How does the AI raise armies?

Mad Gus · #1 February 27th, 2004, 04:32 PM

I suppose I could be overreacting too. Things were going quite well until Last nights turns. This huge Jotun force invaded, some unknown Pretender keeps lightning bolting my troops from afar, and I lost a lot of commanders and troops (Expensive Atlantean ones).

Bossemanden · #2 February 27th, 2004, 04:47 PM

[quote]Originally posted by PDF:

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Originally posted by Mad Gus:
Scouts give changing and inaccurate reporting in the 50%-200% range.

A related question then. Do the Scout offer "better" guesses at enemy troop strenght than the normal estimates gained by owning an adjacant province (example 40%-300% vs 50%-200%)?
Or does it just offer the possibility of recon behind enemy lines?

fahdiz · #3 February 27th, 2004, 05:31 PM

In the manual, I believe it says that a scouting report is "more accurate" than when using Province Info without one. But I don't think the manual notes the percentage difference.

Pocus · #4 February 27th, 2004, 05:46 PM

How does the AI raise armies?

90% income for pure crap, 10% for heavy units.

Demosthenes · #5 February 27th, 2004, 06:53 PM

While the scout reports are perhaps more accurate than having no info at all, in my experience the reports that come from having High Dominion in an uncontrolled province seem to be the most accurate though they don't seem to detect Magic Sites.

mlepinski · #6 February 27th, 2004, 06:57 PM

I'm not sure about the exact percentages, but some nations have "Spy" units and I can confirm that "Spy" units definately seem to give more accurate reports than "Scout" units.

- Matt L. :->

ioticus · #7 February 29th, 2004, 07:03 AM

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Originally posted by mlepinski:
I'm not sure about the exact percentages, but some nations have "Spy" units and I can confirm that "Spy" units definately seem to give more accurate reports than "Scout" units.

- Matt L. :->

The manual says spies are more accurate.