Stronger AI Armies (using recruit_priority_offset in EDU)

**TheSavage** · February 20, 2008, 12:27 AM

Below I've included an improved (in my opinion) EDU file that utilizes "recruit_priority_offset", a new unit stat for Kingdoms. This causes the AI to prioritize recruitment of some units over others.

The result is AI armies of stronger composition... no more armies composed primarily of Spear Militia and Ballistas. The enemy armies you'll face will be much tougher, consisting of more Knights, Pikemen, and other advanced units. (For example, if Armored Sergeants are available, the AI will recruit these over Sergeant Spearmen. If Feudal Knights are available, the AI will prefer these over Mounted Sergeants.)

This is a preliminary version that hasn't been fine-tuned, so it may need to be tweaked for certain factions. To use it, just copy this file over the current file in the DLV_ext/data directory. It doesn't change any unit stats, and should be save-game compatible. (It only works with Kingdoms, though.)

A similar version was made for Stainless Steel and it really made the AI much tougher.

**Xtiaan72** · February 20, 2008, 12:49 AM

Really promising idea.... + Rep!

**repman** · February 20, 2008, 02:01 AM

@Savage
We have this in 5.4 beta..but thanks anyway...maybe you can compare them

repman

**TheSavage** · February 20, 2008, 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by repman

@Savage
We have this in 5.4 beta..but thanks anyway...maybe you can compare them

repman

Sweet... I haven't checked out the beta yet, but I'm glad to hear that it's included.

**nightwar** · February 22, 2008, 09:56 AM

Is this for 5.3?

**TheSavage** · February 22, 2008, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by nightwar

Is this for 5.3?

Yes, the file I uploaded was created with the 5.3 EDU.

**d3v** · February 23, 2008, 10:45 PM

consisting of more Knights, Pikemen, and other advanced units

but early medieval armies were composed of roughly 50% levy infantry, 20% professional infantry and the remaining 30% were knights horsed & unhorsed and light cavalry.

Then later on the sergeant (man at arms) filled the gap between basic infantry and knight. But these were paid soldiers and only appeared later in medieval era.

If you could reflect these things, it would be great.

**Adam the VIth** · February 26, 2008, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by d3v

but early medieval armies were composed of roughly 50% levy infantry, 20% professional infantry and the remaining 30% were knights horsed & unhorsed and light cavalry.

Then later on the sergeant (man at arms) filled the gap between basic infantry and knight. But these were paid soldiers and only appeared later in medieval era.

If you could reflect these things, it would be great.

Concur, but I'm sick of slaughtering spear militia in 1280 with my imperial knights. Might be a moment where I'd be fine losing some historical detail to make the game more challenging.