Is there a reason on maps larger then huge the AI seems to quit?

[Cosmic Fox]

I love gigantic size maps, I enjoy the exploration part of the game a lot. I am using Mynex Map pack, (I've used all of the map scripts same results) Immense allows 24 players, I added only 10 figuring that will give AI and myself a lot of land to explore and give some promotions possibilities from all the barbarians.

Needless to say, game after game I try to play, the AI is on an island, or in the middle of a large land mass. They tend to sit there with one or maybe 3 cities and its 1300 AD wth is going on?

Is there not CODE to use whatever land is available, escort settlers etc? I am bummed out I can not play on anything larger then huge if I expect the AI to behave properly.

Any ideas as to how to address this issue or is it only me that thinks the bigger the map the better it is?

 

[Mynex]

Check out AI+... That's the AI improvement mod I use. There are a couple others that are coming along, but AI+ seems (to me) to be getting things handled much better.

 

[Horem]

Check out AI+... That's the AI improvement mod I use. There are a couple others that are coming along, but AI+ seems (to me) to be getting things handled much better.

100% This.

 

[Cosmic Fox]

I'm running Harder AI with AI+ included, I think he uses the latest AI+ but not positive he is. If not I will give it a go.