Byzantines don't go for Constantinople?

[recentiy03]

Am I the only one who has noticed that the Byzantines don't seem to go for Constantinople in a late campaign? More often than not it seems to stay rebel, although sometimes it is taken by Hungary...I know that the Byzantines were declining at this point in time, but it seems scriped for them specifically not to take it because they are still strong enough to provoke me near Durazo...plus they took Adrianople and left Constantinople...I've played a late campaign as Venice, England, Portugal and Norway and I've never seen them capture it.

[strife1013]

Constantinople is heavily garrisoned, it's almost death fighting for that city, I don't blame them but after a little while they "should"

[bɑne]

Constantinople is heavily garrisoned, it's almost death fighting for that city, I don't blame them but after a little while they "should"

No idea if thats still the case but taking Constantinople back left my elite stack out of commision (retraining, etc) for quite a time in older versions so I agree that the AI behaviour makes sense.

We could help the AI via script if they persistently don't retake it - question is whether the performanance of the late campaign AI is good enough to actually be deserve that.
In what turn would an average player take Bzyantium?
Is an AI controlled Byz still holding their ground in that turnrange?
Or should the 4th crusade effect be nerfed if Bzyantium is played by the AI?

[strife1013]

You could always change the decr_stat file and give Constantinople to them. If I was to play late I would seige them and either wait 11 turns or see if they rally out. Those walls could tear you up big time. But it could be fun :-)

[RabidSheepLegion]

You could always change the decr_stat file and give Constantinople to them. If I was to play late I would seige them and either wait 11 turns or see if they rally out. Those walls could tear you up big time. But it could be fun :-)

lol cav spam and wait for them to sally out and charge those unorgonised lines great way to map rush too as no inf to slow you down lol and taking advantage of charge of cav too.... if AI spams cav, I can too!