I think different levels of AI is perfectly fine What differences will there be between the hard and the easy?  Hard coded differences or is there variables you set?

Probably both, but it will mostly be variables that are set.  By the way, the AI will not cheat, even an insane AI.

* Very Easy -- The AI will have a slow reaction time, often choose the wrong counter, and miss several shots when aiming for units. Doesn't scout. Almost as easy as a player who has never played any RTS before

* Easy--The AI will scout, but only to see what it can attack.  It doesn't really use this information to decide the best way to attack, but rather to see where everything is.  However, the AI will not make extremely stupid mistakes, like using a Raptor (without a Deflector shield) against 5 point defenses when a Tank is available.  A typical RTS player can beat an easy AI in at most 3 attempts.

* Medium -- Better reaction times, better reaction to what the AI scouts/sees, often will have a perfect counter, usually picks the right unit for the job in terms of attacking, doesn't miss its fire as much.  Although the AI will use upgrades in all difficulty levels, this is the level where the AI really starts to take advantage of them.  Really is average, but Koreans will be able to beat in few attempts

* Hard -- This is the level where the AI almost always has something planned based on what it sees from scouting, although it doesn't scout every single second.  (There are, of course, situations the AI will have to make an educated guess, as players will come up with strategies I won't think about )  However, it will still miss about 5% of shots and will occasionally pick a unit that isn't the best choice, though not the worst choice.

* Very Hard -- The AI takes very short breaks, if any, between building things. Scouts and looks over the map on a very consistent basis. Misses very few shots. Always picks the perfect counter, and the perfect unit. Constructs proper buildings according to the map.  If the AI has nothing important to build, it will pick a unit and spend its excess money on useful upgrades/sephrane.  An example is a Degruser with Photon Torpedoes or a Camoza with Cloak.

* Insane -- It's my goal (though difficult) that an Insane AI can only be beaten by hard-core players who spend about 2-3 hours a day playing this game. In fact, I'm hoping that it will be so difficult, I won't be able to go very far testing it because I will never do well against it.  I'll have to ask jsj795 to test it  

As for the insane AI, one thing you could do when testing is set the emu at like 5, 10 or 25% speed to give you more time during actions, simulating an extremly pro player.

What a splendid idea!  I honestly did not think of that!  Thx, DJ! 

I'm still on schedule for a screenshot this week.  I'm using interrupts for the game's timing, including building construction, so I hope people won't mind that there's an occasional imbalance where a building builds .03 seconds faster than usual

I think it'll be fine as well.  This screenie's going to be cool!

yeah true

Aw sorry to hear about those two games , what was the reason for the cancelling?