Info asymmetry with AI

[madosca]

Do AIs exactly know the location and position of all your units or do they not? Do they know 'part' of this info?
The Play the World strategy guide is a bit vauge on this, saying that AI "senses" weaknes.!?

Thank you.

[Nym]

I am not sure there is a clear answer from Firaxis, but it is true that the AI very often attacks at the weakest point.
I remember someone explaining that an AI he was at war with made a great journey to attack his weakest city at the opposite side of his empire.

[steven8r]

The AI knows where ALL of your units are as well as ALL of the Strategic Resources--even if they 'shouldn't be able to see them' yet. This is a 'known AI cheat'.

This has been discussed several times before, but I cannot remember where.

It has something to do with the computer having to put all the units on the map and then having to write more code to 'hide' units. That was deemed too convoluted.

[Alex]

yes, the "all-seeing" AI is a known AI cheat. It doesn't bother me, though, because I am able to win even knowing less than the AI.