I doubt that all aligned AI simply have access to all postures.

Their government works differently from the player while still sort of following the rules, as I understand it. So your neighbour could have a very high profile score early game, and the 'Mind 80' regime feat to boot, perhaps as ...

Thanks for a reply, Vic!

Maybe, if it is for balance sake, AI should just have an increased combat bonus, set in game difficulty settings?

Giving AI an access to all postures it wants makes AI regime profile somewhat... half-meaningless.

Manual says "AI Major uses same rules for Profiles and related Unit Feats". But it doesn't specify anything about Unit postures.

AI uses Small Pocket posture (locked behind Mind>90 and 33 turns being the highest) on Turn 9.

Is it intended?

https://i.postimg.cc/vgN5bgMq/posture-turn-9.png

Changelog to 1.25 says "Diminished the AI Minor Diplomatic Efforts (like Client/Annex) on higher difficulty levels"

Ok, 1.26, Extreme difficulty. Scavenger-type minor (NOT a farmer).

Turn 3 - Minor does not have a protector (Pic 1)
https://i.postimg.cc/F1WtYmXV/1.png

Turn 4 - Minor got a ...