- The enemy used to send every formation straight at whichever of yours was nearest. Now it plans the whole army's attacks together, choosing the fights where it trades best.
- Its cavalry looks for your archers and for the sides and backs of your formations, where attacks hit harder.
- Enemy archers shoot the target they'll hurt most, and approach to shooting range without walking into your melee.
- Enemy spearmen brace when your cavalry could reach them.
- Its infantry advances as one line, and walks around rocks and buildings instead of getting stuck behind them.
- It plays by exactly the same movement rules you do. In 200 simulated battles on different maps, the new enemy won 132 against the old one's tactics; the old enemy won 62 of 200 against itself.
GENERAL! September 18, 2026 Iteration 59