Enemy AI during battles brain dead?

**Pipboy3060** · July 30, 2013, 01:59 PM

I've played about three battles in campaign. The first, the AI stood there and did nothing, when I got close the AI began to move forward a little, then stopped again.

The next battle was a custom settlement one, where the AI stood outside the walls and did nothing (they had seige equipment). I fast-forwarded the game and they stood there for the next 30 minutes. I opened the gate, and then they ended up charging towards me. Closing the gate stopped the charge, and they just stood in this messy formation, staring at the gates. I mean, wtf?

the next few battles I found myself having to move to a certain part of the battlefield just so my enemy would do the same. Most of the time they just stand there and get pounded by my artillery.

Enemy AI has to be fixed.

**TatlTael** · July 30, 2013, 03:53 PM

see its not just the mod that's total war 2 ai in in general, not sure if someone has a mod making them a bit more proactive, but just thought I let you know it not just HTW. so to answer your thread yes

**Gongsunzan** · July 30, 2013, 04:34 PM

No its not the total war AI. You have to mess with attack points and defense points for custom settlments for the AI to navigate it properly. Third age total war had to do alot of work with this to make custom settlments work for the AI. If the mod maker relys on normal settlement ai scripting the AI wont do anything. Currently I dont think undying has programed any AI pathing for his settlments. At least not the ones ive defended. We will have to wait for patches.

**Pipboy3060** · July 30, 2013, 05:54 PM

True. After playing some more of the mod this problem seems to be rooted in custom settlements. In regular battlefields AI has some initiative. Hopefully one of the developers of this mod will respond and confirm they are going to fix this rather campaign breaking problem. I love fighting gorons, such a shame that they cannot attack any of my main cities.

**Jakeford** · July 30, 2013, 10:25 PM

Originally Posted by Pipboy3060

True. After playing some more of the mod this problem seems to be rooted in custom settlements. In regular battlefields AI has some initiative. Hopefully one of the developers of this mod will respond and confirm they are going to fix this rather campaign breaking problem. I love fighting gorons, such a shame that they cannot attack any of my main cities.

Please, when have you seen any other devlepers for this mod but one? Undyingnephilam is the only developer to this mod and he has to prioritize :/ its a lot to do alone

**nintendo64isking** · July 31, 2013, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by Jakeford

Please, when have you seen any other devlepers for this mod but one? Undyingnephilam is the only developer to this mod and he has to prioritize :/ its a lot to do alone

its dangerous to go alone.... take this...