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Attacks against non-military units

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 12:46 pm
by jpsm
Why some AIs like to attack non-military units such as caravans and freights?

Re: Attacks against non-military units

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 1:35 pm
by Ignatus
Because why not :twisted:

Re: Attacks against non-military units

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 10:06 pm
by jpsm
Ignatus wrote:Because why not :twisted:
It's irrational because trade benefits both.

Re: Attacks against non-military units

Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2020 6:14 am
by Ignatus
Well, AI always thinks that if you are in war with him then all your units work against him. Human players often fighg "phoney wars" to exchange cities if it is disabled to do by diplomacy or to train units, AI don't. AI itself often uses freights for spying (it's really omniscent but I can't tell why they hang out around my cities before he attacks otherwise).

Re: Attacks against non-military units

Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2020 4:49 pm
by jpsm
If AI is omniscient why do AIs ask me in treaties to give embassy? If they are omniscient that's no point.

Re: Attacks against non-military units

Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2020 5:39 pm
by Ignatus
They just imitate the behaviour of a real player. (Not always, they don't value receiving maps on treaties.) Also, in some rulesets embassies speed up researching what the other side knows.