AI Personality

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List of 169 parameters which set the AI characters' personality, f.e. what troops to recruit or how many iron mines to build.

Name	Value Type	Description
WallDecoration	Int32	Wall decorations like flags, set up in the AIV file, can be defined with this value. 10 to 13 are flags, 8 is poured oil, 9 are burning flames, 14 are braziers, 15 are decorative skills, 22 are disease clouds. More is described in issue #616
Unknown001	Int32
Unknown002	Int32
Unknown003	Int32
Unknown004	Int32
Unknown005	Int32
CriticalPopularity	0 to 10000	10000 equals 100 popularity. Below this value, the AI sells more stuff than usual to get money.
LowestPopularity	0 to 10000	Below this value the AI sets taxes in steps to TaxesMin, and rations to 'extra rations' until it reaches 'HighestPopularity' again.
HighestPopularity	0 to 10000	Above this value the AI sets taxes back up until a stable 0 to -3 current popularity modifier is reached
TaxesMin	0 to 12	Minimum taxes allowed. 0 to 11 beeing the steps from +7 popularity to -24 popularity by taxes in the keep.
TaxesMax	0 to 12	Maximum of Taxes allowed. 0 to 11 beeing the steps from +7 popularity to -24 popularity by taxes in the keep.
Unknown011	Int32
Farm1	FarmBuilding	An array of farm slots, which the AI builds in the given sequence.
Farm2	FarmBuilding
Farm3	FarmBuilding
Farm4	FarmBuilding
Farm5	FarmBuilding
Farm6	FarmBuilding
Farm7	FarmBuilding
Farm8	FarmBuilding
PopulationPerFarm	Int32	An array for values to setup buildings by current workers spawned. For each amount of available workers, one of the building type (variable name) is placed. Set this to 0 to get no buildings of that type.
PopulationPerWoodcutter	Int32
PopulationPerQuarry	Int32
PopulationPerIronmine	Int32
PopulationPerPitchrig	Int32
MaxQuarries	Int32	An array of values for the maximum amount of buildings placed of the named type. Minimum is 1. For disabling a buildings type, set the PopulationPerBuilding for described type to 0
MaxIronmines	Int32
MaxWoodcutters	Int32
MaxPitchrigs	Int32
MaxFarms	Int32
BuildInterval	Int32	The gameticks between buildsteps. This is only considered <= 5000 gold
ResourceRebuildDelay	Int32	The delay before the AI rebuilds destroyed resource buildings.
MaxFood	Int32	Includes wheat. Applies to each kind of food seperatly.
MinimumApples	Int32	Reserves that are only consumed if current popularity < LowestPopularity. If the AI has less than this amount it will prioritize buying the missing food.
MinimumCheese	Int32
MinimumBread	Int32
MinimumWheat	Int32	If the AI has less than this amount, it will prioritize buying the missing wheat.
MinimumHop	Int32	If the AI has less than this amount, it will prioritize buying the missing hops.
TradeAmountFood	Int32	The amount of food, wheat or hops bought at once. Only one of these trades is made per gametick.
TradeAmountEquipment	Int32	The amount of equipment for the armoury bought at once. Only one of these trades is made per gametick.
AIRequestDelay	Int32	The time until an AI can request goods again after its request was accepted.
MinimumGoodsRequiredAfterTrade	Int32	If the AI would have less than this amount of a good after sending them, it won't send them to the requesting player.
DoubleRationsFoodThreshold	Int32	Above this value of food the AI will give double rations out.
MaxWood	Int32
MaxStone	Int32	maximum amount of stone to store in the stockpile + the amount of the biggest unbuild Stonebuilding that hasn't been reached in the buildorder of the AIV.
MaxResourceOther	Int32	maximum amount of hops, iron, pitch and flour to store in the stockpile.
MaxEquipment	Int32	Maximum amount of weapons or armour stored in the armoury.
MaxBeer	Int32
MaxResourceVariance	Int32	allowed tolerance for all goods before AI sells back to max allowed stock
RecruitGoldThreshold	Int32	A (gold) threshold which disables any recruitment and buying of ressources for aiv buildings or economy below it. Sortie units, ressource buildings and defensive siegeengines are excluded.
