Why does the AI never build Factories?

[=DrJambo=]

I have investigated countless cities in the late game and i've never seen the AI with a factory in a city?

They build the Hoover Dam, but never a factory to get the most of this Wonder?!

Can someone explain why, or even know why this is the case...!?

[Inverse Icarus]

building a factory would require some sort of code. soren's not a big fan of code.

[Coracle]

YOU'RE RIGHT

MY GOD.

You're right.

I just checked a number of civs, 1957 AD. NO FACTORIES!!

What the F??

London was busy building the Apollo program - withiout a factory!!

How can the AI civ possibly keep up with the human regarding production without a factory? What about pollution? It bothers us; the AI doesn't have to worry about it as they have no factories.

You may have dscovered another ludicrous AI Cheat, one of the worst yet. Let us investigae this furhter. . .

[Coracle]

Originally posted by UberKruX
building a factory would require some sort of code. soren's not a big fan of code.

Obviously. Too lazy perhaps?

[Inverse Icarus]

Re: YOU'RE RIGHT

Originally posted by Coracle
MY GOD.


How can the AI civ possibly keep up with the human regarding production without a factory? What about pollution? It bothers us; the AI doesn't have to worry about it as they have no factories.

soren's favorite function! cheat();

[Coracle]

Exactly. I thought the AI cheated far too much before.

Now we know the AI civs can manage factory-level production WITHOUT FACTORIES!!

[Coracle]

Originally posted by Coracle
Exactly. I thought the AI cheated far too much before.

Now we know the AI civs can manage factory-level production WITHOUT FACTORIES!!

The AI gets factory production without even having to go through the trouble of building them! No wonder even if I beeline for Industrialization and rapidly build factories I never seem to get a production jump on the other civs. I do get something they don't - pollution.

This may be a reason Firaxis killed the "multi.sav" cheat, so we couldn't see the cheating crap they do.

[Tuberski]

I just tool over a city from China today that had 3 pollution spots surrounding it. So yes they do get polluted.

[Jon Shafer]

Maybe they share production like they do technologies.

[Coracle]

Originally posted by Tuberski
I just tool over a city from China today that had 3 pollution spots surrounding it. So yes they do get polluted.

Pollution does not exclusively come from factories, as I recall. Yes, I've seen some pollution across the border. It is a matter of degree and amount of pollution.

But the main issue is this AI cheat: factory-level production WITHOUT having to build a factory. Absurd.

[Tuberski]

Yes, we all know that the AI gets production bonuses at higher difficulty levels.

[Grrr]

Indeed, I have never seen one. Stupid AI.

[=DrJambo=]

Originally posted by Coracle


Pollution does not exclusively come from factories, as I recall. Yes, I've seen some pollution across the border. It is a matter of degree and amount of pollution.

But the main issue is this AI cheat: factory-level production WITHOUT having to build a factory. Absurd.

I never said anything about the AI cheating!!

They just never build factories... production is normal.

Soren, why does the AI not build them?

[notyoueither]

The AI does build them, just not as often as the human.

[=DrJambo=]

well i have not seen one and i've just investigated nearly every city on the map (reloading because of the cost).

make of that what you wish.... if anyone can provide proof with 1.21f then i'll eat my shorts