AI of hogs riders got changed again!!!

[Nekoshinigami]

Got my first hog riders attack after the maintenance last night. And guess what? They changed the hog riders' AI again!

I don't know how to record a vid so here are some pictures.

Incoming hogs


In my outermost ring


Starting to jump to into my second ring DESPITE no defensive structures in middle ring (AND there are still defensive structures on the outermost ring)


The hogs in my innermost core after jumping over the walls of the second ring (that had no defensive structures)


Game over


Seriously?!!!!!! With this change again, hog riders will storm over any base despite layering defensive structures within storages. How then do we stop this craziness?!

I have not made a single complaint about hogs despite being stomped by them countless times but this is seriously crappy. Hogs can now make a straight line into my core with nothing to stop them.

Seriously SC?

I can record this if someone can teach this noob how to record a play. Thanks.

[Rongphale]

Hidden Tesla while being upgraded cannot act as a routing point for Hog/Giant/Balloons.... I learnt that the hard way as Those troops completely ignore HT and go directly to the defenses behind it (they might come back later, but not on the first go)

At the 2nd picture, after the WT is down, the distance from the Hogs to the AT is longer than to the xbow.... just saying the obvious

[facescraper]

They didn't change the AI. The archers stopped the hogs going around at the top left corner by taking out the tesla, then after taking out the wiz at the lower right the hogs in the centre target the xbow in the centre because that was their nearest defensive unit. Anti-Hog bases can be overcome this way, taking out the corners first to break the circle of defensive units. Hogs can also go to the centre if a player swipes the hogs in a line on one side and comes back again because the side defences get taken out any hogs in the centre go straight in.

[mavios]

I can see the attacker spammed giants to break the ring first then spammed hogs in a line or two spots rather than a single one. This means when wizard tower got destroyed the hogs who killed the cannon and archer tower were closer to the xbow than to tesla so went straight to the core. The attacker new what he was doing especially the base u r using been there for quite some time.

And hogs will detect upgrading defenses including teslas as a defense and a priority.. Maintenance got nothing to do with this

Edit: he seems to have troops made especially for this type of layouts. Giants attacking air defense and tesla on the top left since there are no walls to stop them

[Nekoshinigami]

Thanks for the replies. I was ready to turn into hulk smash kitty!

[Rongphale]

And hogs will detect upgrading defenses including teslas as a defense and a priority.. Maintenance got nothing to do eith this

Just put your upgrading HT in the front and see.

Anyway, to the OP, the AI didnt change. The attacker probably knew what he was doing

P/s: I just found out the best way to deal with these type of attacks are 2 giant-bomb (lvl3 or 4). Can't out heal that

[mavios]

Just put your upgrading HT in the front and see.

Anyway, to the OP, the AI didnt change. The attacker probably knew what he was doing

P/s: I just found out the best way to deal with these type of attacks are 2 giant-bomb (lvl3 or 4). Can't out heal that

I've seen this many times plus my teslas are maxed. Upgrading will not change anything other than them not being hidden anymore

Yes, giant bombs side by side are the best thing to do against hogs now. That's what I have done in my anti hog layout (see link in my signature). I've been saying that since update was released but only few would listen

[ChiefClansChief]

I don't think they changed it. Every troop goes for the nearest building and the hogriders on the left were closest to the xbows In the core. Simple as that

[PedroLee]

_{Hidden Tesla, Air Def, Cannon... You missed breaking the tesla and ad at least...}

[Rongphale]

I've seen this many times plus my teslas are maxed. Upgrading will not change anything other than them not being hidden anymore

I thought the same until i saw the giants completely ignored the exposed, upgrading HT and went straight to the cannon behind. After the cannon got destroyed, they walked back and attacked the tesla as normal

Yes, giant bombs side by side are the best thing to do against hogs now. That's what I have done in my anti hog layout (see link in my signature). I've been saying that since update was released but only few would listen

Indeed, it was fun watching 30+ hogs gone in 1 second. Thats thousands DE lost for holding finger in one spot