AI Italy fail...

[Rommel41]

So in my most recent game as Germany, I took military control of Italy in 1940 and, with German help, they conquered Afrika by January of 1944. Whew! I noticed that even after the end of hostilities the Italian divisions continued to lose strength! I debuged the AI and saw that Italy was comiting 0 of it's industry to reinforcements! Is there a way to force the AI to commit something to reinforcing? They have 300 manpower and require almost 180 to replenish their troops! Come on AI. I'm going to need some of your troops to invade England this spring. Especially their air force.

 

[Pang Bingxun]

If using 1.08 this should not happen. Moving troops to Rome with high ESE might help.

 

[Commander666]

If using 1.08 this should not happen. Moving troops to Rome with high ESE might help.

Well, it certainly happens with Canada, Belgium and South Africa. While Canada is slowly reinforcing maximum 6 divisions at a time, Belgium and SA are a total lost cause. They can't add any MP... but I'm sure they have enough to get at least ONE division strengthened! THe Dutch kicked out to Bativia with no MP there is a different story. Italy with MP but not reinforcing is exactly what is happening with Belgium and South Africa. And they in their capitals.

Anyway, there is a much better option I just discovered. It is PERMANENTLY owning the divisions of suffering alliance partners without ever paying for that division - get it as is including with leader. It becomes YOURS. Permanent flag change. To be detailed in "Advice for UK" when story gets that far. A true project for a dedicated "micro-manager". Nothing to do with modding as I don't know how!

 

[Pang Bingxun]

Well, it certainly happens with Canada, Belgium and South Africa. While Canada is slowly reinforcing maximum 6 divisions at a time, Belgium and SA are a total lost cause. They can't add any MP... but I'm sure they have enough to get at least ONE division strengthened!

Those countries are notorious short on manpower. I conclude that those cases differ a lot from italy.

 

[Commander666]

I just checked... and you are very right. Belgium and SA 0 MP. Canada gets 0.14 daily MP only.

So, I guess it was a good thing that I found the trick for UK inheriting all of Belgium's army for free. France inherited a Venezuela INF because they liked its AT brigade. Australia has inherited the damaged Dutch divisions. And I'm working on trying to get the SA garrisons to become perrmanently UK, and also inherit the Canadian MOTs (maybe their HQ and armor too!). But it is a lot of work and time using different TPs.

Yah, Rommel41 needs to transport the Italians back to Rome.

 

[Rommel41]

Yah, Rommel41 needs to transport the Italians back to Rome.

I'm playing 1.07 Steam AoD.

I sent divisions, ships and planes back to Rome. Some have been there for years now and still no reinforcements!

 

[Commander666]

I'm playing 1.07 Steam AoD.

I sent divisions, ships and planes back to Rome. Some have been there for years now and still no reinforcements!

Pang's not ALWAYS 100% right! :rofl:

Better luck on 1.08!

 

[Pang Bingxun]

Well, in 1.08 this would help. On the other hand in 1.08 the problem would not occur in the first place unless ESE is really low so that strenght regain is much lower than strenght loss.

 

[Mr_B0narpte]

1.08 would help, this would go even further. The main benefit to this modification is that it has edited and improved every single AI. The Italy AI is great for a human Germany to control, it produces lots more units and Italy even starts building coastal forts all across the country. Since you have it on Steam, there's no real need to back-up your game (but if you want you can just copy and paste the 'vanilla' version, then move the .exe file into the modified AoD file).