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Topic: How shall the AI-units defend and attack? |  |
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Ralf
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Sweden
Mar 2000
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posted May 05, 2001 07:31
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I have some thumb-rules then it comes to how AI-units should behave. AI-units must know how to respond cleverly against threats directly next to them - only 1-2 square away. Im certainly not asking for the "Holy Grail" here - I dont expect huge and cleverly coordinated D-day invasions launched from the other side of the world-map. Just below: If the attack-power of invading AI-units/armies is substantially weaker then any HP-city defence-power - then the AI-invaders should always concentrate on pillaging city-areas only, and HP-roads between city-areas. No more hopeless AI-attacks on HP-cities. Ancient/medieval AI-units should almost never attack HP-cities guarded by modern units - instead they almost always concentrate on pillaging... If the attack-power of a free-roaming military AI-units/armies is substantially weaker then the defence-power of enemy HP-units/armies - then the AI should avoid making use of its turn by launching fruitless attacks. Instead they should either fortify within its own cities, or (if within enemy HP-territory) fortify on the nearest high-defence terrain-tile; preferbly a mountain. If the attack-power of invading HP-units/armies is substantially stronger then the AI-city defending units, then these units should always stay within its city-walls, either lashing out preemptive strikes against any HP-units directly outside its cities; or simply stay fortified. Two or more conquered cities within a certain amount of turns, is interpreted as "full scale invasion", and all the remaining AI-cities production switch automatically to military priorities only. Well, above is for starters. Feel free to comment or add more AI-unit thumb-rules.
[This message has been edited by Ralf (edited May 05, 2001).] |
Roman
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Bratislava, Slovakia
Sep 2000
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posted May 05, 2001 08:40
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I like the suggestions.  |
vgriph
Chieftain
Norrköping, Sweden
Apr 2001
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posted May 05, 2001 11:29
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I like it too. | |
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