Rushing to BFF - Any Point?

[Yik Lin]

Hypothetical Qn:
Say I am playing a non-faction non-aligned minor. A major fascist power (AI) starts to justify a war against me.

If I'm not mistaken, justifying war usually takes at least a couple of months to complete, so if I quickly start to "improve relations" and manage to get relations to 100 before the AI completes justifying, then would the AI still declare war on me?

I am asking with respect to the most basic case, where there is no "war-with-me"-related National Focus or Decision etc etc. for the AI.


Yiren.

 

[Captured Joe]

No.

 

[Yik Lin]

Thanks, Captured Joe. To make sure I didn't misunderstand you, do you mean:

<A> "No - The AI will *not* declare war at Relations 100"
OR
<B> "No - This won't work. The AI will *still* declare war at Relations 100"


Yiren.

 

[Yik Lin]

Any other veterans out there who could help confirm? Or share a related war story (pun intended)?

 

[GrandVezir]

If I'm not mistaken, justifying war usually takes at least a couple of months to complete, so if I quickly start to "improve relations" and manage to get relations to 100 before the AI completes justifying, then would the AI still declare war on me?

It has been my experience that, if the game has reached a point where a major power is justifying a wargoal on you, then it's too late for improving relations to prevent it. Even maximum improved relations at that point will not cause them to cancel the justification, nor decline to use it once they get it, nor accept an offered non-aggression pact.

In fact, the only thing that has ever worked for me, is to release or cede the states that major is justifying over. Example: Romania can dodge a Soviet war justification over Bessarabia by releasing Moldova.

 

[FindFloppies]

If an AI is justifying on you, it's usually either world tension or focus related, and you're not going to get that changed. What's started will be finished.

 

[Yik Lin]

Thanks, Grand Vezir and Find Floppies, for the clear advice. Seems like the AI is pretty smart and determined, in such scenarios.

Hmmm... I wonder if...
a) ...joining their Faction (via another Faction member or Faction leader) helps?
b) ...joining an "allied" Faction helps (e.g. the major power is in fascist Faction X and I join fascist Faction Y that is on the same side as Faction X fighting say democratic/communist Faction Z)?