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AI General 3

Unfortunately, I no longer maintain WH3 mods, including this one. Since WH3 rarely seems to cause any breaking changes to these scripts, I expect that this mod will continue to function as it did before (for better or worse). And perhaps other modders that enjoy scripting will step forward if needed.


In March 2025, I introduced configuration options for different end-of-battle chasing. I recommend trying the beta channel. (I never did get any feedback on it, but I liked it in my own games.)

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Delegate control of some or all of your units to an AI General during battle. You can select which units AI General should control. With another hotkey, you can temporarily override the AI's orders.

Because AI General is not smart, some people just use this mod to chase down enemies after the battle's victory is declared.

AI General III is not smart, but it can command many units at once. This might be helpful for controlling basic units while you micro high-value units. Or it might be helpful if you don’t sweat the battle's outcome and want to have a relaxed experience while you enjoy the spectacle.

Do not expect AI General to perform better than the game's AI on normal difficulty unless you help it. Even on normal difficulty, there are situations where this mod performs worse than the enemy AI.


Some users still report crashes in siege battles, though I have not reproduced them in years. It is safer to not use this mod in siege battles. (There is a configuration option for disabling this mod in siege battles if you'd like. See below.)

AI General uses the game's AI Planner (with a few exceptions). I don't think the AI Planner is the same as the enemy AI (except for in some quest battles?). It comes with a warning that “It is not recommended to try and use ai planners during siege battles...” It's not very aware of complicated situations like quest battles. Some players choose to use AI General in these situations anyway because they find it helpful. Be aware that doing so is experimental.


AI General 3 is not polished in multiplayer, and not all players can use it at once. For details or to report multiplayer issues multiplayer, see the multiplayer discussion.


During battle, this mod reacts to the hotkeys for "Save Camera Bookmark 1" through 7. You can set these to whatever key combination you'd like in the game settings.

Save Camera Bookmark 1 (Shift+F9) - Set AI Selection. Cancels any previous AI control, then gives any currently selected units to the AI. If all units are given to the AI, your reinforcements will be given to the AI, too.

Save Camera Bookmark 2 (Shift+F10) - Set AI selection (reversed). Cancels any previous AI control, then gives everything in your army to the AI *except* the current selection. This also gives reinforcements and summoned units to the AI.

Save Camera Bookmark 3 (Shift+F11) - Turn Audio On/Off for Unit Responses.

Save Camera Bookmark 4 (Shift+F12) - Turn On/Off giving summoned units to the AI.

Save Camera Bookmark 5 (no default) - Turn On/Off giving to the AI all units that recover from routing or rampaging.

Save Camera Bookmark 6 (no default) - Keep your current AI selection (if any) and only turn on/off AI control for the currently selected units. If your selection has some units under AI control and some under your control, it will cancel AI control for all the units selected.

Save Camera Bookmark 7 (no default) - Override the AI temporarily. AI General will resume command when the units are idle again.

During battle, there is a new AI button on the bottom right, next to the button that hides your unit cards. If you select some units, the button should become enabled. The button does the same thing as the hotkey for Save Camera Bookmark 6 (see above).

If this mod is not working, try these troubleshooting steps.[/b]

You can use MCT or a text file, as explained here.
If you want to use or submit a translation of config settings, see the submitted and example translations.



(Please see the discussion.)

Hambango created the initial versions of AI General 1 and 2, which paved the way for this mod. Decomposed was the steward of AI General 1 and 2 on Steam for years before I got involved Jan 2020 - Sep 2025.

The modding community is great, including Da Modding Den[discord.gg], RPFM[github.com], and many others.

I appreciate those at CA who work on and communicate about AI[www.totalwar.com], QoL features, and moddability. Your work matters to me.

A big thank you to those that gifted me these games and dlc.