How/Why does the AI know where my army is?

[NorthernXY]

I'm trying my umpteenth time as Holland -> Netherlands in 1.19. Multiple times my saves have lost Ironman without signaling it, losing me hours upon hours. Just started again and one thing I've noticed throughout all, besides Ming collapsing near every time, is that Burgundy always knows where my army is hiding. They'll be in Brandenburg and a 20k army comes out of no where to stack wipe me.

Is this just another standard cheat Paradox gives the AI?

 

[Kryndude]

I'm trying my umpteenth time as Holland -> Netherlands in 1.19. Multiple times my saves have lost Ironman without signaling it, losing me hours upon hours. Just started again and one thing I've noticed throughout all, besides Ming collapsing near every time, is that Burgundy always knows where my army is hiding. They'll be in Brandenburg and a 20k army comes out of no where to stack wipe me.

Is this just another standard cheat Paradox gives the AI?

Yes, and they said that AI no longer see through the fog of war as of 1.19, but I guess that's not the case. There's a safe spot in Austria where the enemy can't reach you due to fort ZoC. I always evacuate there and wait until France and Austria smash Burgundy for me.

 

[NorthernXY]

Keep forgetting about that spot. Usually not a problem if I take a while to declare independence and have a 10k stack.

 

[Zelius]

If you really don't want to do any of the fighting, just get them exiled before war starts

Did they 'see' your army at all before following you? One of the devs explained that after losing vision on your army, the AI has a chance each month of 'forgetting' where it is, otherwise it still knows where you are.

 

[Chaingun]

You need hide army away from border provinces (and enemy units). Also, if it's been spotted recently, will remember it for a while (it's probability based, i.e. random when it forgets).

Perhaps it would be a good idea to show in interface whether AI can see army @Gnivom