BlacksmithSetting	BlacksmithSetting
FletcherSetting	FletcherSetting
PoleturnerSetting	PoleturnerSetting
SellResource01	Resource	Array of resources sold immediately back to 0
SellResource02	Resource	usually Hop
SellResource03	Resource	usually Iron
SellResource04	Resource	usually Pitch
SellResource05	Resource	usually Wheat
SellResource06	Resource	usually Beer
SellResource07	Resource	usually Flour
SellResource08	Resource	usually Bows
SellResource09	Resource	usually Crossbows
SellResource10	Resource	usually Spears
SellResource11	Resource	usually Pikes
SellResource12	Resource	usually Maces
SellResource13	Resource	usually Swords
SellResource14	Resource	usually LeatherArmors
SellResource15	Resource	usually IronArmors
DefWallPatrolRallyTime	Int32	The amount of time for castle patrols, set up in the AIV, to move from one rally point to the next. (Remark: Only spearmen, horse archers and macemen currently do)
DefWallPatrolGroups	Int32	The amount of concurrent existing patrol groups of, in the AIV setup castle patrols per unit type
DefSiegeEngineGoldThreshold	Int32	Positive values, will give the AI, if at > 0 gold, the possibility to setup defensive siegeengines for almost free (spending its entire remaining gold, cheating the missing gold if it doesnt have sufficient funds). Negative values will make the AI require to have at least the values amount of gold before spending gold on siegeengines setup in the AIV
DefSiegeEngineBuildDelay	Int32	The delay before the AI builds/rebuilds in the AIV placed siegeengines, after their spots are free or supporting Towers are build.
Unknown072	Int32
Unknown073	Int32
RecruitProbDefDefault	Int32	The probability with which this AI changes its recruited type into defensive troops on the recruitment state change. Note: Sortie units are always recruited first! The AI starts the game always with defensive recruitment state. Until the AIV is completely build, defensive recruitment state has a higher probability by a high offset if above 0.
RecruitProbDefWeak	Int32
RecruitProbDefStrong	Int32
RecruitProbRaidDefault	Int32	defensive, raid and attack probabilities for one strength state (weak/default/strong) should sum up to 100, as they are set in percentiles.
RecruitProbRaidWeak	Int32
RecruitProbRaidStrong	Int32
RecruitProbAttackDefault	Int32
RecruitProbAttackWeak	Int32
RecruitProbAttackStrong	Int32
SortieUnitRangedMin	Int32	These units are only sent out if at least this amout of them has already been recruited. More than the set amount can be recruitet if the AI looses resource building workers frequently.
SortieUnitRanged	Unit	Type of ranged units that go to the last attacked farm or building, and guard it until another is attacked.
SortieUnitMeleeMin	Int32	These units are only sent out if this amout of them has already been recruited.
SortieUnitMelee	Unit	Type of melee units to attack enemy units shooting at the AI's buildings or workers.
DefDiggingUnitMax	Int32	Amount of units that dig own moat.
DefDiggingUnit	DiggingUnit	Type of unit to dig own moat.
RecruitInterval	Int32
RecruitIntervalWeak	Int32	The 'weak' state sets in if the AI is completely trashed. F.e. troops < 8, gold < 200, population < 15, ...
RecruitIntervalStrong	Int32	The 'strong' state sets in if f.e. the AI has troops >= 40, gold >= 200, population >= 40, ...
DefTotal	Int32	The total count of all defensive units (wall defense + patrols). If the AI is in its 'strong' state, it can overproduce defensive units and put them into the patrols group, if any patrols group is set.
OuterPatrolGroupsCount	Int32	The number of splits for outer defensive patrols.
OuterPatrolGroupsMove	Bool	Whether the patrols stay at one place (quarry) or move around.
OuterPatrolRallyDelay	Int32	The delay after which the AI sends out patrols to defend the outer economy. 4 is approximately one month, 24 being half a year.
DefWalls	Int32
DefUnit1	Unit
DefUnit2	Unit
DefUnit3	Unit
DefUnit4	Unit
DefUnit5	Unit
DefUnit6	Unit
DefUnit7	Unit
DefUnit8	Unit
RaidUnitsBase	Int32	Base amount of raid troops, Special case: [unknown trigger => end result multiplied by 1.25]
RaidUnitsRandom	Int32	Maximum random addition to raid troops. Special cases: [gold > 5000 => multiplied by 2][gold < 1000 => set to 0][enemy gold < 500 => divided by -2]
RaidUnit1	Unit
RaidUnit2	Unit
RaidUnit3	Unit
RaidUnit4	Unit
RaidUnit5	Unit
RaidUnit6	Unit
RaidUnit7	Unit
RaidUnit8	Unit
HarassingSiegeEngine1	HarassingSiegeEngine
HarassingSiegeEngine2	HarassingSiegeEngine
HarassingSiegeEngine3	HarassingSiegeEngine
HarassingSiegeEngine4	HarassingSiegeEngine
HarassingSiegeEngine5	HarassingSiegeEngine
HarassingSiegeEngine6	HarassingSiegeEngine
HarassingSiegeEngine7	HarassingSiegeEngine
HarassingSiegeEngine8	HarassingSiegeEngine
HarassingSiegeEnginesMax	Int32	The maximum of harassing siege engines an AI builds. Capped at 10.
