Does the Campaign AI use resources?

[FireAgain]

Genuine question - does the AI in Campaign missions just magic units out of thin-air for their attack waves, or do they genuinely make things out of buildings and resources? Just want to know if there is any point in me trying to wreck their buildings and villagers or if I should just focus on personal efficiency alone.

[Dalv]

I guess one way to test it would be to use cheat codes to see entire map and check their economy. But then again they could just be starting with lots of resources from the getgo.

[Sipher]

I dont think they changed it from the basegame but in the basegame they used both. The units they build to reinforce their bases are built, but the units that attack your base in a wave are spawned in at certain times, from certain buildings.

But you get rid of both by destroying buildings, because the AI will only rebuild a few buildings, like houses when they get supply blocked, or food depots etc. most buildings (including all army-producing) buildings stay gone for good once they are destroyed, so if you feel overwhelmed by endless waves it could be worth it so send some suicide squad to snipe a few of his key unit producing structures to both increase the time it takes him to reinforce his base with a defending army, and also to decrease the units that spawn in as a next-wave attack.

[Clarise]

i play moderate-hard 15-20 min AI in campaing full upgrade titan=cheating :D

[Rubyeyed]

It's hard to tell. Sometimes it looks like it does sometimes it doesn't. I'm positive though that AI gets all upgrades free and the moment they advance to the next age.

In all missions I played so far it looks like AI just doesn't rebuild it's production buildings so for example, if you destroy their fortress, no more siege.

It does rebuild it's resource gathering line though.