AI issue I noticed with colonization

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If you manage to beat another race to a planet, their colony ship tends to hang around in sorrow for a few turns, like it doesn't know what to do.

 

There probably needs to be an AI check that if a planet you are seeking to colonize gets colonized by someone else, you send the colony ship somewhere else immediately, or convert it to a transport and declare war if you're inclined and able  to do so.

 

 

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Reply #1 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I have seen this also,  and had them hang around for a lot more than a turn or two.  Turning the FOW off and observing, it appeared the ship stayed put until the AI race found another planet to send it to.

Reply #2 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Code the AI so that it knows to do one of three options when the Planet it's Colony Ship was headed for has been colonized:

1: As has been suggested, convert the Colony Ship to a Transport to invade

2: Change the Colony Ship's role to Explore - removes it from the now colonized planet, gets it...well....exploring for another planet to colonize.

3: Decommission the Colony Ship. More money for the AI.

 

All choices done depending on what AI thinks suits it's race best.

 

 

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Reply #3 from SorcererKing Forums Top

What I do in this situation, in order

1) If it's the last straw, make a transport out of it.

2) If there's another uninhabited planet, I head to it, unless i know I'll get beat there again.

3) If not, I set it to head to the nearest star that has unexplored planets.  (that should be an option for colony ships as an explore option)

 

 

Reply #4 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Thank you for the feedback!

Currently the AI is in an early state and constantly changing. In the case that the planet has already been colonized. The AI takes a few turns to assess the situation and make sure that there is not a better option. If there is no better option the colony ship will retreat into its own territory to be decommissioned.

Reply #5 from SorcererKing Forums Top

one option, if not willing to go to war, upgrade it to a constructor perhaps?