Re: Bran's Empire Campaign AI
Hmm, I'm not sure what I am expecting with this "report" but I will throw it in here and see where it goes. I have played some where's in the vicinity of 12 to 15 turns into a new GB campaign, and already France, Poland, and Portugal are toast. And I am not in any way responsible for this except maybe with France's Navy.
The Ottomans are making havoc,,,,, they have taken huge chunks out of Persia, and helped to cement Poland's doom. Austria was the other culprit in this endevour, and usually they are the ones fighting the Turks. The great Russian Bear isn't doing sweet #%$ all and certainly isn't helping Poland now.
France started by taking out Savoy but they were in a fight with Spain, which is unusual at the time isn't it, The Auld Alliance didn't fall apart until Nappy arrived did it ? Anyway I guess the Dutch did them in while they were strutting around some wheres because they certainly had the armies at one time that should have stop the Dutch.
As for Portugal, Maratha always attacks them early in India, dragging me (Britain) into an untimely War, and then Spain finishes them off shortly after I try to go help out my Erstwhile neighbor, If I don't go, then Spain never moves, and Portugal loses their Colony and its hard to help them regain their colony let alone India after Maratha goes Verile. So Maratha is and probably always was one of the biggest threats in ETW if not the biggest !
So I get involved in India, like turn 2, because of Alliance with Portugal. Turn 2 also saw me get dragged into Austria's War with half the effin continent especially the Turks, and Poland. The Huron's declare War because of Hudson's Bay , and then to make matters worse, the Iroquois get pissy with the Thirteen Colonies and declare War ruining my chance at keeping one of the few Alliances Britain ever had, the Iroquois from taking place to help against Huron and French pact in North America.
So I make all these trade deals on turn 1 and by turn 2, I have lost Maratha, the Ottomans, the Iroquois, Usually either Spain or France depending on the above scenario, as France attacked Savoy who I happened to make a trade agreement proposal to, and they in turn asks for an alliance as well, so why not, well now I know "why not" So I lose Savoy as trade and Ally because ... well... there not there anymore, and France was a Trade partner too, lost them. Spain and the Dutch declared War, so no trade now with Spain, and makes helping Portugal just that much harder. So yea, things just went "south" from thereon.
Now by turn 12, France is gone, and Poland is gone, and while I certainly intervened in India on Portugal's behalf, they are gone! But I did really hurt Maratha, which I have to do sooner or later anyway, But then loe and behold their buddies (can't remember their name) the ones surrounded by starting Maratha and Portugal's colony, they attack me from sort of behind, with approximately 4 full stack armies. I am like where the hell did these guys come from??
So here I am telling you guys! On the plus side it is certainly not boring, but playing the 18th Century Empire Total War without France , much to a lesser degree Poland and Portugal, and to get hurt real bad in India, while my Trade is in tatters, all by turn 12, just seems well, not very fun right now. There must be something we can do to keep the big warring nations in game. Now I'm not blaming any "mod" or modders either, I just depend on this mod for most of the AI and what little Diplomacy we have gained, and hope maybe to spark some ideas or thoughts as too improve the game. Any thoughts ??
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Originally Posted by Bran Mac Born
