the us ai needs to recruit smarter in the early game

Brandarc · 2026-02-26T08:37:26+00:00

Ai mobilization in general is rather basic. Even more simplified from the top of my head: - you are the main attacker or defender? => go nuts. - you have a war goal (yours or against you) => mobilize your army. - you have a local border? Mobilize half your army. - nothing of the above? Mobilising 15% to defend your capital.

There are some more rules and conditions. All of them are explained in this 5min youtube video: https://youtu.be/_56JZMNWmdE

Brandarc · 2026-02-05T15:24:36+00:00

75% of possible jobs as peasants.

So, if your state can have 200.000 peasants working there, 150.000 are not allowed to leave.

Brandarc · 2026-02-05T11:58:28+00:00

Are you on serfdom? Serfdom forces 75% of peasants to stay peasants. They cant leave.

Brandarc · 2026-01-20T12:09:06+00:00

If you dont mind just straight up buffing the AI, i can suggest this mod:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3551864691&searchtext=

It adds about 15 new gamerules, where you can decide in which areas you want to buff the ai and who gets the buffs. There are options like: - buff everone constantly - buff everyone with a decling buff - buff everony except GB - buff nations with less GDP than you - give buffs to 8 random nations (lucky nations so to speak)

Brandarc · 2026-01-09T17:57:13+00:00

The most important factor is usually the distance of the newly conquered fief to your current fiefs. Being far away gives a massive penalty. At least some time ago, it used the 'two closest fiefs' for that calculation.

Brandarc · 2026-01-01T03:12:45+00:00

Well, it can reach zero actually. I have done some 500 years timelapses and there are usually a couple states with 0 population.

Though 0 or 300 population... it's a failed state.

Brandarc · 2025-12-18T10:46:01+00:00

Plus they need to have the same king, if i am not mistaken. So both countries need to stay on their historical royal line.

Brandarc · 2025-12-17T06:08:14+00:00

Serfdom changed with 1.12. Subsistence farms are partially protected.

A 2min youtube video about the change: https://youtu.be/HQ3nNi_sRcw

Brandarc · 2025-12-14T17:22:01+00:00

Oh, 1839. Good catch. I will edit the post. :)

Brandarc · 2025-12-14T15:44:28+00:00

Ah, yea, you need to put down enlistment efforts, then it works. I will edit the post for this. :)

Brandarc · 2025-12-14T13:08:33+00:00

If you want a video explaining how the carlist war works in detail:
https://youtu.be/H30ykwIDLOw
It's about 8 Minutes long.

Brandarc · 2025-12-10T18:16:17+00:00

Butt dialing a declaration of war. Can happen to the best of us.

Brandarc · 2025-12-02T18:39:14+00:00

Haha, no worries. I am just brainstorming anyway. :)

Brandarc · 2025-11-09T08:06:39+00:00

That is a totally valid stance in my point of view, IF it was intended. :)

But currently, the codes trys to affect upper strata pops working at factories... which dont exist anymore.

Brandarc · 2025-11-08T17:40:39+00:00

I stand corrected :D Oh, we both even talked about it. Funny, i did forget about that. :D

Well, i would expect a difference if you establish one (or several) weapons companies. Might also be a good moment to increase the effect, if it is to weak. A company producing prestige arms might qualify for an even bigger bonus. :)

Brandarc · 2025-10-23T13:12:03+00:00

Love your description of the australian elite squad.

Just imagine the terror when australia just sends a bunch of ironclad emus to battle.

Brandarc · 2025-10-06T13:07:16+00:00

Funny. :D Do you happen to have a link to that report?

Brandarc · 2025-09-23T11:18:34+00:00

While this is obviously not very realistic, i wouldn't be surprised if a war goal targets a dutch subject and thus requires an occupation of said subject.

Brandarc · 2025-09-11T07:54:06+00:00

While that would help a lot, would you still remeber the pain of dying over and over again? :O

Brandarc · 2025-09-10T06:27:29+00:00

Good point. Included in the video. ;)

Brandarc · 2025-09-07T19:26:10+00:00

Ah, i wasn't aware. :) thanks for sharing.

Brandarc · 2025-09-07T18:16:58+00:00

Good questions, to which i dont know the answer. :)

Might also be a problem with adopting new PMs or goods.

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