I hadn't encountered a Robot faction before, and just thought it was some weak neutrals or some annoying wildlife, and so attempted to encircle them.

Imagine my shock when my newly formed Motorized Rifle brigade was completely annihilated, and half of my field army was wiped out. :shock: If my city ...

Bonus vs Tanks? Ah, that explains the Tank massacre!

In desperation, thinking that what I lacked was enough "Hard Attack" I commissioned an AT Battalion. I also scraped together what manpower and metal I could and made a Siege brigade, thinking that I needed more firepower too.

The robots attacked ...

I had a start that looked pretty straightforward until I noticed some Neutrals walking directly towards my city, and cutting my supply lines. Annoyed by this, I attacked them in order to "drive off the local wildlife", only to get massacred by half a dozen Sentinel Robots!

They proceeded to ...

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Maybe they are like Dune's Guild that will carry everything including assault forces to enemy territories. The air bridge mechanic can be adapted for sea travel as well, with a point from a port to a desired place on another landmass (maybe ...

I wonder if the game maybe calculates income and expenses in such an order that when it comes time to pay these workers, you're actually out of cash, although you earn it back later in the turn.

How much spare money are you sitting on?

The problem isn't with the AI not following the rules, but rather that it needs to be better at "faking it".

As I believe one famous game developer said: "Never let the player see you cheat."

Does it make a difference which SHQ the units are set to in their OOB?
It would be hilarious if they were stubbornly insisting on getting supplies from the Capital's HQ, regardless of whether it was accessible.

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I enjoy it! <br/>
And I would love to tell you how ...

<r> In the combat view, there's a counter on units indicating how many times they have Hit another unit, and how many units they have Killed.<br/>
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But I think it would also be nice to see a counter that tracks how many times a unit has been <I><s>[i]</s>shot<e>[/i]</e></I>. We can't easily ...

<r> There are two separate costs: The cost of <B><s>[b]</s>Developing<e>[/b]</e></B> a New Model, and the costs of <B><s>[b]</s>Revising<e>[/b]</e></B> an existing Model.<br/>
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In your picture, you have <I><s>[i]</s>Developed<e>[/i]</e></I> four different APC designs, and one of them, the <I ...

<t> I understand those to represent a deep chasm. Increased movement cost for crossing without a road, and increased construction cost for trying to build a road (bridge) across it.<br/>
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But yeah, it looks pretty weird. Looks like a tear in reality where the sparkling fairies of the Under ...

<r> "It's all there in the Manual" applies here, and there is a LOT. I spent a week learning the game with the manual open in a PDF viewer, constantly minimizing the game to see what it said about different systems.<br/>
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The in-game information is enough to be able to <I><s>[i]</s>play<e>[/i ...

Everything seems like it could be due to simple rounding, except for 3 credits from 9 trade. 20% of 9 is 1.8, which shouldn't round to 3.

I agree with this. It is an odd split to have those buttons so separated.

<r> ...You <I><s>[i]</s>do<e>[/i]</e></I> understand that the <B><s>[b]</s>M-8A4 Dragoon<e>[/b]</e></B> is a totally different and unrelated model to the <B><s>[b]</s>M-8A3 Dragoon III<e>[/b]</e></B>, right? <br/>
Within one lineage of models you will only ever see the stats go <I><s>[i]</s>up<e ...

I always buy Machines from the market instead of making them even when I do get a source of Rare Minerals. The market prices are such that selling 20 Rares will more than pay for a new Machine, and you can keep your Metal and Industrial Points!

How did you calculate your total income?

Hmm...I can't work out the math any better than you, and I certainly can't figure out how a 16% relation bonus and a 15% scavenging bonus combine to create a 25% production bonus.

I assume it goes something like this: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2p10dy (relevant part begins at 1:35, but it's all quite silly)

I see! Glad you figured it out, I hadn't known about this.

Section 5.5.2.4 in the manual, for those who are curious.