Ok thanks for the info mate. :))

@Hawk - Hey thankyou, I have not done so yet and have no plans or time for it. But there are other mods for that, I think Warlords AI is what you’re looking for, there may be others. Otherwise I think if you crank Battle Dif to the max it may still be the normal. But I have not checked in abit sorry.

Hey bro great mod. Is there any chance you could seperate a campaign AI mod and a battle AI mod? Cause im really just interested in a campaign AI mod. :D

@nullpo - Yeah and since minor factions don’t get auto resolve disadvantage anything can happen early game to shift things up ect. Soon enough I’ll make some further changes to the mod, also super hard with so many different time periods to balance sometimes, enjoy (:

Just play a new campaign with higher difficulty. Yeah I think with this mod you need to start on very hard at least. This time the nanman and other major faction gobble up the han teritory in the south. No more stuck at changsha sun jian. Liu bei and cao cao also start taking care of nearby competitors.

@Nullpo - The Ai won't be as strong as they don't get ECO bonuses, but each time it can play out differently. But I have not had that happen to me, usually by mid game their quite competent, for vassals it applies all the same, remember minor factions personalities can be different each time around so some things play out differently. For far harder time make sure you play on Legendary, that is the best way to go.

It's been sometime since I had modded this game and the mod does as the description says, alot of bugs still exist in the base game so I can't be sure.

Try loading the Warlords AI mod after this one, that may help a lot too as that will make the Campaign AI far better from my experience and harder. Or TROM which is mainly how I play with this mod.

Oh and for mods I use the bugfix mod, MTU, TUP, and WDG

Hi, I have a question, does the AI threat perception extend to vassal as well? I notice when playing as Dong Zhuo the AI don't gobble the han empire teritory as usual, resulting in extremely weak major faction even in mid game. I played on Hard/Hard, changed to Very Hard mid game.

@Royale - Oh that’s okay! Give those suggestions a try, and welcome to DM me any feedback, but definitely make sure the BugFix mod is on, or if using TROM be mindful as it already has that integrated in.

@Aten Thanks for your suggestions! Sorry for being salty that was just really weird. I appreciate your work.

@Royale - Note - This mod does not overwrite Legendary difficulty bonuses as their harder to modify, so that is usually something you’ll see on the highest difficulty too. If not, I have not seen that on turn 12 while playing myself.

Best to be using the BugFix mod too or TROM ect as I mentioned too (:

@Royale - Sounds like a Vanilla game issue with the Ai, or a mod load issue. Verify and load last, or use Warlords AI mod last which is quite good among others.

This is an optional mod. Try using TROM it does far more with Campaign AI, where this does not change the priorities on the attacking and other decisions ect.

I get mods like this so i don't feel like the center of the world in total war but I was playing Yan Baihu and one turn 12 Cao Cao rolled up to the province I was attacking to claim it. As if he spent all 12 turns at the start of the fucking game doing nothing but force marching towards me.

Fairplay my ass.

Thanks for the speedy reply, I'll give that a try and thanks again for the awesome mod :)

@FeelGoodInc - My advice would be to learn the tools for modding Total War games, you’ll need the assembly kit installed but I use a tool called RPFM for Total War. It’s been awhile since I have done much modding in my spare time. I can’t guide you all the way, but there is a Total War Modding Discord that has guides on it with plenty ona. Google search (:

Start there and you’ll be able to edit the files so on your local machine “your computer” you can play with a modified version of this mod, unfortunately I can’t help any further or create another version with just that.

If you play on Legendary they should still have the Bias too as the Mod does not effect the Ironman difficulty mostly.

Could you create or guide me what to edit in your mod only to remove AI bias against player?

@Zytoxic - Hmm may be tricky but if you play on Legendary you’ll get most of what you want.

If you load a mod after this one such as “Warlords” you’ll get their AI bonuses in, worth a try (:

Thanks for the appreciation I wish I had more time to do more with the mod and my other ones, not enough hours in a day! Haha

Any chance you could add a version of this mod without the removal of:
"Eliminates Bonuses/Handicaps for the AI in the Campaign and Battles across all difficulties."
(Economy Cheats on campaign specifically")
I haven't really been able to find a singular compact mod that adds the right amount of changes to particular ai cheats (personally) and bias like yours does, I'd just really love to play with this mod but with the eco cheats intact.
I love fighting more, bigger and more expensive AI armies + cities and such, just also want fight harder AI without their overall anti player buffs like public order immunity + insta heals, so either way thanks immensively for a mod like this!