RaidRetargetDelay	Int32	Might bug out ranged units when too low, this is the time raid units take until they get new instructions
AttForceBase	Int32	The base amount of troops with which this AI attacks
AttForceRandom	Int32	The maximum random amount of additional troops in an attack (this is not the amount by which the troops increase per attack!)
AttForceSupportAllyThreshold	Int32	If the AI has more than this amount of units in the attack force, it will help their allies or siege an enemy if commanded to do so.
AttForceRallyPercentage	Int32	The %-amount of units of the attack force that the AI will rally before attacking. (0 - 100)
Unknown129	Int32
AttAssaultDelay	Int32	A delay for the main army attack, while siege engines are active.
AttUnitPatrolRecommandDelay	Int32	The amount of gameticks, until the Attackunit patrol get issued a new command for patroling around the enemy's keep/castle
Unknown132	Int32	The delay until the main army gets a new command, mainly visible when a lord got killed, the army might retreat faster from the conquered location.
SiegeEngine1	SiegeEngine
SiegeEngine2	SiegeEngine
SiegeEngine3	SiegeEngine
SiegeEngine4	SiegeEngine
SiegeEngine5	SiegeEngine
SiegeEngine6	SiegeEngine
SiegeEngine7	SiegeEngine
SiegeEngine8	SiegeEngine
CowThrowInterval	Int32	The amount of stones needed to be thrown until the AI throws a diseased cow instead (catapults & trebuchets). Value 0 disables cows and -1 makes the AI not throw any bolders, only cows.
Unknown142	Int32
AttMaxEngineers	Int32
AttDiggingUnit	DiggingUnit	This unit is only recruited if the target enemy has moat and used preferably to dig enemy moat.
AttDiggingUnitMax	Int32
AttUnitVanguard	Unit	Type of unit, that engages the enemy walls and traps before the main army moves in
AttUnitVanguardMax	Int32
AttMaxAssassins	Int32
AttMaxLaddermen	Int32
AttMaxTunnelers	Int32
AttUnitPatrol	Unit	Ranged attack unit that patrols around the enemy castle / keep. Preferably ranged units should be used here.
AttUnitPatrolMax	Int32
AttUnitPatrolGroupsCount	Int32	# of groups the AttUnitPatrol split into. BUGGY! More than 1 group results to only a single group attacking, the others standing idle.
AttUnitBackup	Unit	Attacking unit that holds position and doesn't attack until the walls are breached.
AttUnitBackupMax	Int32
RangedBackupGroupsCount	Int32	# of groups the RangedBackupUnits split into. If shields are present in the army, one will be added to each group (if possible).
AttUnitEngage	Unit	Units that engage enemy groups of units outside the castle. Prioritizes larger groups no matter where they are on the map. Otherwise destroys buildings outside the castle.
AttUnitEngageMax	Int32
AttUnitSiegeDef	Unit	These units patrol between siege enginees in order to protect them. Get priority in attackunit recruitment process.
AttUnitSiegeDefMax	Int32
AttUnitSiegeDefGroupsCount	Int32	# of groups the AttUnitSiegeDef split into.
AttUnitMain1	Unit	AttUntiMain1 to AttUnitMain4 is a list of the main strike force the AI recruits for sieges. Priotizes in order of the list, but only recruits untis for which they have enough gold. So try to place expensive units higher up.
AttUnitMain2	Unit
AttUnitMain3	Unit
AttUnitMain4	Unit
AttMaxDefault	Int32	The maximum amount of units produced of AttUnitMain, until all other troop type maximums have been filled out. Only after, or when unable to produce the other units, the AI will fill up the main army with more AttMainUnit#
AttMainGroupsCount	Int32	# of groups all the AttUnitMain split into. Maximum is 3
TargetChoice	TargetingType	Options are: Gold - will target enemy with most gold. Balanced - will target weakest enemy. Closest - will target closest enemy. Player - will target player, or closest enemy if in players team or in multiplayer.

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