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Juristis, I don't want to get into an argument; this has been written about in detail, but I can't remember the source right now and won't provide a link. All complaints should be directed to the author of that material, not to me, because I personally did not verify this information. Moreover: except for one time, I have never used autobattle at all.
And that one time was special: the author of the map "Jedi story" wrote that one place can only be passed using autobattle: it's just that there the hero walks on water, and neutral creatures stand in his way; without autobattle, the game simply "crashes" in this place, because, according to the game logic, combat always takes place either on some kind of ground or on the deck of a ship, but there is water, and the hero does not swim, but walks on the water.
If anyone has more accurate information about autobattle or provides a link to it, I will be grateful.
But I completely agree with your opinion regarding the "stupid heroic AI" and distrusting it.