Originally Posted by
Shaun
I have another suggestion: in the later campaigns, make settlements more developed to start with. By the Renaissance campaign, I think all settlement above a town should have at least a land clearance and dirt roads and a small church. This, I believe, hinders the AI because it isn't as good at economising as the human player. This, coupled with the stronghold rights requirement for advanced barracks and armour facilities cripples the AI later on in the game because while I have the best knights, guns and well armoured militias, they tend to still be using levy spearmen and mailed knights.