AI troop selection.

**Beowulf1990** · March 23, 2011, 02:22 AM

Am I right in thinking that there is no difference between AI clans in the CAI? In particular their unit selection?

I've just completed my first campaign, as Shimazu. Great fun, especially with the realm divide mod softening that crude mechanism. At the end it came down to myself and the Takeda, who were massive. A series of grand battles and sieges, some of the best I've ever played in any Total War game......but I wasn't fighting Takeda. Not a single cavalry unit to be seen in FOUR full stacks of Takeda troops. Just Yari/Sword Samurai and Bow/Yari Ashigaru. It felt like fighting the Oda really.

I just think that, considering the fact that the Takeda were so large, they would have easily been able to train cavalry, they just never did.....which is ridiculous.

So the big question is: could modders mod the AI in such a fashion as to get the Takeda to train cavalry, Date No-Dachi, etc?

**Chyeaaaa111** · March 23, 2011, 02:57 AM

I too have noticed that the AI's army composition seems the same. Very little or no calvary, and many, many archers.

**Koolhan37** · March 23, 2011, 03:02 AM

Originally Posted by Chyeaaaa111

I too have noticed that the AI's army composition seems the same. Very little or no calvary, and many, many archers.

Same. Late game I see stacks with 2-3 cav, but mostly archers/yari. I also rarely see monks, even though presumably every clan should have relatively early access to them.

**Falconpilot** · March 23, 2011, 03:39 AM

Originally Posted by Koolhan37

Same. Late game I see stacks with 2-3 cav, but mostly archers/yari. I also rarely see monks, even though presumably every clan should have relatively early access to them.

yea, i've never seen the ai make monks (except the agent offcourse) which is sad, especially the uesugi should focus on it :/

**Thefallenhun** · March 23, 2011, 04:05 AM

I think it uses troop selections which can go for cheap kills if oyu aren't careful. Like if you don't move fast enough, 8 units of bow samurai will chop your armies to bits, so it uses those things to make things more difficult.