AI Agent Balance

[Stonebonez]

Have AI spies been affected by any of the overall DEI nerfs? I'm working my way through a 0.96f campaign after being away for a while and I've seen the AI successfully poison my armies when none of their abilities outmatch those of my force. For example, I know that as the player even if you exceed an army's cunning by 2 or 3 points you still stand very little chance of carrying out a successful poisoning attack. Same applies for other things like zeal in assassination attempts or manipulation. I had a Seubi spy poison an army of mine on 3 successive turns when my general's cunning was 10 and the spy's was 6. This scenario would simply be impossible for the player, but the AI got away with it 3 times back to back.

I've also been attacked by a level 6 spy with 3 authority, 14 cunning and 9 zeal. Is that even possible to achieve by level 6? Player spies typically start out with below average authority and weak zeal, how was all this achievable by the AI in 6 levels? Or are the AI agent stats scripted at campaign start? This agent is literally a one man army on the map right now, I can't do anything to stop him poisoning my army. No agent I attach to the army or attack him with can stop him. What recourse does the player have with this type of play balance? Also, are there plans to revamp the agent game with 1.0?

[Dresden]

Like the player, AI agents have been nerfed. Their caps are lower, their success chance is lower, and their critical chance is lower.

Sounds like a strangely successful spy, the AI does like to use its agents.

[Aelfric]

How much work left Dresden? I am impatient i need to play some campaigns before i go to Army next month

[Lieutenant Sharpe]

Actually stonebonz I'm seeing that too unless my enemies have ton more spies swarming out my forces. One of my armies was stopped dead for 2-3 turns while my otero army got massacred. My spies on the other hand are lucky to slow any enemy army.

[Dresden]

The effects of agents have also been reduced (the values they inflict). I will check it out to see if we can reduce it further.