Things the AI isn't Doing During War

[urbancamper]

Barbs certainly pillage, often annoyingly aggressively. They seem to tend to prefer to pillage things that are in a city's third ring; there may be some AI "avoid idling in the same square if you can be city bombarded from that square" thing going on, or it could be an illusion, but they'll usually crush things in your third ring, particularly special resources. They pillage farms/mines/posts much less often in my experience, and I don't think I've ever seen one pillage a road or a fishing boats.

I had a barb pillage a section of the Silk Road that caused the whole west side of my empire (Persia/India/Arabia) to disconnect from my Capital while playing through the Mongol scenario on Deity. I was like OMFG, barb, you're screwing up my delicately balanced happiness and economy worse than every other AI unit combined.

 

[Callonia]

I had a barb pillage a section of the Silk Road that caused the whole west side of my empire (Persia/India/Arabia) to disconnect from my Capital while playing through the Mongol scenario on Deity. I was like OMFG, barb, you're screwing up my delicately balanced happiness and economy worse than every other AI unit combined.

Gwahahaha, brought low by a humble barbarian unit! xD That's why you never underestimate the underdogs.

I try not to.

 

[SpearMan153]

Yeah it would be nice if those warrior rushing AI would stop dancing around your capital long enough to pillage a few tiles and steal your worker or something.

On 2nd thought - no, then I might loose

 

[Lose]

ive had ai civs on emperor/immortal level burn tiles and roads.

 

[MARDUK80]

On Deity they pillage all the sea resource work boats as soon as they declare war. They also pillage land tiles but mostly when they are loosing the battle, I think innitially they believe they should win, and like to take the City and surroundings in as you say "pristine condition!" Strange but I never see them pillage Great Person improvements, thank god for that!

agent cooper - yes, very true, they don't protect their Generals!

Colin is correct, you would have to play at a higher level in order to see more of these things. I've had numerous work boats pillaged by the AI during war.

ive had ai civs on emperor/immortal level burn tiles and roads.

In my opinion they should do these things in every difficulty level!