Mass flight bug - wrong script processing

[NTJedi]

Baalz said:
Sometimes though, it seems like the AI's thought process goes like this:
This battle is easy, no need to cast mass flight, I'll save the gems
Hmmmm, no script, let me see what I should cast...
Wow, I've got some gems, I'll cast arrow fend!

This is one of the more frustrating things in dominions IMO.

These are two of my most annoying AI battlefield scenarios:

1) Front Mage Guard says, "Mage Leader we're winning and the troops of the enemy are now on the run."
Mage Leader says, "Let's see I'm done with my script orders... the enemy is retreating so I'll use my last earth gems and summon earth elementals!"
Front Mage Guard says, "Why waste those earth gems on elementals which won't even be able to fight???"
Mage Leader says, "Because using lots of gems gets me high."

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2) Main Commander says, "Our troops are starting to fall... what shall we do Mage Leader?"
Mage Leader says, "Yikes you're right... I'm casting astral shield on myself and some other self help spells."
Main Commander responds, "This won't help our troops and it will make you fall asleep plus astral shield has almost no value for someone with low hitpoints such as yourself."
Mage Leader says, "It's all about me."

[OmikronWarrior]

I once gave a Grand Master (I think thats the MA Marignon unit) some fire gems to cast flamming arrows. After running out of script and while the opponent had routed, he used some remaining gems to summon a fire elemental, whose heat aura managed to kill the Grand Master.

As for the fatigue, I thought it was always capped at 199 no matter how much the calculated fatigue would be?

[ano]

Yes it is capped, but that is not an issue. Casting Mass Flight would cause 200 fatigue while casting Arrow Fend caused much less so AI decided to override the script.

As for your example with Grand Master, it has nothing to do with battle mechanics - just an unlucky situation) No bug there.

[cleveland]

Chief Bodyguard: “Well done, Nature Mage! Your last 5 spell choices were both clever and tactically relevant!”
Nature Mage: “Thank you, Loyal Bodyguard. But rational thought bores me…Touch of Madness!”
Bodyguards & nearby archers, in unison: “CHARGE!”
Nature Mage: “CHAR…”

[Saulot]

NTJedi said:
Mage Leader says, "It's all about me."

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