AI dies to early

Love the game. Playing with very hard settings. Wildlings/monsters are killing off the AI players within first 20 turns. Is there a way to auto create extra starting units for the AI controlled factions so that they have a chance? I would prefer to kill them off myself during the course of the game, but do not want to limit random monsters/wildlings as I need them to level up my own armies..........

Hopefully some XML that says if Altarian AI controlled Sovereign, add 2nd spearman and maybe an archer at start of game?