Thoughts on Naval Bombardment

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Hmmh, yeah, well, I get the "gamey" thing, of course. You can't have 100% reality in games, that much is certain. What irks me is the apparent AI cheating. And yes, I am almost sure as well to have heard the distant canon thunder each time some 4-5 seconds prior to the impact.

What is and will always look silly is the fact that the AI doesn't react to the initial flare, at all, and then always vacate the designated area before the impact. Even when they are marching. Not only that their superior hearing saves them from the direct impact, it gives them a special boost for the moments when they scatter around like roaches on speed. No amount of goodwill can ignore how silly that all looks. Only thing that might help is to simply close your eyes.

The AI isn't cheating. I don't know if you've fought against the AI when they had naval support yet, but when they call it in the Yosemite Sam guy goes "they firin' their bombardment suh!" or something to that effect. The AI just rightly assumes that you're calling it in on the thickest clump of their army.

They may not act naturally in avoiding it, but they aren't cheating.