What area the impact of doing a surprise attack instead of declare war? I think everybody knows declaration of war is an honourable and surprise attack is condemned by the newspaper. But I want to know if there is any difference compared to doing a surprise attack game wise.
Hope some veteran players could share knowledge on this tactic.
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31 Jul 2021, 12:40
From my knowledge, the only disadvantage of surprise attack is that it lowers your reputation to a greater extent. Lower reputation can, in turn, affect AI countries' diplomatic status towards you (embargo, war).
Personally,
- Against AIs, I do surprise attack most of the time. I feel that in most situations, my reputation is going to be terrible anyway after invading a few AIs. So the benefit of declaring war is pretty minimal in the long run.
- Against humans, I always do surprise attack. The element of surprise is very important in battle.
Any sufficiently advanced tactic is indistinguishable from magic to the uninitiated.
1 Aug 2021, 02:39
Actually, I'm not sure who it was that mentioned it, but recently it was announced that there is no longer a penalty for not declaring war. Whether it's a surprise attack OR a declaration of war has no impact on your morale either way.
1 Aug 2021, 07:40
Thanks for responding. I always declare war in case it would impact my popularity with the AIs. But if someone could confirm that there is no impact on morale, that would be great.
1 Aug 2021, 10:09
Furry1
Actually, I'm not sure who it was that mentioned it, but recently it was announced that there is no longer a penalty for not declaring war. Whether it's a surprise attack OR a declaration of war has no impact on your morale either way.
Good to know! Thanks for the clarifications
Any sufficiently advanced tactic is indistinguishable from magic to the uninitiated.
3 Aug 2021, 19:07
Furry1
Actually, I'm not sure who it was that mentioned it, but recently it was announced that there is no longer a penalty for not declaring war. Whether it's a surprise attack OR a declaration of war has no impact on your morale either way.
I have noticed since most recent update that I am surprise attacking AI which is something I never do, I wonder if this is a change in diplomacy or global popularity mechanic, here is example I was not in province with any units , only had a fighter patrolling to see how many units were inside a fort something unknown to me triggered a Surprise attack >
