How do I get the AI to accept Request Commander?

Accepted automatically in some cases; otherwise the AI weighs it. Its reasons: Weak Hook used +40, You … a Civilian Governor -20, You and the recipient are members of the same Movement, You … the recipient's Movement Leader +20, Generous +20, Greedy -20, They is your Friend +20, They is your Lover +10, They is your Rival -50, They is your Disciple +20, They is your Elder +5, You belong to a Dominant Family +40, You belong… to a Powerful Family +20 and The other character's Martial Skill.

Interaction · Vassal actions

Request Commander

variesTreasuryAccepted automatically in some cases; otherwise the AI weighs it

Formally request the recipient to send a capable Commander to your Court

What you need

You

To send it

Is not at War with their Liege
Is not at war with the target
… have no Commanders available

To see it in the menu

Your Government is Celestial
If played by the AI:
- vassal_contract_has_flag = celestial_military_appointment
- Does not have “celestial request commander cooldown” (a variable the game's script sets)
One of these
- Is an Independent Ruler
- or
  Holds Commission
- or
  All of these
  - vassal_contract_has_flag = celestial_military_appointment
  - One of these
    liege ?= top_liege
    or
    Is played by a person
root.top_liege ?= scope:recipient.top_liege

The character you target

Holds Ministry of War

Request Commander is a vassal character interaction in Crusader Kings III. You need: Is not at War with their Liege and Is not at war with the target. Accepted automatically in some cases; otherwise the AI weighs it. Reasons the AI weighs include Weak Hook used (+40), You … a Civilian Governor (-20), You … the recipient's Movement Leader (+20) and 9 more. It costs Treasury (varies). Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/common/character_interactions/10_tgp_interactions.txt.

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Quick answers (3)

What are the requirements for Request Commander in CK3?: You: Is not at War with their Liege and Is not at war with the target. (patch 1.20.1.2)
How do I get the AI to accept Request Commander?: Accepted automatically in some cases; otherwise the AI weighs it. Its reasons: Weak Hook used +40, You … a Civilian Governor -20, You and the recipient are members of the same Movement, You … the recipient's Movement Leader +20, Generous +20, Greedy -20, They is your Friend +20, They is your Lover +10, They is your Rival -50, They is your Disciple +20, They is your Elder +5, You belong to a Dominant Family +40, You belong… to a Powerful Family +20 and The other character's Martial Skill.
How much does Request Commander cost?: Treasury (varies) (patch 1.20.1.2).

Will they accept?

Accepted automatically when:

… is in the Pro-China Movement or supports your Favored Era

Otherwise the AI adds these up and accepts above zero. Reasons in italics are the script's, with no label in the game.

Reason	Amount
Base	0
Weak Hook used when You use a Hook	+40
Their opinion of you × 0.5	varies
You … a Civilian Governor when `vassal_contract_has_flag = celestial_civil_appointment`	-20
You and the recipient are members of the same Movement when One of these `top_participant_group:dynastic_cycle ?= scope:actor.top_participant_group:dynastic_cycle` or All of these All of these … are the Son of Heaven or a member of Pro-China Movement You: All of these … is the Son of Heaven or a member of Pro-China Movement	varies
You … the recipient's Movement Leader when One of these `top_participant_group:dynastic_cycle ?= scope:actor.top_participant_group:dynastic_cycle` or All of these All of these … are the Son of Heaven or a member of Pro-China Movement You: All of these … is the Son of Heaven or a member of Pro-China Movement You are a Movement Leader	+20
Generous when Has the Trait: Generous	+20
Greedy when Has the Trait: Greedy	-20
They is your Friend when Has you as friend	+20
They is your Lover when Has you as lover	+10
They is your Rival when Has you as rival	-50
They is your Disciple when Has you as elder	+20
They is your Elder when Has you as disciple	+5
You belong to a Dominant Family when Your house: `is_dominant_family = yes`	+40
You belong… to a Powerful Family when Your house: `is_powerful_family = yes`	+20
The other character's Martial Skill when The other character: Martial more than 12	varies

Acceptance (ai_accept) (103 lines of game script)

