Why am I losing so bad every game against AI?

[SSFSX17]

In my experience against the AI, it's best to plan out defensive lines in which you will build fortifications, then plan out a forward attack force whose main purpose is to drive hard at critical production centers.

Fuel will be very tight, so I always reserve airpower for use against HQs, and armored offensives for when important locations are within reach.

Also, the AI's production planning is always reactive rather than pro-active, so having good combined arms that are the opposite of what the AI expects goes a long way. If you build Light Tanks, it will take a while for the AI to get Medium Tanks to the front, and so on.

[Adam Rinkleff]

I finally won my first game! [8D] I got the patch, put it on AI-, and got some wierd small/mirror map where our capitals were just three or four hexes apart. I produced 10 artillery, some armoured cars and a handful of light tanks, and a bunch of SMG infantry. Then I declared war, and two turns later overran his capital! : D The entire game lasted about 5 minutes. 

[82ndtrooper]

\o/ adam !!

[Josh]

ORIGINAL: AdamRinkleff

I finally won my first game! [8D] I got the patch, put it on AI-, and got some wierd small/mirror map where our capitals were just three or four hexes apart. I produced 10 artillery, some armoured cars and a handful of light tanks, and a bunch of SMG infantry. Then I declared war, and two turns later overran his capital! : D The entire game lasted about 5 minutes. 

Adam-AI; 1-0!

[:D]

[melmoth2]

I managed to win my first game - I think. Small map vs 1 AI. Building tanks and upgrading them as quickly as possible (eventually to Medium Tank III) did it as I was able to sweep around the enemy's flanks and cut off its supply. For some reason it built loads and loads of fighter planes which didn't seem to do it much good in the end. Eventually I destroyed all its units and occupied all its cities. However the game didn't end and I didn't get any Victory notification so now my units are sitting on a map I control 100% twiddling their virtual thumbs. Not sure what's supposed to happen next, unless this is a bug.

[henri51]

ORIGINAL: melmoth2

I managed to win my first game - I think. Small map vs 1 AI. Building tanks and upgrading them as quickly as possible (eventually to Medium Tank III) did it as I was able to sweep around the enemy's flanks and cut off its supply. For some reason it built loads and loads of fighter planes which didn't seem to do it much good in the end. Eventually I destroyed all its units and occupied all its cities. However the game didn't end and I didn't get any Victory notification so now my units are sitting on a map I control 100% twiddling their virtual thumbs. Not sure what's supposed to happen next, unless this is a bug.

In a random scenario, when you start it tells you how many victory points you need to win. That info is probably available on one of the screens. I think points correspond to cities.

Henri

[melmoth2]

In a random scenario, when you start it tells you how many victory points you need to win. That info is probably available on one of the screens. I think points correspond to cities.

Henri

That's what I assumed - I own every city on the map now. Perhaps I need to cast the ring into the volcano or something

[Tufkal2]

How many victory points do you have and many do you need according to the scenario description?
Casting the ring into the vocano only works if your regime is named "The Fellowship"...