ai controlled reinforcements

[dillpicklesliced]

Am i missing some sort of control for them? When they spawn they usually just sit there and watch my army die. Like they dont move at all and its really ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ my campaigns up.

[DrMeepy]

Originally posted by dillpicklesliced:

Am i missing some sort of control for them? When they spawn they usually just sit there and watch my army die. Like they dont move at all and its really ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ my campaigns up.

The A.I will fight if they think you have a chance of winning, otherwise they just sit near a border and wait so when army losses trigger they have the least amount of movement to retreat

[dillpicklesliced]

ahhhh thank you. That's so lame. I can often turn close defeats into wins so if theyd just throw their troops in we'd win. Oh well.

[Butter Bot]

Originally posted by dillpicklesliced:

ahhhh thank you. That's so lame. I can often turn close defeats into wins so if theyd just throw their troops in we'd win. Oh well.

Then you can wait for the enemy to come, its not always ideal but at least you get more troop to help you

[Butter Bot]

Unless its a city I guess

[Fauxsteel]

AI is affected by attack/defend type missions and your army's proximity to their entering the map. If you sit where they are, they will 'join with your forces'.
The AI likes to sit and wait for the attacking army if you are the 'defending forces'.
In most cases, if you charge at the enemy while you are the 'defender', your AI reinforcements will most likely sit and wait to be engaged as they are the 'defender'.
I will clarify more if this does not make sense.

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[sentry]

It's a mix of intentional logic (the AI waits until everything is in formation before proceeding to a new phase) and general instability. When possible you should position yourself close to the AI reinforcements and wait until they get into formation. Tougher to do if you're out-ranged.

[dillpicklesliced]

the reason i posted this was because i was defending a town and i had the reinforcements come in behind the attackers thinking wed smush em but they just sat right behind them and watched me die. ill just have to try and control them in defense battles i guess. It made me feel like i was missing a hotkey or something. thx for the answers