Crusades and Jihads

**Christian Strand** · December 05, 2009, 02:22 PM

How will they work in the game ?
In Med2, imo, this was very buggy. Even though the armies transfer to crusaders, they didnt even go to the crusade target. And if they did, they could attack the city and then lift the siege without any reason to why. And the AI should fill the city with troops and prepare for the coming attacks when the city or castle is under a crusade/jihad attack.
And jihads didnt work any better. In my campaigns, the jihads never occured.

I really hope this is getting much better in Dots

**Space_Ed** · December 05, 2009, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by Christian Strand

How will they work in the game ?
In Med2, imo, this was very buggy. Even though the armies transfer to crusaders, they didnt even go to the crusade target. And if they did, they could attack the city and then lift the siege without any reason to why. And the AI should fill the city with troops and prepare for the coming attacks when the city or castle is under a crusade/jihad attack.
And jihads didnt work any better. In my campaigns, the jihads never occured.

I really hope this is getting much better in Dots

Well one of the things I want to make sure of is that when the Pope calls for a crusade not every single nation sends an army. The economics should be more finely tuned so that only prosperous nations can put a crusader army together.

Crusades will be done as well as possible but I can't tell you any more than that.

**toluas** · December 05, 2009, 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by Space_Ed

Well one of the things I want to make sure of is that when the Pope calls for a crusade not every single nation sends an army. The economics should be more finely tuned so that only prosperous nations can put a crusader army together.

Crusades will be done as well as possible but I can't tell you any more than that.

I agree with you that not every nation should be able to send an army, but just prosperous nations? Single crusaders and whole nations indebted themselves in order to be able to join the crusade - so, crusades being a financial strain yes, only prosperous nations: rather not, I'd say.

**Space_Ed** · December 05, 2009, 03:17 PM

Originally Posted by toluas

I agree with you that not every nation should be able to send an army, but just prosperous nations? Single crusaders and whole nations indebted themselves in order to be able to join the crusade - so, crusades being a financial strain yes, only prosperous nations: rather not, I'd say.

Okay but because of the limits of the game the more prosperous ones might have to be the compromise. Although I really have no idea.

**toluas** · December 05, 2009, 03:39 PM

As I said, I agree with you that each and every nation sending a stack to the crusade's target is not realistic; so I was just talking about history. That the restrictions of a game might dictate otherwise or at least compromises, is completely another thing and absolutely nothing I'd complain about.

**sizmara1989** · December 05, 2009, 03:00 PM

i want to know something about crusaders in dominion of the sword for example i would like to know it will be such as crusaders in medieval 2?

**sumskilz** · December 05, 2009, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by sizmara1989

i want to know something about crusaders in dominion of the sword for example i would like to know it will be such as crusaders in medieval 2?

Sorry, but I don't understand your question.

**ALFAJI** · December 13, 2009, 12:21 PM

i wish that the jihad is call'd bay the Calipha like the pope

**Copperknickers II** · December 13, 2009, 01:19 PM

Jihads were rarely called by caliphs, and besides i don't think this is possible, sorry.

**Christian Strand** · December 15, 2009, 08:02 AM

There are going to be crusades and jihads, right?

**Copperknickers II** · December 15, 2009, 12:09 PM

Yes, but they will probably be rather different from vanilla.

**Christian Strand** · December 23, 2009, 12:30 PM

Different = Better?

**Space_Ed** · December 23, 2009, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by Christian Strand

Different = Better?

Yes

**Copperknickers II** · December 23, 2009, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by Christian Strand

Different = Better?

Well, the vanilla system is rather like George Bush. Anything is preferable. Obama got a nobel peace prize for the achievement of not being Bush, remember. But politics aside, Crusades will be better, yes.

**Space_Ed** · December 24, 2009, 03:29 AM

Originally Posted by Copperknickers II

Well, the vanilla system is rather like George Bush. Anything is preferable. Obama got a nobel peace prize for the achievement of not being Bush, remember. But politics aside, Crusades will be better, yes.

Lol