Frustratingly Stupid Fire Mages

[thejeff]

On the other hand, often moving forward is exactly the wrong thing to do. Brings the mage that much closer to the enemy that's closing on him.
Imagine a mage with an army on Hold and attack. He runs up past his troops and gets run down by the enemy's charging cavalry before his men even move.

It's not a trivial AI task.

[Squirrelloid]

Originally Posted by thejeff

On the other hand, often moving forward is exactly the wrong thing to do. Brings the mage that much closer to the enemy that's closing on him.
Imagine a mage with an army on Hold and attack. He runs up past his troops and gets run down by the enemy's charging cavalry before his men even move.

It's not a trivial AI task.

If you know your army is scripted like that, you can script the mage more suitably (such as scripting hold, or perhaps casting a specific buff spell instead)