AI navy, I'm impressed !

[Timmer]

Late game, started a war with Egypt, the only
other civ on my continent left.

I had forgotten to check if they had any defense
pacts, but wasn't worried too much, since the
other civs were on another continent.

Boy was I surprised when Lizzie sent an entire
ARMADA into my area ! She overwelmed my
meager battleship grid I had placed to keep
a look-out for AI ships.

And it was a well-defended Armada ! Almost
2 dozen ships, carriers and transports all protected
by multiple Battleships, and free-sailing battleships
and destroyers to engage my fleet !

She's gonna totally overrun a city I had placed
on an island, and then my mainland will be in
trouble !

This has been the most fun I've had with naval
combat in ANY Civ incarnation !

Kudos !

[Leuenberg]

Yes, there has been a very great improvement in in this area compared to Civ3.

In a former game (Noble), I was at war with Louis XIV and our territories were separated by a small isthmus where I had conveniently built a fort and stacked a bunch of grenadiers and musketmen.

What a surprise I had when the AI used a whole stack of ships to land right behind my defenses at least ten units

So yes, no more lousy naval on the AI side !