Question about AI.

[jatibi]

Hello, i'm not sure, if this is the right forum for such a question (an i think some more will follow).

My problem is, i´m working on scenario about the middle east. I want to create a great wonder that produces "settlers", but they should not have the ability to build new cities, they should have only the ability to join existing cities (jewish immigrants). My question is, if the AI would use these units. Has anyone experience with somethíng like this? thx for comments.

 

[Willem]

I doubt it very much. If it works the same as the Worker, if you don't have both abilities checked, the Settler AI strategy will be turned off and the AI won't know what to do with them. You can check that in the editor quite easily. I doubt though that even if the strategy is still available, the AI won't use them the way you want them to. I'm guessing that the AI doesn't make a point of having Settlers just join other cities.

 

[jatibi]

ah ... i see. yes. okay. but if i create a scenario, where there is no more place for new cities, would the AI then use its settlers to join cities? i never seen that in my game experience. Do AIs ever use their settlers to join cities?

 

[Willem]

Do AIs ever use their settlers to join cities?

I don't know for sure, but I doubt it. I've noticed that if there isn't any place for them to build cities they'll just stockpile them, waiting for an opening somewhere.