Space Invaders has better AI!

**Fisherking** · 05-08-2009, 09:42

I have had no instances of stupid battle AI.

Usually I have more problems with deploying my troops.

Why is it the game only allows you to hide on one side of a wall? And why is it always the side the enemy is coming from?

Now if we go on to the subject of the campaign AI that is a whole other issue. Friends and trade partners declaring war for no reason. Minors going to war just because you are next door.

The new more aggressive AI is a farce. They declare war but with the other changes they have no money for troops so they hold up in their cities and wait for you to come to them.

Something needs to be done. If naval invasions did work then it would turn into a real mess.

At the moment I figure the reason they don’t take place is because no one has enough troops! And if the troops were there then we would all be overwhelmed by the flood of minor armies attacking.

Pirates taking Jamaica and Iceland no doubt. Persians attacking Mexico. Give me a break!

**Turbosatan** · 05-08-2009, 09:51

Originally Posted by Fisherking

Why is it the game only allows you to hide on one side of a wall? And why is it always the side the enemy is coming from?

Dude, you do realise that holding down the button whilst the "hiding in front of/behind the fence" mode is selected allows you to drag your troops to whichever side of the wall you wish, right?

Right?

Okay then.

**AussieGiant** · 05-09-2009, 00:29

Originally Posted by Turbosatan

Dude, you do realise that holding down the button whilst the "hiding in front of/behind the fence" mode is selected allows you to drag your troops to whichever side of the wall you wish, right?

Right?

Okay then.

I hope everyone knows this...

**Fisherking** · 05-09-2009, 09:19

Originally Posted by Turbosatan

Dude, you do realise that holding down the button whilst the "hiding in front of/behind the fence" mode is selected allows you to drag your troops to whichever side of the wall you wish, right?

Right?

Okay then.

Okay! I will give it a try.

I had to auto resolve all the land battles for so long because they wouldn’t load.

The patch has at last fixed that but I am far behind most of you on some of the aspects of land battles.

Thanks for the tip!

**HKDDJulker** · 05-09-2009, 13:59

Originally Posted by Turbosatan

Dude, you do realise that holding down the button whilst the "hiding in front of/behind the fence" mode is selected allows you to drag your troops to whichever side of the wall you wish, right?

Right?

Okay then.

Only deploying behind one side of a wall was a problem before one of the patches. You should have been able to deploy on either side, but some walls were bugged i think. I experienced the same issue.

Since then, the only that I have had with walls is related your units insisting on deploying 3 deep, and also at a particular point in the wall ( I can't pick exactly where they center the unit).

I have had artillery deployed behind a "trench" fortification fall to its death when attempting to move through the fortification, or else get stuck in the trench and not do anything (even retreat). Its quite frustrating.

**Zaleukos** · 05-08-2009, 10:10

Originally Posted by Fisherking

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Pirates taking Jamaica and Iceland no doubt. Persians attacking Mexico. Give me a break!

The barbary states corsairs did raid Iceland (though the Icelanders blame it on "Turks" due to a historical misunderstanding:p). Sadly these issues are pretty much the same as have plagued the series through all iterations.