are they fixing...

[MadDjinn]

When they test the AI as they fix it, do they simulate strategic and tactical situations, and see how the AI reacts? And how it deals with those situations? It must be a lot of fun, yet very tedious at the same time, if that is the case.

I would hope so, else how do they know it's getting 'better'?

Not testing changes would be really weird.

 

[nokmirt]

I would hope so, else how do they know it's getting 'better'?

Not testing changes would be really weird.

That makes perfect sense. I can only imagine what they say about the AI when it does stupid things, over and over. Its like training a new recruit how to march properly.

 

[OsmarChito]

i saw the pax video on here http://www.civilization5.com/godsandkings/us/features/pax.php and in minute 9:50 he says that land combat is being fixed as well that sounds good

 

[Scarpa]

My guess, being in the software industry (but not games), is that they spent the bulk of their effort on a framework for the AI and relatively little effort tuning things.

Now with G&K they have the luxury of just tuning the existing engine/framework rather than re-writing everything all over again.

That's my hope at least, that in this expansion they've left behind the raw infrastructure work and are focusing on optimization.