The Status of AI?

[Easy e]

Greetings,

I heard that the recent FW seminar at GamesD Day stated that Forgeworld was no longer going to be expanding the AI range/game.  So where does that leave Aeronautica Imperialis?  It is a Forgeworld product, so I am guessing it doesn't belong here, or is this where it will end up; as a Specialist Game? 

Any ideas? 

[wellspring]

There's an AI board on Warseer, but the traffic there is very light. I'm not an AI player myself, so I don't know how much of a player base they have. Considering what they charge for the game I'm guessing that they won't make the rules a free download. Not sure if it counts as a specialist game or not for the purposes of this forum.

http://www.warseer.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=89

Learning from the example of FW's Epic figures, I strongly suggest you buy anything you're eager to buy right away, because in the past they have pulled product lines without notice.

[Easy e]

This is another AI forum. 

http://z8.invisionfree.com/Airspace/index.php?c=1

However, a lot of the internet "buzz" around AI seems to have died out back in 2008.   

[Martini Henrie]

The game seems to have died out, through lack of advertising.  I've started resurecting it at WHW, and I now have 4 (yes 4!) people who play.  I always get a lot of people coming across to see what we are laughing about, while we play.

You're best bet is to get a couple of planes for two factions and play small games with people who may be interested.  I have found that it is a less taxing game, and one that lends itself to relaxing and fun compared to more serious games.

[Koshi]

Well my friends who play epic are also interested in playing AI. So we got one Eldar, one Imperial and one ork player. Nice, indeed.