[0.913] AI using magic it should not have

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I'm seeing the AI cast spells at the start of games that it should not have access to.

Examples include Tireless March, and Kingdoms casting the spell Obsession.

Originally I thought this was a mod error ( https://forums.elementalgame.com/423795 ) but I'm seeing it in an unmodded game as well.

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

I'm seeing the same thing, but this was present in 0.912 as well (for Tireless March at least).  I think it's a feature of the difficulty level?  I was playing on Challenging.

Free bonus movement, free research, and free production is a reasonable way to beef up the AI at harder levels.  But if it's there at normal that's probably a bug?

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

I was playing at challenging.  It seems a very strange bonus to have to make the AI more difficult. Why not just boost their production? Instead they get these spells that could wildly unbalance the game in many directions?

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

Not sure either.  And now that I think about it, each AI didn't evenly cast the spells, which I would expect if it was a difficulty bonus.  One cast 4 enchantments on their capitol at turn 1, one cast 3, and the third cast just 1 or 2.  No idea how they paid the mana upkeep for it either, I think Relias had 6 or more enchantments up at turn 1 but didn't get a shard shrine until turn 16 or 17.