Even with this Patch the AI can`t handle this insta-ship thing. It will always make the wrong move into water at the worst possible time in war.
All I need to do is park a city near a lake or a twisty bit of land and watch as the tough AI units gang up on it, but then instead of taking the land route around, it`ll take the short route over the water, turning itself into a weak transport ship that my city defences or archers can easily bust up. Any Human would stay on land, as the AI used to in previous games.
If it wasn`t for the instant ship thing, the AI troops would take the land route where they would be a lot stronger against my defences. Instant units to ships was a crap idea, especially for the AI. Face palm moment crap.
In fact, I find myself setting cities up near lakes knowing it`s an effective defensive strategy.
All I need to do is park a city near a lake or a twisty bit of land and watch as the tough AI units gang up on it, but then instead of taking the land route around, it`ll take the short route over the water, turning itself into a weak transport ship that my city defences or archers can easily bust up. Any Human would stay on land, as the AI used to in previous games.
If it wasn`t for the instant ship thing, the AI troops would take the land route where they would be a lot stronger against my defences. Instant units to ships was a crap idea, especially for the AI. Face palm moment crap.
In fact, I find myself setting cities up near lakes knowing it`s an effective defensive strategy.