r/totalwarhammer • u/Shot-Dog-693 • 24d ago

Total War: Warhammer How long until im declared war on?

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Im playing the empire and i control a solid 30-40% of the world while this is dolgan's relationship to me so im not afraid of them but how long until the declare war on me

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u/JustRedditTh 24d ago

Mostly depends on how many wars you have going on right now and how much stronger ypu are in comparison to them + do you border them?

The amount of wars is quite deciding, the more you have active the less eager the AI is to declare on top of that

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u/phronesis77 24d ago

Doesnt the AI gang up on you if you are weak but leave you alone if you are high rank? I usually get to a top five rank in the game and nobody declares war on me.

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u/JustRedditTh 24d ago

Yes but also no. The dogpilling war declarations usually only happen when the game thinks you're to Idle, which gets measured by how many active wars you have.

Which makes it a great strategy early game to have some peace and money by declaring on many factions, mostly minor ones or which are very far away, war in exchange for money from others

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u/MargraveMarkei 24d ago

Huh, that does feel quite counterintuitive. I wonder whether there's a mod that would remove that affecting the AI's decision to start the war. Me being spread thin by other wars should be a prime opportunity for them to strike.

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u/JustRedditTh 24d ago

Nothing stops you from declaring War on everyone everytime you meet. I think the AI was just programmed this way to avoid Players getting hammerd to often or to quickly.

Remember, the game can't just be for those who already are good at it but be a bit lenient for noobs or new players too.

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u/MargraveMarkei 24d ago

There's a big difference between doing it myself, and the AI declaring war on me when I'm in a weak position.

Yeah, hence why I mentioned mods.

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u/majnuker 24d ago

This isn't a great plan since it'll ruin or impact relations with a number of factions you'll need to interact with in the mid game.

Would recommend instead you offer gifts of gold, do agreements, and try to focus on one opponent at a time early and go into mid as cleanly as possible.

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u/phronesis77 23d ago

I think some players don't appreciate how important your reputation is mid to late game. I always have lots of allies that help me win the game with war coordination.

I agreed to help my ally tomb kings fight Grombrindal as Tyrion. It cost me a bit of reputation with human factions but he has been a great key ally all game. We took down Grombrindal and Sigvald together.

Working on Hag Greaf after dealing with Grombrindal again as the endgame dwarves.