base = 0
modifier = {
	scope:hook = yes
	add = 40
	desc = SCHEME_WEAK_HOOK_USED
}
opinion_modifier = {
	opinion_target = scope:actor
	who = scope:recipient
	multiplier = 0.5
}
modifier = {
	scope:actor = {
		vassal_contract_has_flag = celestial_civil_appointment
	}
	add = -20
	desc = AI_ACTOR_IS_CIVILIAN_GOVERNOR
}
modifier = {
	add = {
		value = 20
		if = {
			limit = {
				is_in_pro_hegemon_or_hegemon_movement = yes
			}
			multiply = 1.5
		}
	}
	is_in_same_movement_as = {
		TARGET = scope:actor
	}
	desc = actor_and_recipient_in_same_movement
}
modifier = {
	is_in_same_movement_as = {
		TARGET = scope:actor
	}
	scope:actor = {
		is_any_movement_leader = yes
	}
	add = 20
	desc = actor_is_recipients_movement_leader
}
modifier = {
	add = 20
	has_trait = generous
	desc = INTERACTION_GENEROUS
}
modifier = {
	add = -20
	has_trait = greedy
	desc = INTERACTION_GREEDY
}
modifier = {
	has_relation_friend = scope:actor
	add = 20
	desc = AI_YOUR_FRIEND
}
modifier = {
	has_relation_lover = scope:actor
	add = 10
	desc = AI_YOUR_LOVER
}
modifier = {
	has_relation_rival = scope:actor
	add = -50
	desc = AI_YOUR_RIVAL
}
modifier = {
	has_relation_elder = scope:actor
	add = 20
	desc = AI_YOUR_DISCIPLE
}
modifier = {
	has_relation_disciple = scope:actor
	add = 5
	desc = AI_YOUR_ELDER
}
modifier = {
	scope:actor.house = {
		is_dominant_family = yes
	}
	add = 40
	desc = AI_DOMINANT_FAMILY
}
modifier = {
	scope:actor.house = {
		is_powerful_family = yes
	}
	add = 20
	desc = AI_POWERFUL_FAMILY
}
modifier = {
	scope:secondary_recipient ?= {
		martial > decent_skill_rating
	}
	add = {
		value = scope:secondary_recipient.martial
		subtract = decent_skill_rating
		multiply = -1
	}
	desc = AI_SECONDARY_RECIPIENT_MARTIAL_SKILL
}

As written in game/common/character_interactions/10_tgp_interactions.txt.

What happens

If they accept

If played by the AI: Opinion: Grateful (+10)
If
- You use a Hook
- Has a usable Hook on the target
Then
- Use a Hook on the target
add_courtier = scope:secondary_recipient
The character you target: Influence +100

If they refuse

If played by the AI: Opinion: Disappointed (-20)
The character you target:
- If
  The option “dominant family” is chosen
  Then
  Influence -60

Options when sending

Use a Hook
Leverage position of Dominant Family

• the game's own tooltip text · ◦ our reading of the script line · code the script where neither exists

Who can use it and sees it (is_available, is_shown) (28 lines of game script)

is_available = government_has_flag = government_is_celestial
trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		is_ai = yes
	}
	vassal_contract_has_flag = celestial_military_appointment
	NOT = {
		has_variable = celestial_request_commander_cooldown
	}
}
OR = {
	top_liege ?= this
	has_title = title:e_minister_grand_marshal
	AND = {
		vassal_contract_has_flag = celestial_military_appointment
		OR = {
			liege ?= top_liege
			is_ai = no
		}
	}
}
is_shown = scope:actor = {
	this != scope:recipient
}
scope:actor.top_liege ?= scope:recipient.top_liege
scope:recipient = {
	has_title = title:e_minister_of_war
}

As written in game/common/character_interactions/10_tgp_interactions.txt.

Can be sent when (is_valid…) (26 lines of game script)

scope:actor = {
	is_at_war_with_liege = no
	NOT = {
		is_at_war_with = scope:recipient
	}
}
custom_tooltip = {
	text = recipient_no_commanders_available_desc
	scope:recipient = {
		any_courtier = {
			trigger_if = {
				limit = {
					exists = house
				}
				this != scope:recipient
			}
			NOT = {
				is_close_family_of = scope:recipient
			}
			can_be_commander_basic_trigger = {
				ARMY_OWNER = scope:actor
			}
		}
	}
}

As written in game/common/character_interactions/10_tgp_interactions.txt.

Effects (on_send, on_accept, on_decline) (66 lines of game script)

on_send = 
on_accept = scope:actor = {
	if = {
		limit = {
			is_ai = yes
		}
		add_opinion = {
			target = scope:recipient
			modifier = grateful_opinion
			opinion = 10
		}
	}
	if = {
		limit = {
			scope:hook = yes
			has_usable_hook = scope:recipient
		}
		use_hook = scope:recipient
	}
	send_interface_toast = {
		type = event_toast_effect_good
		title = celestial_request_commander_interaction_accepted_t
		left_icon = scope:secondary_recipient
		right_icon = scope:recipient
		add_courtier = scope:secondary_recipient
	}
}
scope:recipient = {
	change_influence = major_influence_value
}
on_decline = scope:actor = {
	if = {
		limit = {
			is_ai = yes
		}
		add_opinion = {
			target = scope:recipient
			modifier = disappointed_opinion
			opinion = -20
		}
		if = {
			limit = {
				NOT = {
					has_variable = celestial_request_commander_cooldown
				}
			}
			set_variable = {
				name = celestial_request_commander_cooldown
				years = 10
			}
		}
	}
	send_interface_toast = {
		type = event_toast_effect_good
		title = celestial_request_commander_interaction_declined_t
		right_icon = scope:recipient
	}
}
scope:recipient = {
	if = {
		limit = {
			scope:dominant_family = yes
		}
		change_influence = medium_influence_loss
	}
}

As written in game/common/character_interactions/10_tgp_interactions.txt.

Category: Vassal actions
Cost: Treasury: varies
Cooldown: 5 years
In the menu: under More…
ID: celestial_request_commander_interaction

Source: game/common/character_interactions/10_tgp_interactions.txt and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.1.2. “You” is the character who sends it (scope:actor, or a puppet acting for you); “the character you target” is the recipient.