Force diplomacy CTD

[Calisthenis of Dyrrachium]

I was playing as the Eastern Kingdoms in the Syracuse campaign when I started to talk with the Seleucid Empire, when I used the force diplomacy script to demand all of their territories. The next thing I knew, CTD. What's gone wrong with it?

[russik112]

How do you use the force dipolmacy cheat?? I mean what command??

[Diomede]

Basically, you used the force diplomacy script wrong to such an extent that the program didn't know how to respond. If I was told to give up all my regions aka cease to exist I wouldn't either. From the readme, this is the intended use of the force diplomacy script.

his option is included so that you can correct for certain weaknesses in the AI. Here are some suggestions for how this option can be used to make the game more realistic and more interesting:

(1) The AI doesn't know when it's beaten. You can use this option to force a faction to accept a ceasefire or protectorate status when they have been beaten down to the point where you could crush them easily. My own house rule is that I can use this option when a faction has been reduced to three regions, I have their capital under siege, and I have enough forces available to crush them easily within a few turns.

(2) The AI often doesn't know a good deal when it sees one. You can use this option to force the AI to accept an offer that is clearly to their advantage.

(3) The AI won't keep an alliance, even with a reliable ally, and even when breaking the alliance would be foolish. If you want to role play a lasting alliance, you can use this option to keep the AI from staring wars that don't make any sense.

To use the force diplomacy script you make an offer/demand then click on the question mark. When the adviser pops up click on "show me how."

[Calisthenis of Dyrrachium]

It's impossible to demand all of the territories of a faction. I demanded all but the capital. And I'm a cheater. Born one and worked hard at it.

[Diomede]

Ah, with that clarification I'm not sure.

[DimeBagHo]

Hard to say. The ctd might have been caused by all sorts of things, but if I had to guess I'd say it was caused by the unusual recruitment setup for the Eastern Kingdoms.

[Calisthenis of Dyrrachium]

Just now I tried to get Lilybaem of the Carths as the Independent Greeks. No force diplomacy. I offered them around 100,000. (because I had 2,000,000,000. I said before, I'm a cheater.) And, *drum roll* CTD!! What is up with XGM diplomacy??!?!?!!?!

[Pinkie Pie]

if your going to give yourself lots of denari then keep it below 1 billion
sometimes the game crashes because you have too much

[DimeBagHo]

Calisthenis of Dyrrachium - at a guess I would say its because the IGCS is set up as a shadow faction for the GCS. The unplayable factions are all unplayable for a reason. They won't function normally as playable factions without further modification.

[Unknown Soldier]

Erm yeah - what Dime and Others said - Total War is a fine tuned beast - if you push it too hard it falls over real easy....

At least I got a laugh out of this thread....