1) Do they take defensive pacts into account? For instance, if I sign a defensive pact with the strongest civ is that a deterrent to declarations or does it simply mean I'll just have a strong ally if they do declare? That can be a pretty important consideration if I'm low on military.
2) Are they opportunistic? I've heard of dagger war declarations. Are those more likely if you have a particularly vulnerable (maybe undefended) city on the border?
3) Is there any reliable way to make the AI stop plotting if they already started to without bribing someone to declare on them? I know that sometimes AI's change or abandon plans.
I've read DanF's explanations about everything else and I pretty much get the whole dynamic but these I'm curious about and couldn't find answers. Thanks in advance.
2) Are they opportunistic? I've heard of dagger war declarations. Are those more likely if you have a particularly vulnerable (maybe undefended) city on the border?
3) Is there any reliable way to make the AI stop plotting if they already started to without bribing someone to declare on them? I know that sometimes AI's change or abandon plans.
I've read DanF's explanations about everything else and I pretty much get the whole dynamic but these I'm curious about and couldn't find answers. Thanks in advance.