from	O
standard	O
game	O
AI	B-Application
in	O
that	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
follow	O
"	O
decision	O
trees	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
other	O
words	O
,	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
does	O
not	O
have	O
an	O
easily	O
predictable	O
pattern	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
exploited	O
as	O
in	O
most	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
makes	O
decisions	O
on	O
an	O
individual	O
unit	O
level	O
,	O
a	O
concept	O
the	O
developer	O
coins	O
as	O
"	O
Decentralized	O
Intelligence	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
other	O
key	O
factors	O
that	O
make	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
"	O
Emergent	O
AI	B-Application
"	O
unique	O
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Strategic	O
Tiers	O
–	O
The	O
3	O
levels	O
of	O
'	O
thinking	O
 '	O
in	O
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Strategic	O
,	O
sub-level	O
,	O
and	O
individual	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
critical	O
decisions	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
Emergent	O
AI	B-Application
are	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
these	O
3	O
factors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sub-Commanders	O
–	O
The	O
way	O
the	O
individual	O
AI	B-Application
units	O
work	O
together	O
on	O
a	O
group	O
level	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
they	O
will	O
"	O
Do	O
what	O
's	O
best	O
for	O
themselves	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
take	O
into	O
account	O
what	O
the	O
group	O
is	O
doing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
points	O
out	O
that	O
because	O
of	O
this	O
design	O
mechanic	O
,	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
is	O
"	O
fairly	O
untrickable	O
"	O
,	O
meaning	O
they	O
wo	O
n't	O
often	O
fall	O
victim	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
tactic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fuzzy	O
Logic	O
–	O
This	O
mechanic	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
prevent	O
players	O
from	O
"	O
knowing	O
"	O
based	O
on	O
standard	O
logic	O
what	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
will	O
do	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
general	O
concept	O
of	O
this	O
design	O
strategy	O
is	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
from	O
being	O
predictable	O
by	O
programming	O
them	O
to	O
not	O
always	O
make	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
"	O
choice	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
choosing	O
from	O
a	O
larger	O
selection	O
of	O
possibly	O
sub-optimal	O
choices	O
,	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
player	O
from	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
easily	O
understand	O
and	O
therefore	O
counter	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intelligent	O
Mistakes	O
–	O
The	O
intentional	O
programming	O
of	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
to	O
make	O
"	O
mistakes	O
"	O
on	O
lower	O
difficulties	O
,	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
easier	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
at	O
its	O
full	O
operating	O
capacity	O
is	O
reportedly	O
an	O
extremely	O
tough	O
opponent	O
to	O
face	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
designs	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
to	O
be	O
less	O
of	O
a	O
challenge	O
on	O
easier	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asymmetrical	O
AI	B-Application
–	O
A	O
design	O
which	O
simplifies	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
reinforcement/attacking	O
process	O
by	O
simply	O
giving	O
them	O
reinforcements	O
of	O
units	O
they	O
need	O
in	O
important	O
locations	O
(	O
on	O
a	O
timer	O
)	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
over-complicating	O
the	O
design	O
with	O
the	O
build	O
process	O
that	O
humans	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zenith	O
Remnant	O
is	O
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
's	O
first	O
expansion	O
,	O
and	O
focuses	O
both	O
on	O
adding	O
capturable	O
units	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
minor	O
faction	O
called	O
the	O
Zenith	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golems	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
many	O
similar	O
properties	O
to	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
's	O
"	O
Experimentals	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
new	O
base	O
ship	O
types	O
,	O
further	O
expanding	O
on	O
the	O
available	O
choices	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
making	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
a	O
more	O
devious	O
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
AI	B-Application
types	O
that	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
capturables	O
introduced	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
that	O
use	O
Zenith	O
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
class	O
of	O
"	O
Experimental	O
"	O
ships	O
that	O
offer	O
abilities	O
one	O
would	O
not	O
ordinarily	O
find	O
in	O
AI	B-Application
war	I-Application
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Children	O
of	O
Neinzul	O
(	O
or	O
CoN	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
micro-expansion	O
for	O
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
from	O
which	O
all	O
proceeds	O
from	O
are	O
donated	O
to	O
Child	O
's	O
Play	O
,	O
a	O
charity	O
organization	O
for	O
sick	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Light	O