@Pataflex - Happy to here your liking it too!

Thank you for the mod, it's great !

@GodZigy - Glad to hear it’s a great fit for your playstyle (:

Cant imagine a game without this mod in 2024. I play vanilla with only few mods. VH/VH, gonna try L/L next. This is game changer and i really enjoying playing vs capable AI without the cheats part. Morale bonuses and limitless upkeep for AI really destroyed my runs.

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@Aloreanimator - Glad your liking it, happy to hear that (:

Thank you for this mod. Great respect

@Mcdoronaldo - No more massive upkeep for the AI, so similar to the player, some may have slightly different upkeep but it should not be noticeable. Give it a try on "Normal" should be good (:

Does that include upkeep in the absence of bonus? cus I suffer from upkeep difference between me and AI in vanilla

@McdoRonaldo - I don't understand the question? Which part about upkeep?

how about 'upkeep' part?

@Locklave - Glad to hear it, they should play abit more competitive now, depending on their personality they roll.

Minor factions not being garbage by default, I like this very much.

@RiceWaterDrinker - Hmmm Intereting, I don't use TUP myself so that is odd, I thought it was a visual mod.

Thanks for the quick response.

If I hover over the morale stat in battle, one of the buffs will say "5 - difficulty modifer" for the enemy. I tested 2 campaign battles (a siege battle in my current game, and the turn 1 battle for Cao Cao) on Normal/VH and it only appears on VH.

If I play vanilla + Fairplay, it works as intended and VH doesn't give any morale buffs, but with the TROM+TUP mod it doesn't work. I have not tested with only TROM though.

@Ricewaterdrinker - Height advantage in battle perhaps or other effects? Even one to one with two peasants, one unit has to win.

I have not tested custom battles much, but I don’t think there is a table to change for bonuses in custom battles that I know of.

From custom battles it seems units are equal, but the enemy always wins because of morale

Can you test this with the TROM+TUP mod? The AI still gets a +5 morale bonus on VH, I tried putting Fairplay at the bottom and above TROM+TUP and the AI still gets bonuses

The campaign seems to work fine with TROM+TUP

Thanks for the quick reply!

@Loaf - I would load "AI Dishonour" after this mod, my mod should not affect the AI Dishonour values as it can cause bugs for the AI. But load it after and giver it a try (:

Is this mod compatible with the AI Dishonor mod? Both seem to affect AI decision making in the diplomacy stage.

@Stier -Thank you for the kind words, it’s appreciated. The mod isn’t for everyone so give it a good test and see how you find it, I’m not the best at the game so I enjoy how it plays out now.

To using it with a existing save, I don’t think it would as when you load in the artificial bonuses of vanilla will be gone and they’ll be stuck in debt, but usually they will correct that in a turn or 2. If you can make a spare save, make a copy and give it a test! Be interesting to know.

This mod looks great, thank you for your hard work! One question: Do all the features of this mod require a new start, or do some of them work on existing saves?
I would love to use all of the features except the AI streamlining/randomisation at the start, so I am thinking of using it on an ongoing campaign instead.

Thanks for the reply I was just thinking maybe he had to be put down a bit so that the other A.i would stand a chance to grow other wise normally he would just steamroll them in the ground.

@Azza909 - I have not noticed that, depends on the opening moves by minors too, test it out and if it’s not for you, Warlords AI mod may be a good choice to load after this, Trom is also another good addition to add.

Hi Just wondering does this mod make Cao Cao Weaker because he will only build one army and does not really do much now ?

@Edward - I check on my end and the VH Morale Multiplier Value is set to zero, I'll test it when I can soon (:

Edit -Deleted my last comment after I checked. Only Legendary Difficult is unchanged for those properties.

Although i put this mod at the bottom, it still gives AI extra bonus of morale when i play at VH. (+3 for AI and -2 for player)

@Matthew39 - I'll add you and send you a link.

@Atenvardo Have you followed any guides before making the mod? Currently going over your mod and Less AI Cheating (campaign) mod for WH3 to get myself familiar with modified tables.

@Matthew39 - Oh it’s definitely doable, just takes abit finding the right tables to edit. I use the Agony Mod for Troy myself over Vanilla and that does that too.

@Atenvardo I completely understand, I was just thinking of doing light-weight AI mod for Troy that'd remove cheats and anti-player bias, but didn't want to take work from other modders who could potentially do it and better than me.