AI

Disobedience costing me the campaign

from AshesoftheSingularity Forums

I cannot but help to see that the AI in Ashes is not up to scratch. When i designate a specific target to my bombers, i intend them to attack that specific target. I do not want them to waste a bombing run on quantum jammers by wasting ammo on a dread launch and getting themselves destroyed by anti-air artillery while wasting time circling the actual target.

Please get this sorted out. The AI is indeed artificial. In Hollywood a soldier taking initiative by disobeying orders gets an oscar, in real life it kills own forces and ends in death or at least, a court martial. Please get the AI sorted to obey orders, as own forces are supposed to do.

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Reply #1 from LittleTinyFrogs Forums Top

That's not an AI issue.

But I will pass on your feedback.

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Reply #4 from AshesoftheSingularity Forums Top

As far as i know, it happens with both the A-Left and the Right click options.

Reply #5 from AshesoftheSingularity Forums Top

It will happen with CTRL+A, that's an attack move.  Units will move and attack anything that gets within range as they make their way towards the destination.  Clicking on a unit or structure with CTRL+A will not result in them priority targeting that unit or structure.

Right click is an attack order.  Units will attack the building you clicked on.  While I have not noticed this problem with air units (not including bombers), there is a problem with armies on the ground who tend to hold back, especially against the enemy Nexus, until you disband the army.  Then they go all in.

I haven't been able to use bombers that much. I am confused about the whole payload drop and reload rate.  You've peaked my interest in this.

Reply #6 from AshesoftheSingularity Forums Top

I gave it a try.  If you put your bombers in an army with a Pan or Dominator then they will always drop their bombs on the specified target building.  I then tried adding the Punisher to the army with the bomber and one of them attacked a different target to that selected.  Both Punishers and Pans released their loads early on the 2nd test.

 

1st Test: 1 bomber, multiple Pan's

https://youtu.be/wtwmOxYm_S8#t=26m47s

 

2nd Test: Multiple bombers, multiple 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtwmOxYm_S8#t=01h06m50s