Crusading Army Military Access

**Emperor Leo** · January 07, 2008, 02:32 AM

Does a Crusading army automatically gain temporary Military Access with all factions? Recently, playing as Sicily, the Pope called a couple of Crusades (at different times, obviously). One was to Antioch and the other to a French city (can't remember which one). In the Antioch situation, The Holy Roman Empire took a Crusading army through Byzantine lands without being opposed even though they passed Constantinople. During the French Crusade, Poland and the Holy Roman Empire marched through lands owned by Venice and Milan, again, without opposition. No wars began after the blatant trespassing, so it just got me thinking. Any ideas?

**Samir** · January 07, 2008, 02:35 AM

the AI relations dont worsen when they have armies on their territories, not even your relations worsen when the AI has an army on your territory I think as you as human have to react to it appropriatly.

but I think your crusader army does worsen relations when you cross other faction territories, even catholic ones.

**Vor** · January 07, 2008, 04:47 AM

As far as I know other Catholic factions will allow the crusader armies to pass through their lands without problem or rep loss. Attacking them would result in excommunication after all.

Other religions, Pagan, Orthodox and Islamic, I can't be sure about, but I think you wont take any rep hits unless your already at war with them when you enter their land.