Number of Battles and Strategic AI

[Tim]

Ulstan, Didz,

It just might be Faction related, don't know yet.

Not only do you have all these little Armies handed by Captains as Ulstan pointed out, but you have "Family Members" wondering around with the smallest of all the Gual armies. I seen 3 or 4 such "Family Members". The AI made no effort to consolidate under with the Family Member.

In fact, I don't believe a single army in battle was headed by a Gual "Family Member". Anyone else experience this? This *might* be the result of Difficulty level. A higher Difficulty level might result in Family Member lead armies. Confirmation?

I didn't think about the AI using them as governors. But, could it be that the reason you dont' see family members is because they don't survive the first couple of battles against any other AI factions they've come across? I don't think I've come across an army with a commander with more than a star or two. The reason is simple. They die easily.

[ToranagaSama]

I didn't think about the AI using them as governors. But, could it be that the reason you dont' see family members is because they don't survive the first couple of battles against any other AI factions they've come across? I don't think I've come across an army with a commander with more than a star or two. The reason is simple. They die easily.

I'm sure Easy and Early deaths have an effect upon the game, but its not that I don't *see* family members, I do. It's that most often they are not at the head of significant Armies. They mostly wonder around with just a couple units (or less) in their stack, and rarely consolidate.

Though, as I started to push the Gauls over the Alps, and take a couple of their Cities (I've left Pativium for last as it has a FULL stack in Garrison), I've noticed that more consolidation, in general, and more under Family Members.

So the Gaul Campaign AI, has it's being squeezed is beginning to present better Armies. At least the above is on the *Default* Campaign/Battle settings.

I've put this Campaign on hold and have started a VH/VH. I've just played a, relatively, few turns and can't comment on much yet; but, astondingly, I just lost my FIRST battle and am not sure *why*. At the Default settings, I'd lost none.

From the very outset of the Campaign the Gauls were more numerous. I'm playing the *red* Romans. Just a few turns in they asked for a Trade Agreement which I granted, and several turns latter attacked me.

NOTE: Upon the *opening* of the Campaign, the Senate handed out a Mission, before I'd made a sigle move.

Like I said, I had a large battle develop rather quickly, much quicker than at the default settings. I lost the battle, not sure if I need to adjust my MTW-battle style to fit RTW or what. Actually, I lost the battle, because I ran out of time. The battle was sort of an *epic* affair with the outcome swinging back and forth a couple of times, with both armies wittled down to 150-200 men.

NOW that I think about the battle played as if the AI and I were on Crack or something. EVERYTHING happened at TWICE the speed as it would have with MTW/MedMod. Units routed quicker, units recovered quicker (and automaticely w/o my intervention), units flanked quicker, ecetera....

Frankly, and curiously, it wasn't fun....

RTW battles, just don't have the *feeling* that STW and MTW/MedMod have.

Well, I'm going to start my third Campaign, as this second one is hopeless (or at least I want to see if the same things happen). I concentrated on building my Economy, while the Guals planned to eat my lunch!!!

I also encounted a couple of Strange Occurrences, see my new thread.

Trying this again....