deception

[dej2]

How does RTW's AI handle deception? Can the ai be tricked into becoming an Allied just for you to turn on "it" once you've move youre entire army in on key positions, such as major income producing cities?

I found this on "Sonshi.com" forum.

was playing Age of Empires recently and decided to put some of what I've learned about deception in the AoW to a test.

I started the match off with myself and one other computer player set to allies. I built up my city and my army and began with my plan. I mentally imagined that I convinced my opponent to allow me to install military units in it's country for it's own protection. After installing several well placed units (each of which consisted of four walls with a gate within which were 10 to 20 soldiers and one or two trebuchets) I amassed two brigades of infantry and archers and put them into ideal positions...

I then broke my alliance with the country and crushed it leaving nothing behind within less than two minutes.

Deception is amazingly powerful...

[Drusus Magnus]

Well, the AI being as stupid as it is, it will probably allow you to station rediculously large armies near it's capital. It's not really deception, as you're moving entire legions into it's land, but if you get military acces, they'll probably fall for it.

[red comyn]

if you get military acces

[Slug For A Butt]

How the hell do you get military access? I've never got it yet... maybe it's my dull northern English accent, but the buggers will never play ball with me.

[Razor1952]

Deception is not really necessary. Just make 2 attacks preferably by sea to different parts of the ai empire and you'll see what I mean. The ai can't really seem to respond to multiprong attacks, let alone deception.

Nevertheless a fun thing to do is try to ambush the ai(though I agree the bonus from this is dubious).

[dej2]

Has anyone tried building a fort next to a city?

[Dutch_guy]

How does RTW's AI handle deception? Can the ai be tricked into becoming an Allied just for you to turn on "it" once you've move youre entire army in on key positions, such as major income producing cities?

I found this on "Sonshi.com" forum.

Never bothered to try, and don't think it could work unless of course you start out allied with a faction.Meaning you could try doing this while playing a Roman faction and then circumvallating (SP?) all your Roman ''allies'' only to take their cities and destroy all their armies the moment you decide Civil war is the way to go.