AI doesn't sortie

[Clownie]

I don't want this to be the optimal way to deal with a superior foe. I was really looking forward to sorties because they'd make the game harder.

Is the AI supposed to sortie? Does this only happen to me?

 

[Santoes]

If they did do it they'd be bad at it anyways. I'd be making them sortie all day just so I could have an intercept army win territories, and that'd be bad. Plus the game runs slow enough as it is.

 

[Freudia]

If they did do it they'd be bad at it anyways. I'd be making them sortie all day just so I could have an intercept army win territories, and that'd be bad. Plus the game runs slow enough as it is.

I'd be making the AI sortie all day so they'd be forever several military techs behind. It's probably a good thing the AI doesn't use the mechanic.

 

[Clownie]

I'd be making the AI sortie all day so they'd be forever several military techs behind. It's probably a good thing the AI doesn't use the mechanic.

I'd be okay with them not paying MIL for it, honestly. AI already has an additional diplomat and doesn't use slots for military access, precisely for the reason that it can't think.

 

[fleetothemoon]

I think it would be good to at least have the AI use sortie conservatively. Khmer definitely should have run a few when in scenario.

 

[King Pyrrhos]

I'd be making the AI sortie all day so they'd be forever several military techs behind. It's probably a good thing the AI doesn't use the mechanic.

There are ways to trick the A.I such as presenting a small army to be attacked and quickly supporting it with a bigger one. Clearly in this case it would be better for the A.I to actually attack his army and end the sieges. Really, it has no other option if it doesn't want to be at the OP's complete mercy. He's also right that it does make the game easier.

 

[highsis]

AI should do it without MIL cost.

 

[andristan]

I've never seen them do a sortie, even when they really should, its turned a few tides for me; no mil cost sounds like a decent way to implement it