Army Maintenance Slider & AI DOW

[AP85]

My understanding is that the AI bases it's decision to DOW you based on your army strenghth, weighing your army size, manpower, mil tech, and allies. However, I was wondering if the AI also takes into consideration your Army Maintenance slider (ie morale). So if for example you have your maintenance turned down to almost the minimum, does the AI know this and therefore become more predisposed to DOWing you?

 

[Zakath]

It seems to do so, aye.

 

[Wizzington]

No, it does not.

 

[hashinshin]

So wait, we can put our army maintenance to 0 to bait out an AI attack?

 

[TheMeInTeam]

So wait, we can put our army maintenance to 0 to bait out an AI attack?

Nope, and that's probably why the AI doesn't factor it, or at least part of the reason. It's a lot more likely in practice that the player is saving money and can right morale than it is that the player is running maintenance low due to helplessness. Especially now that forts are a thing, diving a player's armies isn't necessarily easy even w/o maintenance.

 

[AP85]

No, it does not.

Thanks!

 

[AK47/Deagle]

However you know that AI is never at full maintenance If not at war so you want to DoW at start of the month.