@Mummiesforpeace It would also be helpful to know at what difficulty level you were playing at.
AI use of Air Force
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Mummiesforpeace
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DrJambo
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My experience the same. Occasionally seen an Aerodrome or city populated with an aircraft, but I'm yet to see them use it. This patch is appalling.
BuzWeaverCiv
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I've not seen them build AA Unites since the game launched. I've not made any AA's since the game launch. I've not seen any need/reason to make them. I do enjoy making 4 bombers. With 4 bombers I can own a map.
Timothy001
Prince
I finally shot an enemy bomber down. Got hit with 3 bombers by Catherine. Moved a fighter over, next turn it shot down a bomber.
Tile bombarment animation seems broken right now?
I just get a tile pillage notification and see my tiles pillaged. I've been so confused when this happens from time to time then realize a barb may have bombarded a tile via a submarine or an AI Civ did so with their bombers.
There should at least be a different notification icon for when this happens and or an option to turn on bombardment animation for those who don't mind.
I just get a tile pillage notification and see my tiles pillaged. I've been so confused when this happens from time to time then realize a barb may have bombarded a tile via a submarine or an AI Civ did so with their bombers.
There should at least be a different notification icon for when this happens and or an option to turn on bombardment animation for those who don't mind.
valerislysander
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Just finished my first game since patch and i can safely say AI is using planes!! I attacked Kongo late game and it turned out they had bee-lined there tech and were well ahead of me in building planes. I though ah it wont matter took my land army to them, very quickly i had no land army as there 8 or so bombers that i could see took them all out. He used his bombers every turn after war. I ended up losing to him as he got a culture victory as I couldnt get my Air units up in time!
Good patch actually, some really good AI improvements.
Good patch actually, some really good AI improvements.
I'm in the home stretch of a Domination Victory, and I can report that the AI is certainly building planes, but its use of them is a little sketchy.
I invaded Macedon and he managed to strafe me with his Fighters a couple of times (pretty effective since my Infantry had no air support). But at one point before I was taking his capital, Alex just shuffled his Fighters uselessly between cities instead of actually attacking my units (which would have been pretty nasty since I didn't have AA yet). I did see Alex use a Bomber to take Auckland a few turns later.
After Alex was done, I launched a fleet over to invade Pedro. He had a Biplane in his city too but didn't use it. At this point I had some AA units with me, so maybe that put him off, but I wouldn't count on it.
It seems there is some improvement, but as with land units, the AI has issues with target prioritisation and movement.
I invaded Macedon and he managed to strafe me with his Fighters a couple of times (pretty effective since my Infantry had no air support). But at one point before I was taking his capital, Alex just shuffled his Fighters uselessly between cities instead of actually attacking my units (which would have been pretty nasty since I didn't have AA yet). I did see Alex use a Bomber to take Auckland a few turns later.
After Alex was done, I launched a fleet over to invade Pedro. He had a Biplane in his city too but didn't use it. At this point I had some AA units with me, so maybe that put him off, but I wouldn't count on it.
It seems there is some improvement, but as with land units, the AI has issues with target prioritisation and movement.
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