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I have started several new games since the release of LoL with all DLC enabled. My AI is the traders, pirates, Hugo Mercier, Artur Gasparov, and Beryl O'Mara.

I get to the new world fairly early and Mercier does not seem to settle there at all. The other two AI take up all the islands and I take a bunch because otherwise they will. I save and wait, hoping for him to show up. Beryl takes an island. I reload, take the island instead, and then wait. Same thing happens.

I went to enbesa and now he is set up there with several islands.

I think Mercier's AI is having some sort of problem and rushing Enbesa at the cost of the new world. Not sure if this is intended or what but figured I'd post about it!

I did read on here earlier that it is not intended for the AI to hit Enbesa before the player goes there, as per trelawney and the arctic. At least, some of the AI (1 and 2 star?).

Thank you for considering this. I love anno 1800 and have like 300 hours in it now Looking forward to season 3

Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.

thanks again!
over 3 years ago - Ubi-Milky - Direct link
Hello vandalism37 welsome to the Anno 1800 forums and I am happy to see you are enjoying the game.

At the moment I am unable to say if this is intended behaviour by the AI or not so I have reached out to the Anno 1800 team directly to ask this very question and to understand if there is any milestone you have passed that may enable this behaviour by the AI. I will do my best to update you when I hear back from the team.
over 3 years ago - Ubi-Milky - Direct link
Hey vandalism37, just a quick update!

The Anno team got back to me and confirmed this is working as it should be. The NPCs will start the expedition at the same time you as you do, but they take quite a while to get to that area, so if you start that expedition, but then leave it aside for 3-4 hours or longer, the NPCs will start are arriving before you.Hope this helps!
over 3 years ago - Ubi-Viral - Direct link
Originally Posted by vandalism37
Thank you very much for the feedback.

I don't think that I let the quest aside very long... I did it very shortly after it unlocked. Maybe I am too slow or something. Anyway, the game is amazing and I appreciate the team. I guess I am adapting to having Enbesa opened and seeing the AI behaving differently now as a result. I find it interesting that he completely abandons settling in the new world and opts for enbesa first. The other AI completely take over the new world and he is left with nothing.

I don't know if it is out of line for me to ask the team to re-evaluate this or at least try a game with him and other 2 star AI and give it a try themselves and see if it feels right or natural to have an AI behave in this way. Anyway, thank you again and I appreciate you and the team. I really love anno.

I am looking forward to season 3 dlc
Hey, vandalism37!

Thank you for getting back in touch. I am afraid they are unable to re-evaluate this, they have informed us that it is working as intended and changes will not be made.

If you need anything else please let us know.

Thank you.