jeremiahrounds
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In computer security circles a honey pot is known as a deliberately weak machine designed to be the first machine attacked by a hacker for no loss.
I dont know why I didnt think of this before but it turns out a similiar idea is a great way to handle AI wars on your turf. The idea is to ring your empire with cities placed on hills on the edge of your cultural borders preferrably where an AI will probably be funneled to.
When the war starts instead of feeling compelled to have enough units everywhere to sweep up the enemy stacks before they pillage you are in a somewhat more comfortable position in that the AI heads for cities you barely care about that are always set on hills.
This idea has worked remarkably well in the games since i thought of it and have been deliberately settling strategically placed honeypots next to AIs. And its one of those things that i go "hmmm why didnt i think of it before"
I dont know why I didnt think of this before but it turns out a similiar idea is a great way to handle AI wars on your turf. The idea is to ring your empire with cities placed on hills on the edge of your cultural borders preferrably where an AI will probably be funneled to.
When the war starts instead of feeling compelled to have enough units everywhere to sweep up the enemy stacks before they pillage you are in a somewhat more comfortable position in that the AI heads for cities you barely care about that are always set on hills.
This idea has worked remarkably well in the games since i thought of it and have been deliberately settling strategically placed honeypots next to AIs. And its one of those things that i go "hmmm why didnt i think of it before"