How AI works

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How AI works

August 22, 2010, 10:28:56 pm

Good evening all, I am not sure how to use A1. Playing Pak128 nightly 1042. I have a large inner city bus line with all stops built by public service. If I introduce an A1 for transportation will it expand upon my present lines out into the country side and connect to surrounding cities but use the public service stops all ready built in the city?

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Reply #1 – August 23, 2010, 05:06:39 am

In my testing, AI will not connect to public_service stops. Also, they will create busses that wait to be filled, blocking streets.

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Reply #2 – August 23, 2010, 02:09:23 pm

Thank you. That is what I thought would happen. I think I will continue to expand my bus coverage by public service and leave a1 out.

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Reply #3 – August 24, 2010, 03:55:07 pm

grampybear: You can also turn on AI without turning on AI control. Or rather, you can have multiple human-controlled players in the game, if that's what you want (or you could, in my experience).

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Reply #4 – August 24, 2010, 04:57:55 pm

and you can switch player to actively help the AI (playing as the AI layer yourself),

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Reply #5 – August 25, 2010, 07:36:32 pm

I find it's best to just turn the player on without turning on the AI. The AI will make its own plans, eventually getting in your way (which may or may not be what you want), but if you just want to add other companies intelligently handling untapped markets (or doing the heavy lifting on those less profitable lines), the uncontrolled player is better.

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Reply #6 – August 26, 2010, 03:11:10 pm

seems AI doesnt know how to transport things indirectly(unless fishery and oilrig)

i use public serve to build some factory,and there is a sea between it.
i waited 3 years,no AI is transporting anything.

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Reply #7 – August 26, 2010, 04:07:33 pm

Yes, AI is very very limited in what it can do.

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Reply #8 – August 28, 2010, 01:05:29 am

Factories have to be connected to other factories before goods will flow between them.
Also, public service doesn't ship anything. It can't even own depots.