mobile sam how do i use them to protect

[danielu787]

do I need to have them near my city to protect my city or do they need to bne near the enemy launch sites?

 

[Timothy001]

They protect the hex they are in, plus the 6 surrounding hexes.

 

[Zinowolf]

Why would you even bother? Have you EVER seen the AI build a plane?? lol

 

[AriochIV]

Why would you even bother? Have you EVER seen the AI build a plane?? lol

Not once.

 

[Zinowolf]

Not once.

Exactly....

 

[Timothy001]

Me either.

 

[danielu787]

what does the AI build planes on a harder difficulty? like say prince or above in single player mode

 

[jollywonk]

In my limited experience with planes, you want fighters, not AA. AA doesn't stop anything and can't counter attack. Fighters deal real damage and can finish off the opposing planes.

 

[AriochIV]

what does the AI build planes on a harder difficulty? like say prince or above in single player mode

Are you being attacked by planes? I've never seen the AI use or even build planes on any difficulty, in 90 hours of play.

 

[danielu787]

well I launched a nuke at myself an the mobile sams nor the missle cruiser neither one shot it down. have you played on the hardest difficulty? would love a tough nuke war plane war ect

 

[CultureManiac]

I haven't seen one either, 300+ hours, mostly top levels. In CiV if you got too far behind in aircraft development the AI could really bomb your cities. Hopefully one day I'll be scared of that again.

 

[orasis]

Do you need them (against the AI that is!)? I do not believe you, post a screen! ... I have never seen the AI use planes in my games.

 

[TomKQT]

Is the AI just not building planes or even not building the airport district? I haven't seen either. And also I haven't seen a single neighbourhood district. I hope it's a bug, because otherwise it would be (another) sign of a very bad AI.

 

[CultureManiac]

Is the AI just not building planes or even not building the airport district? I haven't seen either. And also I haven't seen a single neighbourhood district. I hope it's a bug, because otherwise it would be (another) sign of a very bad AI.

Yet they will build half a dozen spaceports. Earlier today, I did find an airport in Sumeria's capital, but still no planes.

 

[jbavon]

Victoria once built 6 biplanes in one of my games (90 hours total so far). She kept them in their hangar the whole war though. They even stayed in the hangar after I took her city with the hangar. Had to destroy them mamually. I dont think the AI is programmed to use them (yet).