Old Civs AI resources prediction behavior

[Gunter]

I ask to who already is playing Civ IV if the AI still cheats placing own cities on weird squares because it already knows A.C. in advance where oil,uranium etc. will appear on D.C. eras ..

tell me it's gone

Thanks

Gunter

[Solver]

The AI doesn't know where the resources are in advance.

[Gunter]

Thanks a lot, last question, I also assume that it is the same speech for the AI knowing which human cities are well defended or not without spying ?

Thanks again

Gunter

[Solver]

Yes, in fact, the Civ4 AI doesn't use any such cheats. The only advantage is gets is, at the higher difficulties, production bonuses, same as previous civs. However, it has no game concept cheats such as knowing in advance where resources are, what the defenders are, etc. It knows what you would know in that situation.

[dearmad]

It's not supposed to know that either... in fact when it gathers for an invasion so far, it hasn't gone instantly after my weakest city, IMO- it goes for the ones on the border and at my resources.

[Solver]

However, the AI also uses scouting. Thus, if it happens to see your army, it will remember the size of composition of it.