[Submod] Improved Spotting Distances for more Tactical AI RELEASED Feb 2

**Butan** · February 08, 2015, 05:08 AM

Originally Posted by Alexandre Lange

Butan: I never had experienced the AI going out from a fort by its own initiative. Maybe because my army was never weak enough for them to think they could crush me; can't tell. Anyway, being a mod, vanilla or DeI thing, I liked it a lot: it shows at least some degree of analysis from AI side.

Now supposing that AI stays in the fort: using this mod, if I burn down the palisades, AI can see all my army and react better, right?

I will try that scenario

and come back with results.

**MagicCuboid** · February 07, 2015, 09:11 PM

664566 I'll test your idea tomorrow and see if it works as well

**Butan** · February 08, 2015, 08:15 AM

Seems like in fort battle, there is no LoS or hiding possible against the defenders (even with vanilla hiding).
So that means that since the beginning, when the AI is in a fort, it sees all wherever you are and act accordingly. So this was vanilla all along

Proof: army completely blind (radar) yet none hidden, using no remove hiding/LoS mod

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

And in normal battles, if the AI is defending it will not move toward the attacker even if he is weaker, even with half units hidden to make it look even weaker.
Still not tried any walled/unwalled settlement scenario.

**Augustusng** · February 08, 2015, 12:09 PM

The AI's decision to attack you or hold its position is usually based on missile superiority. If you bring any artillery in any battle except a siege, and the AI has none, the AI will always attack you instead of defending a position. I'm not sure if there's a stronger/weaker decision too.

**geala** · February 09, 2015, 07:38 AM

In all my battles against fortified AI they always came out. I live in fear of forts and only attack when I have artillery with me. One time the AI came out, avoided my (fixed) arty and the second AI army came from behind me, I had to abandon my artillery, luckily I was able to seize the empty fort and use it against the AI.

**McCarronXLD** · February 09, 2015, 11:29 PM

This is quite interesting!

**Crappy** · February 14, 2015, 12:34 AM

Please recreate this mod for Total War: Attila as soon as a packfile manager is up and running! It's amazing what simple tweaks like this can do to breathe life into a seemingly dead AI

**Butan** · February 14, 2015, 09:17 AM

If there is no other tables that complexifies spotting it could be done in a heartbeat too: just need to copy the values over.

**Jin-** · February 16, 2015, 04:36 PM

Will you be a good guy and port it to Attila also?

Shame on me if someone already asked it, but i'm too tired to read further

**Quivis** · February 20, 2015, 09:22 AM

Originally Posted by darknessjw

Will you be a good guy and port it to Attila also?

Shame on me if someone already asked it, but i'm too tired to read further

+1 Has anyone tried this in Attila?

**♔Greek Strategos♔** · February 20, 2015, 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by Quivis

+1 Has anyone tried this in Attila?

Same question here...

**hager13** · February 20, 2015, 03:00 PM

Hello,

sorry for noob question. Is it sufficient to copy the file into the data folder? I just started Rome 2 modding. Do i need the non steam mod manager?

**PricopAlex** · February 20, 2015, 04:02 PM

It's fine.
Put the file in the data folder, and when starting launcher make sure the mod is the first mod loaded (in front of DEI at least). If it's not the first mod, go back in the data folder and put some @@ in front of the file.

**FlashHeart07** · February 21, 2015, 04:21 AM

I would suggest that people try KAMs experimental battle mod found on the main forum of DeI in this thread.
It contains this submod together with KAMs newly balanced units that makes battles much tougher and still as realistic as they can get in a game.
That way you can rep both KAM and Butan.