From my understanding the new components with have the exact same AI as current VP when it releases, is that correct then?Yes. New tables are being added. No Lua jank.
We'll need to discuss how that rework will actually function in practice, but it is something the devs want to do. At launch, we're looking at basic functionality for the added components, with further improvements coming down the line.
Also the AI is already arguably the best AI of any 4x game tied with old world, so how likely is this new ai system in actuality? I asked the one developer, but he never got back to me.