Terrain

[joncnunn]

Actually no, the AI doesn't build a settler until it sees on it's version of the world map an allowed city site. And more over it seems to consider it's own settlers in route. (Just not anybody elses)

The only times I see AI settlers wonder around are when I've set up a mobile road block between the empty land the AI knows about and it's settlers.

Originally posted by TechWins
The foreseeable problem with that is will the AI have too many wandering settlers looking for land?

Thanks for listening...

[TechWins]

Originally posted by joncnunn
Actually no, the AI doesn't build a settler until it sees on it's version of the world map an allowed city site. And more over it seems to consider it's own settlers in route. (Just not anybody elses)

The only times I see AI settlers wonder around are when I've set up a mobile road block between the empty land the AI knows about and it's settlers.

That's sort of what I was implying. The AI would build settlers with outlook of there being a few tundra-forest cities available to build on but soon the land would be taken up before the AI's settler is able to reach there. Probably too much of a hypothetical situation and not much of a problem that doesn't already exist to some degree.

[Hermann the Lombard]

Originally posted by Theseus
Huh?

Boy, I'm glad it wasn't just *me* who's confused.

[nbarclay]

Originally posted by joncnunn

The only times I see AI settlers wonder around are when I've set up a mobile road block between the empty land the AI knows about and it's settlers.

I've also seen settlers wander around when I settle the place they were headed for while they're deep in my territory. (The times I remember having this happen were on huge maps where my territory was relatively deep.) Instead of taking the shortest route back home, sometimes they move every which direction within my territory - which, in turn, pressures me to move my units around so whatever city they move next to won't be undefended. I've finally figured out that if I have the spare units, I can herd them back home.

[joncnunn]

Myself, I set up my road blocks at my broader, so they don't get deep inside my territory.

Originally posted by nbarclay

I've also seen settlers wander around when I settle the place they were headed for while they're deep in my territory. (The times I remember having this happen were on huge maps where my territory was relatively deep.) Instead of taking the shortest route back home, sometimes they move every which direction within my territory - which, in turn, pressures me to move my units around so whatever city they move next to won't be undefended. I've finally figured out that if I have the spare units, I can herd them back home.