How AI works

[grampybear]

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?

[Isaac Eiland-Hall]

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

[grampybear]

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.

[skreyola]

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).

[Dwachs]

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

[skreyola]

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.

[djuyu0323]

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.

[Isaac Eiland-Hall]

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

[skreyola]

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.