Mongol AI Disbands Its Capital City ...

Gatekeeper · January 23, 2003, 16:23

... and I think this may be the first (or only second time) that I've ever seen an AI do this. How often does this happen? I mean, I've seen the AI bounce its capital around — generally when there's nothing else for it to build except the palace and/or units — but in this case, the AI moved its capital to Shiraz and then disbanded Karakorum (and, later, built another city, Mahdia, on Karakorum's former site).

I'm playing on the standard Earth map, with a bit of customization on my part (i.e., I've made Asia a bit more watery, in terms of rivers).

Gatekeeper

Straybow · January 23, 2003, 17:19

I don't think I've ever seen the AI disband any city. It usually requires at least a little rush to build a settler fast enough to disband the city.

Scouse Gits · January 23, 2003, 17:53

We haven't seen it either - another Mac peculiarity???

The SGs moderately sober

Gatekeeper · January 24, 2003, 02:52

It had to have disbanded the capital, because it was in the heartland of Mongolia, the game's "supreme" power at the time. IOW, there's no way another AI could have blasted the city into ruins ... unless it did a diplo assault, I suppose, and the Mongols finished off their own capital (it was walled).

Gatekeeper

DrSpike · January 24, 2003, 05:32

Wow, never seen that happen. I think it is the mac effect.

Six Thousand Year Old Man · January 24, 2003, 09:14

I think it's a shrewd move. By disbanding its cities, the AI prevents you from capturing them (and acquiring cash and possibly techs). Moreover, it is depriving you of a base deep within the Mongol empire, along with the shields/arrows the city produces.

I give this strat

DrSpike · January 24, 2003, 09:24

Gatekeeper · January 24, 2003, 15:03

STYOM:

Well, heck, yes that is a good strategy. Unfortunately, my armies weren't even at war with Mongolia (I've got the United Nations). Right now I've got a convoy of 64 offensive divisions (howitzers and armor) escorted by my navy heading for Central America and the Aztecs.

They haven't disbanded Tenochtitlan. Yet, anyways.

Gatekeeper

DrSpike · January 24, 2003, 16:04

Maybe you should use your howitzers to.....ahem......encourage them a little. After all, we all know that all diplomatic resources should be exhausted first.

Gatekeeper · January 24, 2003, 20:01

**evil laughter** Well, I am fulfilling Britain's expansionist tendencies ... (although I'll have to deal with my Senate for the timebeing) ... and the nice thing is, those "innocent" Aztecs have to wall their capital.

Y'know what they say: Ashes to ashes, dust to dust ...

Gatekeeper

War4ever · January 25, 2003, 17:30

i remember oedo doing this so his spaceship couldnt be destroyed....but never seen the ai do it

War4ever · January 25, 2003, 17:30

sorry, ingore that, it was Arii who did it not Oedo

Gatekeeper · January 25, 2003, 19:00

Heh. They must have tweaked the coding in the Mac port a bit ...