AI seems to be able to engage in melee from range

Age of Empires III: DE III - Report a Bug
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So I have seen this behavior a few times, its very random so I never managed to capture or replicate it but somehow units controlled by the AI seems to switch to melee stance as a group of cav comes close but then begins swinging and snaring effectively from range. I cannot figure out how this works and I can’t seem to replicate this in offline more.

I have my suspicions its something to do with multiplayer but I cannot say definitely what happens.

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This happened to me only in skirmish mode avainst ai. I reported a few weeks ago, and in the preview patch it seems it has been fixed.

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This bug is still occurring in the current patch, their range has actually gotten wider.

Necroing this to raise this up again

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Yes, can confirm this is still happening

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Hello @TeenagedApple0, I appreciate your report!
We are tracking the issue. :+1:

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This bug is still present in the current PUP, as the ai seems to use its musketeers (and maybe other units) to attack on melee with range.