Earlier I did a test of AI hastati captain with an archer auxilia vs. my triarii captain and roman archer--archer in front on defense. The AI marched it's longer range auxilia forward through my fire, getting slaughtered without stopping to use its superior range. My triarii charged the hastati when they approached...melee was in the hastati's favor. My archers routed the auxilia, suffering 3 casualties. When the triarii routed my archers finished off the hastati as they tried to attack.


Puzz3D,

Your previous comments in other threads about the AI failing to account for missile casualties still hold true. The AI often ignores them with its own missile troops so that it can target melee units. Not a smart move as its ranged units are killed off before they can cause much damage. I don't know if it is because they have lower cost or lower melee stats or what, but the AI does not consider them worth targeting directly. It concedes the missile fight before melee.