Has the AI been broken with all the patches?

[danieladler]

There is only war in civ 5. I cant believe people are still talking about diplomacy as if it was actually any of it in the game. But when you accept the permanent war and civs working in shift declaring war on you, no matter how friendly you are with them, it gets a lot easier to enjoy the game for the wargame it is. Perhaps its payback for me not ever wanting to choose that permanent war option they had in civ 4...

I still find the bizarre AI behaviour quite hilarious, and it gives the game a touch of real comedy! I mean the AI is so stupid and irrelevant, and its reasons for backstabbing you are so priceless, it becomes a parody on how our real sick world works....

 

[qemist]

Once the DLL comes out, I am sure this will be looked into.

A DLL would be fantastic if it meant we could write our own AI.

 

[JamesCivFan]

Pangaea maps are almost a constant state of war for me nowadays where island maps are the complete opposite.

...and on Continents map, you usually see friends that are only located in different continents. Neighbors are always at war with each other. So what is the root of the "constant war" problem here? I'm guessing it's related --a big part of it at least-- to border distance between civs. Maybe if they could reduce the chances of declaring war due to border distances, and the chances of backstabbing, things could be a lot better.

I have seen crazy behaviors of the AI like: Civ A declares war on Civ B, so Civ C and D who are friends, see him as a warmonger and hate him. Then, Civ C declares war on both A and B, so now Civ D sees him as a warmonger, hate him,and they Denounce him. Thus, these 4 civs end up in "berserk mode" massive wars. The same things are going on at the other continent too. Then they finally meet each other. They are friends at first, but after a said number of turns, one war brings another and we're back to square one again: Constant World War.

I've said it once and I'll say it again: For me (and I bet some other people), one of the most frustrating facts about Civilization V is seeing everyone going berserk on about turn 100 or so. The Global Politics screen is just full of red. Backstabbers, civs being at war etc etc.