Question about unexpected WB AI

I have a question about Wallbreaker AI, after I've seen them behave differently in what seems to be the same situation.
In my base, I have outer walls that protrude two spaces as to avoid t-junctions, and the expectation is that WBs will prefer those outer walls. In fact, I've seen my own WBs do that countless times on other bases. But I've just been attacked by someone, and his WBs ignored the outermost wall and went directly for the junction.
I've depicted the scenarios below, "1" is the expected wall spot a WB should hit, "2" is what happened:

INSIDE BASE
oooooooooXoooooooX
oooooooooXoooooooX
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oooooooooX l...........
XXXXXX11X l...........
..............\. l............
...............\ l............
.................l............
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WB Start ->

X = wall
o = inside base
. = grass
l = WB path(s)
1 = wall blast scenario 1
2 = wall blast scenario 2


How do you explain scenario 2?

It's a junction that hasn't been hit yet, and so some might go there.

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Originally Posted by Sgruenler3

It's a junction that hasn't been hit yet, and so some might go there.

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It was the first wave of wallbreakers, and they all went straight for that junction. That's what I'm confused about, when I attack a similar base, they go for the outer corner or wall, regardless of junction. I mean, that's the point of bases having these protruding sections, isn't it?

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Originally Posted by TehMikester

I have a question about Wallbreaker AI, after I've seen them behave differently in what seems to be the same situation.
In my base, I have outer walls that protrude two spaces as to avoid t-junctions, and the expectation is that WBs will prefer those outer walls. In fact, I've seen my own WBs do that countless times on other bases. But I've just been attacked by someone, and his WBs ignored the outermost wall and went directly for the junction.
I've depicted the scenarios below, "1" is the expected wall spot a WB should hit, "2" is what happened:

INSIDE BASE
oooooooooXoooooooX
oooooooooXoooooooX
ooooooooo22XXXXXX
oooooooooX l...........
XXXXXX11X l...........
..............\. l............
...............\ l............
.................l............
.................l............
WB Start ->

X = wall
o = inside base
. = grass
l = WB path(s)
1 = wall blast scenario 1
2 = wall blast scenario 2


How do you explain scenario 2?

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Might be because the building the WB targeted was closer to 2 then to 1. If the building at wall 1 was not close enough to the wall I think WBs will not target them.

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Originally Posted by Rovian

Might be because the building the WB targeted was closer to 2 then to 1. If the building at wall 1 was not close enough to the wall I think WBs will not target them.

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That's interesting, so you're saying WBs paths are determined by buildings, not walls?

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Originally Posted by TehMikester

That's interesting, so you're saying WBs paths are determined by buildings, not walls?

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Yep, they supposedly and commonly aim at buildings. But sometimes... Dunno what they are doing.

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Originally Posted by OJM

Yep, they supposedly and commonly aim at buildings. But sometimes... Dunno what they are doing.

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Would they run towards Hidden Teslas?

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Originally Posted by TehMikester

Would they run towards Hidden Teslas?

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Only if it has been activated (ie it isn't 'hidden' anymore)

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Originally Posted by TehMikester

That's interesting, so you're saying WBs paths are determined by buildings, not walls?

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They target buildings that a fully or partially enclosed by walls.

K, thanks for clearing that up for me guys!