AI in action screenshot #1: Breakout attempt

[Vic]

Here a partial map screenshot from BETA tester stonestriker. It illustrates well the AI's last ditch effort to escape an encirclement.

In this screenshot we see the AI desperately trying to get 3A and 11A out of the Vilnius pocket by trying to reach Dunaburg by breakout.

I was told its attack on 3rd motorized failed, but the thing that matters is that the AI actually tries.

[elmo3]

How is the Axis AI at creating these kinds of pockets? Thanks.

[Vic]

Hi Elmo,

In this screenshot the German player is a human tester. Its the Soviet AI that got encircled.

best wishes,
Vic

[elmo3]

Yup, I got that. Was asking if we can expect to see the Axis AI making pockets too. Thanks.

[Vic]

ORIGINAL: elmo3

Yup, I got that. Was asking if we can expect to see the Axis AI making pockets too. Thanks.

Don't expect it to be as good at it as a human, but it will be opportunistic when possible.

best wishes,
Vic

[Tamas]

I have just started a test game as the Soviets, so I can show you a few bits.

This is Turn 2, so 4 days in.



You can see the AI almost managed to complete the encirclement of my entire 3rd Army. In an act of considerable luck, though, 3rd Army was among the very few armies that managed to fully activate, so next turn I saved most of my units, the ones who stayed inactive were surrounded and eliminated in short order

(It is a factor of some variables, like front commanders and level of Red Army reform you have managed to enact that defines the chances of particular armies activating. Needless to say the command and control structure is not exactly up for the task when the whole thing starts, so being able to move fully with the 3rd Army was a much needed break)



On the second one I just wanted to show how the AI prefers to encircle cities before assaulting them - a key tactic as costly sieges are not really affordable!




The third one is from a couple of turns later, Lvov is already well behind the enemy lines (visible on top left).
Here you can see a much bigger envelopment attempted - the bulk of the Romanians are pushing north while the German armies north of my guys are looking for ways to envelope instead of just smashing into them headlong.

And here is that situation one turn later: you can see they couldn't go past Proskurow in force so ended up linking up and enveloping where they had the chance:

[pierreoza]

very nice !

[Michael T]

Looking good. My most anticipated game now since WITE

[rickier65]

That looks like good performance by ai. i'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS.

Thanks
Rick

[dsawan]

same here

[elmo3]

Looks promising. Thanks.

[governato]

ORIGINAL: Michael T

Looking good. My most anticipated game now since WITE

Same here..and what was WITE again? .