Quagga
Former Dictator
There's been a lapse in discussion in this forum about Better AI, partly because we were waiting for a 1.0 release, then because the Better AI Team disappeared. We could speculate about why that happened, but I don't think it's necessary.
The point is that Enhanced AI is part of Beyond the Sword. Who better to suggest what should be part of the Enhanced AI than the people who have been using Better AI and have interest in this topic?
Therefore, I'm starting this thread so that we can resume our discussions, but with an eye toward the forthcoming expansion, rather than the Better AI mod. I'm sure the right people
will find the thread.
Some things to note: Enanced AI probably does not need to preserve save game compatibility. Similarly, some of other restrictions Blake used to scope Better AI may not apply to BTS's Enhanced AI.
I'll start: Worker automation: I sure would like to see workers concentrate on building railroads on mines and the other improvements that get a hammer benefit. I can use manually-operated workers to create cross-country highways, so that doesn't matter to me. What I hate seeing is workers railroading towns, farms and windmills when there are mines and lumbermills without railroads. I'm forced to operate them all manually just to avoid this silliness. I'm sure the AI suffers too from this.
The point is that Enhanced AI is part of Beyond the Sword. Who better to suggest what should be part of the Enhanced AI than the people who have been using Better AI and have interest in this topic?
Therefore, I'm starting this thread so that we can resume our discussions, but with an eye toward the forthcoming expansion, rather than the Better AI mod. I'm sure the right people

Some things to note: Enanced AI probably does not need to preserve save game compatibility. Similarly, some of other restrictions Blake used to scope Better AI may not apply to BTS's Enhanced AI.
I'll start: Worker automation: I sure would like to see workers concentrate on building railroads on mines and the other improvements that get a hammer benefit. I can use manually-operated workers to create cross-country highways, so that doesn't matter to me. What I hate seeing is workers railroading towns, farms and windmills when there are mines and lumbermills without railroads. I'm forced to operate them all manually just to avoid this silliness. I'm sure the AI suffers too from this.