of	O
the	O
Spire	O
(	O
or	O
LotS	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
'	O
full	O
 '	O
expansion	O
of	O
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
and	O
added	O
new	O
content	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
campaign	O
types	O
and	O
additional	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ancient	O
Shadows	O
(	O
or	O
AS	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
fourth	O
expansion	O
for	O
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
the	O
expansion	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2012	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
version	O
6.0	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3	O
core	O
AI	B-Application
guard	O
posts	O
and	O
one	O
new	O
minor	O
faction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
new	O
AI	B-Application
types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vengeance	O
of	O
the	O
Machine	O
(	O
or	O
VotM	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
fifth	O
expansion	O
for	O
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
the	O
expansion	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
version	O
7.0	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
new	O
optional	O
AI	B-Application
Plots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
5	O
new	O
Core	O
Guard	O
Posts	O
to	O
defend	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
homeworlds	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destroyer	O
of	O
Worlds	O
(	O
or	O
DoW	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
sixth	O
expansion	O
for	O
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2014	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
version	O
8.0	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linux	B-Application
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
and	O
achieved	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
80	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
have	O
criticized	O
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
for	O
being	O
too	O
complex	O
with	O
too	O
steep	O
a	O
learning	O
curve	O
,	O
which	O
contributed	O
to	O
it	O
not	O
being	O
nominated	O
for	O
a	O
2009	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
's	O
more	O
positive	O
reviews	O
said	O
"	O
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
a	O
revolution	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
how	O
RTSs	O
play	O
,	O
"	O
"	O
[	O
The	O
first	O
three	O
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
Expansions ]	O
are	O
perfect	O
examples	O
of	O
what	O
an	O
expansion	O
should	O
be	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
breaks	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
's	O
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
same	O
reviewers	O
also	O
noted	O
"	O
it	O
’s	O
got	O
a	O
considerable	O
learning	O
curve	O
,	O
"	O
"	O
The	O
one	O
thing	O
[	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
expansions ]	O
have	O
in	O
common	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
is	O
how	O
much	O
the[y]	O
increase	O
the	O
difficulty	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
It	O
has	O
the	O
presentation	O
of	O
a	O
spreadsheet	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
much	O
heart	O
and	O
soul	O
as	O
Dune	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Total	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
,	O
Homeworld	B-Application
,	O
Galactic	B-Application
Civilizations	I-Application
and	O
Desktop	B-Operating_System
Tower	I-Operating_System
Defense	I-Operating_System
rolled	O
into	O
one.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fleet	I-Application
Command	I-Application
,	O
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
2	O
,	O
was	O
funded	O
through	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
and	O
themes	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
starts	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
planet	O
and	O
must	O
defeat	O
a	O
powerful	O
Artificial	B-Application
Intelligence	I-Application
that	O
has	O
taken	O
over	O
a	O
galaxy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
make	O
thoughtful	O
decisions	O
on	O
what	O
planets	O
to	O
capture	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
not	O
raise	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
Points	O
faster	O
than	O
they	O
themselves	O
grow	O
in	O
ability	O
to	O
defend	O
their	O
assets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
the	O
to	O
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fleet	I-Application
Command	I-Application
,	O
in	O
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
2	O
,	O
ships	O
belong	O
to	O
ship	O
lines	O
which	O
are	O
assigned	O
to	O
fleets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lines	O
of	O
ships	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
by	O
stealing	O
from	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
using	O
hacking	O
points	O
or	O
by	O
capturing	O
planets	O
with	O
fleet	O
carriers	O
containing	O
ship	O
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
2	O
had	O
three	O
expansions	O
:	O
The	O
Spire	O
Rises	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Zenith	O
Onslaught	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
18	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
Neinzul	O
Abyss	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AI	B-Application
War	I-Application
2	O
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
75	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
