Byzantine Naval AI:

[The Yogi]

Is there any logical explanation why the Byzantine AI redeploys its ships, enough for a perfectly good and lucrative Eastern Med trading Empire, and moves them of into the cold and unwelcoming waters of the North Atlantic (without leaving a string of ships back home, I should add).

The result is no trade revenue and zero strategic mobility.
What is it about having ships in the atlantic wich beats being stinking rich (which they could easily bee)?

Why, oh why?

[katank]

I suppose they could spy but this is stupid and costs extra support.

I've noticed this with the Italians and Sicilians too. I was really surprised to find the two starting Sicilian barques in the North Sea while playing as the Danes only ten years or so into the game.

[jLan]

Sollution? Get the latest medmod :)

[Tricky Lady]

Quote[/b] (katank @ Mar. 13 2004,23:10)]I was really surprised to find the two starting Sicilian barques in the North Sea while playing as the Danes only ten years or so into the game.
The Sicilians also have a tendency to send their barques to the distant waters of the Black Sea... Also for spying reasons I suppose?

[Mega Dux Bob]

It seems with the Scilicans their major goal in life is attacking your' shipping. When I play the Byz they end playing pirate on me about the secound ship I build.

I VI it seems the AI sets its trade routs up by working backward; sends the first ship to the fartest point out and then fills in.

[katank]

that's the dumbest thing I've ever seen although it would require no shuffling along all the time.
but then again they would never get to the last ships as they are broke because of high support.
besides, the AI doesn't have to worry about microing.