Question: How to make AI build city improvements/small wonders?

[Sickman]

I have been wondering maybe to get Conquests because I would really like to mod the game with new options but...

I have noticed that AI is severely lacking in Civ3 or maybe it is because I don't know how to handle it.

The problem is that I have long wanted to add some small wonders that would work like Iron works in the game, adding nice production bonus to the city in which radius has certain strategic resource.
This would add nice strategic quality to the game but problem is that AI seem to not to be interested at all building them.

Another problem is that in even maps that require having harbors for sea trade AI doesn't seem to be interested producing them.
Also AI isn't interested producing naval or artillery units with some very few exceptions.

I have tried to check the "trade" and "production" flag from the civilizations options but it seems that what AI does is make settlers, lots of ground units and some wonders.

How to make AI to create these things and is there difference comparing the vanilla and Conquests versions about this.

It's been few years when Civ3 got out and haven't still got this straigth.

So is there chance to make this happen or am I fighting for lost cause?

 

[Bobisback]

I think you should get C3C(Civ 3 Conquests) it make's the AI much better, in C3C they build alot of navy units, they have better sea assaults(attacking with 6 units instead of 1), and they protect their transports and aircraft carriers much better. Now if you do not want to get C3C the frist thing I would do is put it on a higher level because on low levels the AI spend's all of their time on units but on a higher level the build more stuff faster.