Crusaders ..does the AI use them to build fortresses?

[Sha-Feer]

Just wondering if the AI can actually use the crusaders to build fortresses. If they do then can other terraforming options be checked and the AI use that also?

 

[Smellincoffee]

The AI probably doesn't, because in orderto have the terraforming option avaliable, the unit has to be able to do ALL of the terraform functions- and since the Crusader performs only one of them...I'm thinking no.

 

[Commander Bello]

From what I have noticed until now, the AI seems to have big problems building fortresses at meaningful spot, anyway.

So, I wouldn't rely that crusaders did it in a better way, and if they were to perform more terraforming, most probably you wouldn't find them safeguarding the empire's borders, but somewhere, mining the mountains.

 

[Sha-Feer]

Has anyone else noticed if the AI can use the Crusaders to build fortresses or not?

 

[Commander Bello]

Since in my epic games so far I have been commander-in-chief of the crusaders, no....

 

[troytheface]

yes i tried it and it started building one that would take it like 15 turns...a stack of them is the key ..move in build fort
, have knights..preferrably a uu knight derivitive
Does the elephant still have beefed up defense?
seems like if India could get Knight of Templar that they (or Japan's Samarri -as the next best choice) would be a great Crusader compliment.