Whats wrong with Ally AI?

[Σm1lic0]

I´ve been playing quite a few games since the last patch was released (5.0) and in every game I had the bad luck that my Ally AI didnt make any military unit, not even a single one while the other AI (enemies) seemed to work pretty fine as always, whats wrong? its really getting on my nerves because every time I want to play a game I cant because my Ally is some deuchebag AI that has only villagers, its so dumb that I cant even trade with it because it looses its market very easily.

Have anyone experienced the same Issues as me?
I dont know why all the AoE HD youtubers and developers say that the AI is improving with every patch, ITS JUST TRASH! and you cant even enjoy a casual practice game because the Ally AI is useless... I am indeed very mad because I thought it was just one game... but it keep happening 6 times in a row, the Ally AI is BUGGED!

[Bomjus]

download an AI mod through the workshop? lots of people say resonance AI is really good.

[Duke Atreides]

This has not happened to me exactly. I do remember playing a game where my ally was always sending me "Help, the enemy is in my town" message and when my troops got over there a lot of his troops were not doing anything. I ended up building more castles around his town than mine.

[Promiskuitiv]

That sounds like unfortunate strategy selection for your allies so far, the AI is still being worked on so this behavior should improve in the future (even if a diverse strategy selection is intended).

I usually do similar things to what chambers does, i protect my cute little ally until it blossoms. Or help it attack when it attacks etc. :)

[Mrvecz]

Do you play on official maps ?

Custom maps can have messed up AI

[Σm1lic0]

Yep Im playing in official maps and I also have the Ressonance AI 5.1c... I dont know what to do :(

[PR 36]

I feel you OP, in half my games I have same problems, my ally is being a complete ♥♥♥♥♥♥. Creates nothing but villagers, working economics to the max whilst neglecting everything else. In other games, even when it has an army they just ♥♥♥♥ around the map, never ever help with invading an active enemy, rather go for a lumber mill of long dead/resigned player, then stand in place for some time, go back to home TC, etc... whilst I spam "attack an enemy now". I don't recall this happening (to such extent) in earlier versions, only the last two builds actually.

No (AI related) mods installed, official maps.

[Σm1lic0]

So Im not the only one, and I exactly the same experienced the same bullcrap, only villager population, yesterday I saw my ally just Idling his whole villagers down his main TC WTF?! whats wrong with the Ally AI? the Enemie AI works just fine like always, oficial and not oficcial map, with AI mod and without mod, but the Ally AI is just totally screwed.

[Kael]

you have to give the command "attack an enemy" - or your AI will do zero and mostly camp his town

[PR 36]

Originally posted by Kael:

you have to give the command "attack an enemy" - or your AI will do zero and mostly camp his town

Does not help, when AI gets bugged, it's bugged, period. How often did I found my ally just chilling in a long killed enemy base, whilst help was needed on another part of the map.

Or they form a straight line towards me, only that they have stopped before reaching. Stopped as 'don't move' at all. Chill like that for twenty minutes or so, then turn around for home TC.

[Diarrhea Cactus]

This has been beginning to happen more and more to me. I don't recall this being an issue back in the old days, but maybe my memory has issues. I'd be fending off two AIs at the same time and all my ally does is spam ships that sit in a channel and do nothing. Meanwhile, I got two full scale land battles going on and fire ship spam. It gets to be too much and makes the game not worth playing unless its large 4v4 maps where all they need to do is sit and be pretty while I do all the work. At least then I have a meat shield. Really frusterating... 2017 and we can't even get basic AI right from a game that was out in 1999.

[Nightwing]

i have that issue too but sometimes only sometimes AI ally makes a army and defeates at least 1 enemy but sometimes only villager should we try the original AI i haven't used it at all maybe that works much better

[Nightwing]

i think i've found a solution: [enter+34=build a navy] that's worked my ally AI builded a great army (:

[Nightwing]

i think a great solution has found: use original AI to play they create armies listens your command but they advanced to next age a little too late (: but its great after this i'll play w/ original AI bye ;)

[Nightwing]

damn original AI doesn't send food or anything at least the AI sends food or wood *sight*

[khan]

I also have problems with stupid computer allies. Sometimes they use really stupid army compostions, like ships + monks (nothing else). The ships cant reach the enemy base and the monks die instantly because the enemy spams ranged units.