Infantry = foot cavalry

[Szilard]

ie, the AI moving infantry first, then armor. Is the AI following a rule like: move units with the lowest movement allowance first? I know there's been discussion about this over the years, but can't remember the details. Anyway, there are some obvious Bad Things with this: eg infantry clogging things up for armor moving "later" over the same ground, reducing its effective movement capability.

Are there any Good Things?

Why not just make it: move units with highest movement allowance first?

[Curtis Lemay]

ORIGINAL: Szilard

ie, the AI moving infantry first, then armor. Is the AI following a rule like: move units with the lowest movement allowance first? I know there's been discussion about this over the years, but can't remember the details. Anyway, there are some obvious Bad Things with this: eg infantry clogging things up for armor moving "later" over the same ground, reducing its effective movement capability.

Are there any Good Things?

Why not just make it: move units with highest movement allowance first?

I'm pretty sure the PO moves units according to the order they appear in the OOB list.

[Szilard]

ORIGINAL: Curtis Lemay

I'm pretty sure the PO moves units according to the order they appear in the OOB list.

It's definitely not that way in TOAW3 (and I don't think it was in ACOW either). Checking a few scenarios at random, it sometimes seems to be: move the formation with the lowest average movement allowance first. But that's not always the case, so something more complicated is going on.